IPSF is committed to ensuring quality pharmacy education at both the institution and membership levels and to advocate and promote the role of the pharmacist with skills to effectively communicate with patients, other health professionals and optimise health outcomes as an integral member of the health professional team.
Through original training, professional skills competition, and campaigns, IPSF strives to provide pharmaceutical students around the globe with avenues to broaden their knowledge and strengthen their professionality. For further information about participating in these activities contact the Chairperson of Professional Development: pd@ipsf.org
FIP/IPSF Students’ Day
The International Pharmacists Association (FIP) and IPSF have been collaborating on a Students’ Day programme that is held each year at the FIP annual congress. The programme is based on a particular theme that is deemed timely and of interest to pharmacy students.
The theme for the 15th FIP/IPSF Students’ Day is Social Dimensions of Developing the Pharmacy Profession, and will be held at the FIP congress in Beijing, China on Monday, 3rd September 2007.
Visit: www.fip.org/CONGRESS/beijing2007 for more information.
Patient Counselling Event
The Patient Counseling Event (PCE) aims to demonstrate the importance of pharmacy counseling skills, increase awareness of pharmacists as public educators, and to encourage and promote the development of the pharmacy profession. Each year IPSF holds the PCE at its World Congress, giving delegates from each country the chance to demonstrate their counseling skills and compete against each other.
The Patient Counselling Event (PCE) is a great way to promote training in communication skills, and provide an opportunity for pharmacy students and pharmacists to learn how to effectively interact with patients in a fun and competitive environment. The PCE scenarios involve a pharmacist (played by the competitor/student) and a patient (played by an actor/academic) interacting in a pharmacy where the pharmacist must communicate with the patient to solve a problem and effectively counsel on therapy.
IPSF together with the FIP Information Section published a joint publication, Counselling, Concordance, and Communication: Innovative Education for Pharmacists. This booklet provides information about patient counselling and how to hold the event.
Download the IPSF/FIP patient counselling booklet
Download the IPSF/FIP patient counselling booklet-Japanese version
Clinical Skills Event
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.
Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaign (PPAC)
Have you ever had one of those meetings with your friends where they ask you what you are studying? Wonder what pharmacy is? What pharmacists actually do? Or do they assume that all you do is count pills?
This lack of awareness of the pharmacy profession is prevalent throughout society. Although important to patient healthcare, the pharmacy profession has not been able to communicate effectively to the public about the role, scope and importance of the profession.
Pharmacy students are the pharmacists of tomorrow. They will be leading the profession in the near future and can be key players in increasing awareness and changing attitudes towards the pharmacy profession. Through the Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaign (PPAC), IPSF aims to make pharmacy a recognisable profession.
If you would like more information on how to start a Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaign in your country, please contact the Chairperson of Professional Development. After you conduct any campaign, please report it to pd@ipsf.org
PPAC Ideas
Since the pharmacy profession is slightly different in each country, some activities are more successful than others depending on the context of the environment, country and other local factors.
Ideas:
Through original training, professional skills competition, and campaigns, IPSF strives to provide pharmaceutical students around the globe with avenues to broaden their knowledge and strengthen their professionality. For further information about participating in these activities contact the Chairperson of Professional Development: pd@ipsf.org
FIP/IPSF Students’ Day
The International Pharmacists Association (FIP) and IPSF have been collaborating on a Students’ Day programme that is held each year at the FIP annual congress. The programme is based on a particular theme that is deemed timely and of interest to pharmacy students.
The theme for the 15th FIP/IPSF Students’ Day is Social Dimensions of Developing the Pharmacy Profession, and will be held at the FIP congress in Beijing, China on Monday, 3rd September 2007.
Visit: www.fip.org/CONGRESS/beijing2007 for more information.
Patient Counselling Event
The Patient Counseling Event (PCE) aims to demonstrate the importance of pharmacy counseling skills, increase awareness of pharmacists as public educators, and to encourage and promote the development of the pharmacy profession. Each year IPSF holds the PCE at its World Congress, giving delegates from each country the chance to demonstrate their counseling skills and compete against each other.
The Patient Counselling Event (PCE) is a great way to promote training in communication skills, and provide an opportunity for pharmacy students and pharmacists to learn how to effectively interact with patients in a fun and competitive environment. The PCE scenarios involve a pharmacist (played by the competitor/student) and a patient (played by an actor/academic) interacting in a pharmacy where the pharmacist must communicate with the patient to solve a problem and effectively counsel on therapy.
IPSF together with the FIP Information Section published a joint publication, Counselling, Concordance, and Communication: Innovative Education for Pharmacists. This booklet provides information about patient counselling and how to hold the event.
Download the IPSF/FIP patient counselling booklet
Download the IPSF/FIP patient counselling booklet-Japanese version
Clinical Skills Event
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.
Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaign (PPAC)
Have you ever had one of those meetings with your friends where they ask you what you are studying? Wonder what pharmacy is? What pharmacists actually do? Or do they assume that all you do is count pills?
This lack of awareness of the pharmacy profession is prevalent throughout society. Although important to patient healthcare, the pharmacy profession has not been able to communicate effectively to the public about the role, scope and importance of the profession.
Pharmacy students are the pharmacists of tomorrow. They will be leading the profession in the near future and can be key players in increasing awareness and changing attitudes towards the pharmacy profession. Through the Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaign (PPAC), IPSF aims to make pharmacy a recognisable profession.
If you would like more information on how to start a Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaign in your country, please contact the Chairperson of Professional Development. After you conduct any campaign, please report it to pd@ipsf.org
PPAC Ideas
Since the pharmacy profession is slightly different in each country, some activities are more successful than others depending on the context of the environment, country and other local factors.
Ideas:
· Prepare a counselling booth in a public place such as a shopping mall or in a school were Pharmacy students can clarify doubts about drug;
· Access Pharmacy professional awareness by the use of questionnaires and present the results to professional stakeholders with some ideas to improve it;
· Prepare lecture on your school about the several areas of the Pharmacy Profession (Community, Hospital, Industry, etc.) run by Pharmacists working on each specific area;
· Promote the Pharmacy curriculum among high school students, helping them to make a wise choice when they apply for a higher education degree.
Here are some events that have been conducted to promote awareness of the pharmacy profession:
Hungary:
“Grammar School Project” - Pharmacy students visited different grammarschools to talk to the students about the pharmacy profession anduniversity life.
“Tea with Professors” – Pharmacists are invited as guest speakers to have discussions about their life, career, and different aspects of pharmacy with pharmacy students.
Singapore:
Pharmacy camp – Pre-university/junior college students who attended this camp were given the opportunity to discover pharmacy student life, pharmacy career options, and ask any questions they had about the pharmacy profession.
Nigeria:
Carnival procession – Pharmacy education promotional materials were distributed out to the public in a procession around a school campus. A brigade band and carnival trucks convoyed the participants around and brief talks about the pharmacy profession were given at each stop. Music, dancing, and refreshments followed afterwards.
Australia:
Pharmacy showcase in shopping malls - Pharmacists and pharmacy students held a booth in major shopping centres to increase awareness amongst the public of the pharmacy profession, health-related topics, drug-related questions, and pharmacy services. To read more about PPAC in Sydney, Australia visit: www.napsa.org.au
Estonia
“Intellectica” – A yearly educational fair aimed to introduce to high-school graduates the programs of higher education institutions. Pharmacy students presented materials about their organization and programmes while allowing visitors to try to make their own hand cream and menthol sugar.