Dr Penm is a Pharmacist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sydney. Dr Penm’s research focuses on improving the safe use of medicines, such as opioids, in the hospital setting. Dr Penm has published over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is Secretary for the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Hospital Pharmacy Section (HPS) and immediate past-Chair of the FIP HPS Research Committee. He is Chair of the Research Leadership Committee of the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA) and Chair of the SHPA New South Wales Branch.