Talk:Adam Hort

Conflict of interest disclosure

I am close friends with Adam Hort and therefore have a personal conflict of interest.

I note some significant gaps in his professional clinical experience and local government experience that are worth including but don't want to edit the article directly due to my COI.

~~~~ PerthHills (talk) 13:46, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Proposed addition: professional pharmacy career

I have disclosed above that I am a friend of Adam Hort and am making this request because I am concerned his past isn't included. I am not being paid but we are a part of the same local community.

The article currently identifies Adam only as a pharmacist. I am requesting the addition of a short paragraph outlining his substantial professional career before entering Parliament.

Possible placement: after the opening paragraph and before the paragraph concerning his City of Gosnells service.

Possible wording for an independent editor to consider:

Before entering Parliament, Adam worked in clinical pharmacy, including as a heart-transplant pharmacist. WA Health records also list him as a senior pharmacist at Fiona Stanley Hospital and a member of a Transplant Medicine expert advisory group. In 2022, he co-authored the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia’s ''Standard of practice in cardiology for pharmacy services''. He later served as Director of Pharmacy (Chief Pharmacist) for the WA Country Health Service and lectured at the University of Western Australia.

Supporting sources:

• [https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wa/2025/guide/kala ABC News – Kalamunda electorate guide] reports Hort’s clinical-pharmacy background, position as WACHS Director of Pharmacy/Chief Pharmacist and UWA lecturing.
• [https://echonewspaper.com.au/news/sixth-generation-hills-resident-runs-for-kalamunda/ Echo Newspaper – Sixth generation hills resident runs for Kalamunda] identifies Hort as a state heart-transplant pharmacist and discusses his progression into regional pharmacy leadership.
• [https://record.adventistchurch.com/2025/05/07/faith-inspired-politics-adam-hort-steps-into-wa-parliament-with-purpose/ Adventist Record – Faith-inspired politics: Adam Hort steps into WA Parliament with purpose] separately reports that he served as Western Australia’s heart-transplant pharmacist before becoming WACHS Chief Pharmacist.
• [https://smhs.health.wa.gov.au/~/media/Files/Corporate/general-documents/WATAG/WADEP/Statewide-Medicine-Formulary-Guideline.pdf WA Statewide Medicines Formulary Guideline] lists Adam Hort as a senior pharmacist at Fiona Stanley Hospital and a participant in the Transplant Medicine expert advisory group.
• [https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jppr.1795 Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research – Standard of practice in cardiology for pharmacy services] lists Hort as a co-author, member of the SHPA Cardiology Leadership Committee and pharmacist affiliated with Fiona Stanley Hospital.
• [https://www.geraldtonguardian.com.au/news/geraldton-guardian/wachs-pharmacist-intern-program-sends-graduates-to-regional-wa-to-build-skills-and-support-country-demand-c-8864336 Geraldton Guardian – WACHS pharmacist intern program sends graduates to regional WA] independently identifies Hort as WACHS Chief Pharmacist.

Because of my disclosed conflict of interest, I have not edited the article directly and leave the final wording, placement and weight to an uninvolved editor. PerthHills (talk) 13:59, 27 September 2026 (UTC)