Chairs
Timothy Chen (The University of Sydney, Australia) and Martin Astbury (Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK)
Introduction
Short oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts
Programme
14:30 – 14:40 Introduction by the chairs
- 14:40 – 14:50 MyCare start: Feasibility study of a new medicines service in Swiss community pharmacies
Martine Ruggli (pharmaSuisse, Switzerland)
- 14:50 – 15:00 A collaborative approach for an Australian minor ailments scheme
Sarah Dineen-Griffin (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
- 15:00 – 15:10 Emerging roles of pharmaceutical technologists and technicians
Lilian Azzopardi (University of Malta, Malta)
- 15:10 – 15:20 Enhancing collaboration through the One Pharmacy Community Framework
David Steeb (University of North Carolina, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, USA)
- 15:20 – 15:30 Vaccine coverage among pharmacy residents in France
Lelia Abad (Hospices Civils de Lyon, France)
- 15:30 – 15:40 More risk group citizens receive influenza vaccinations when it is offered by community pharmacies
Anja Toudahl (Practio, Denmark)
15:40 – 15:50 Q & A
15:50 – 16:10 Coffee/tea break
- 16:10 – 16:20 Tick-borne encephalitis vaccination in Swiss community pharmacies in 2018
Martine Ruggli (pharmaSuisse, Switzerland)
- 16:20 – 16:30 Contribution of community pharmacies in the prevention and control of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Joana Brito (Farmacias Holon, Portugal)
- 16:30 – 16:40 Low service quality and poor medicines adherence – Performance indicators for community pharmacies
Stephen Carter (The University of Sydney, Australia)
- 16:40 -16:50 Impact of an e-learning and in-service continuing education course on pharmaceutical services
Silvana Nair Leite (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil)
- 16:50 – 17:00 Improving pharmacist capability to use quality improvement methodology for antimicrobial stewardship
Elizabeth Ward (Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK)
- 17:00 – 17:10 Antimicrobial stewardship: Pharmacists’ awareness and knowledge in Nigeria
Ejikemeuwa Benedict Eya (Lydacon Pharmaceutical Ltd., Nigeria)
17:10 – 17:20 Q & A
17:20 – 17:25 Conclusion by the chairs
17:25 – 17:30 Room refresh
Learning Objectives
At the end of this section, participants will be able to:
- Outline results of recent studies in pharmacy practice;
- State new initiatives of pharmacy practice that can be adapted based on presented information;
- Share actionable application of results of recent studies in pharmacy practice.
Type of session: Knowledge based