Events
Medical cannabis and the role of the pharmacist: a global overview
10 December 2024This webinar explored the evolving role of pharmacists in the dispensing of medicinal cannabis and address the increasing demand for pharmacist involvement in this emerging therapeutic area.
The importance of this topic lies in the unique responsibilities pharmacists have in patient education, dispensing, monitoring and ensuring ethical standards. By addressing the pharmacological effects of cannabinoids, global regulatory frameworks and challenges for pharmacists, this event equiped pharmacists with the tools to navigate the complexities of medical cannabis use, while highlighting the need for ongoing education and training in this evolving field.
The role of pharmacists in the prevention and management of periodontal disease and other common oral health conditions
20 March 2024This event will provide pharmacists with essential knowledge about periodontal disease by exploring the basics of the disease. We will discuss the relationship between oral health and non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and kidney disease, highlighting the need for a holistic approach to wellness.
Evidence-based oral hygiene recommendations tailored for effective periodontitis management will also be explored. Join us to celebrate World Oral Health Day and understand the role of pharmacists in periodontal disease and other common oral health conditions.
Integrating point-of-care testing in community pharmacy practice: Findings from a global intelligence report
17 November 2023Pharmacy professionals are fully committed to an interprofessional and person-centred approach to healthcare. Where the regulatory framework allows, a wide range of point-of-care tests (POCT) can be carried out in community pharmacies.
POCT can be incorporated into disease management programmes to monitor the effects of treatment in people living with non-communicable diseases. In addition, in acute situations, pharmacy professionals can use POCT to support clinical decision-making and provide rapid, safe pharmaceutical care. These tests provide valuable data to inform health-related decisions and reduce avoidable visits to primary care physicians or emergency departments. At this event, FIP will launch a global intelligence report on pharmacy-based point-of-care testing.
Moderator:
– Sherif Guorgui, President of the FIP Community Pharmacy Section, Canada
Panellist:
– Inês Nunes da Cunha, FIP Practice Development and Transformation Projects Manager, FIP, The Netherlands
– Mfonobong Ekpoh, FIP Intern, Nigeria
– Paul Sinclair, President FIP, Australia
– Luís Lourenço, Professional secretary FIP, Portugal
– Sadaf Faisal, Director, Professional Affairs, Canadian Pharmacists Association, Canada
– Ema Paulino, President, Portuguese National Association of Pharmacies (ANF), Portugal
– Mariet Eksteen, Professional Development and Support Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa, South Africa
– Elen Jones, Director for Wales Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK
The role of pharmacists in oral health
16 May 2022This event will discuss the role of community pharmacists in promoting oral health and the links between oral health and other non-communicable diseases.
Also, the event will address the needs for additional training, interprofessional education and collaborative practice models between dentistry and pharmacy. Key interventions by community pharmacists in oral health care from different parts of the world will be presented.
Aim: To discuss the role of pharmacists in oral health, describe how pharmacists’ interventions in oral health can contribute to the prevention of non-communicable diseases, and explore interprofessional education and collaborative practice models between dentistry and pharmacy.
Learning objectives:
1. Understand the importance of oral health in the prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, cancer and diabetes;
2. Explore the role of community pharmacists in promoting oral health care;
3. Discuss the need for oral health care training and education resources that support pharmacists deliver improved and responsive oral health care interventions;
4. Explore interprofessional collaborative practice models between dentists and pharmacists.
SIGN 2 – Pharmacists’ roles in NCDs, healthy lives and disease prevention
29 September 2021Through research, pharmacists have proven to be a valued asset in the global fight against NCDs, being able to perform relevant activities in the multidisciplinary healthcare team focused on prevention and early detection, and optimizing and ensuring compliance with medicines therapy regimens.
At this SIGN – Sharing Ideas in a Global Network – webinar, colleagues from Nigeria, South Africa and United States will share best practices from their countries, which were carefully selected by FIP.
O papel do farmacêutico nas doenças não transmissíveis / The role of pharmacists in non-communicable diseases
21 July 2021This event was held in Portuguese.
FIP DG 15: People-centred care
7 July 2021This event focuses on FIP Development Goals 15: People-centred care of non-communicable diseases. The webinar presents collaborative interprofessional strategies and people-centred professional services to support the prevention, screening, clinical management, and therapeutic optimisation of NCDs and long-terms conditions.
Hence, the event will seek to amplify how pharmaceutical education, workforce, practice and sciences can be integrated to ensure pharmacists’ contribution to the prevention and management of NCDs.
Medicines reconciliation: an essential pharmacist-led service to ensuring patient safety
19 April 2021This webinar explores medicines reconciliation as an essential service in ensuring patient safety. As transitions of care bear an increased risk of medication discrepancies, which lead to adverse effects, pharmacist-led medicines reconciliation has been demonstrated to effectively resolve such discrepancies and contribute to avoiding patient harm.
Pharmacy experts and FIP team members from around the world present data supporting this service in addition to the FIP toolkit on medicines reconciliation launched in February 2021.
Reducing medication harm through medicines use reviews: pharmacists at the frontline
12 April 2021This webinar explores pharmacists’ frontline role in reducing medication-related harm through medicines use review (MUR). Pharmacists from different care settings from across the world discuss how MUR has been integrated into their clinical practice in addition to the evidence for the clinical and economic benefits supporting this service.
The FIP toolkit on MUR, launched in December 2020, is presented.
