The Clinical Skills Event (CSE) was a concept developed by the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP). It was created to encourage pharmacy students to develop their clinical problem-solving, verbal and written communication skills, and to promote the role of the pharmacist in patient care.
CSE is a competition that involves a pharmacist (played by a competitor/student) in a scenario with a patient (played by an actor/academic) where there is a therapeutic related problem that needs to be identified and appropriately managed. IPSF encourages members to organise Clinical Skills Events in their own countries and faculties. Clinical Skills Events are designed to test and develop pharmaceutical knowledge, problem solving, communication skills, and clinical skills.