Transcript strengthening pharmaceutical services and pharmacy education in

strengthening pharmaceutical services
and pharmacy education in developing
and transitional countries
Based upon presentation
FIP Dublin 2013 by
Dr. Agathe Wehrli
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FIP-Pharmabridge Status Report
AGATHE WERHLI
Coordinator
• Introduction
• Website
• Status report and suggestions
• Conclusions
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Introduction
Pharmabridge is part of the FIP Board of Pharmacy
• Objective: strengthening pharmacy services and
pharmacy education in developing and transitional
countries (promoting contacts, networking)
• Linking needs and offers identified by participants upon
registration
• Support to institutions and individual pharmacists
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www.pharmabridge.org
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General information
Online registration facility (no registration fee)
Achievements to date
Free online Access to Drug Information Publishers and
database on hospital compounding etc
• Postgraduate Funding (Guidance on postgraduate
education and links to organizations offering fellowships)
• Further information on Pharmabridge:
- flyer, articles, ppt presentations
- Guidelines for book donations
• e-mail addresses for direct contact?
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Applicants by World Region
1665 applicants from 102 countries
Applicants by Practice Category
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Book and Journal donations
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ASHP: AHFS DI (1000 plus), Over 8000 copies of various titles to pharmacy schools
e.g.:The Pharmacists Drug Handbook, Handbook Inject. Drugs etc.
4 ASHP titles reprinted in India
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APhA: 80 sets of 5 reference books (10 annually)
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Merck: 50 sets of Merck publications
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Wolters Kluwers: 2013: 900 books of 26 titles to Pharmacy School in Sierra Leone),
50 books to Pharmacy School in Mekelle (Ethiopia)
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ACCP: Pharmacotherapy Self-Assessment Program 3000 books (2012), 80 books,
various titles (2013)
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US students and Individuals (more than 50) forwarding books and journals to over 70
parties; specially requested books e.g. to Ethiopia, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda
Uganda.
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CD Openapo.inf database on Dr Frauch, Switzerland http://www.openapo.info/
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Individual practice exposure: clinical pharmacy,
drug information and analytical chemistry (1)
Since 2001 and by end 2013: close to 70 individuals (from Chile,
Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Peru,
Uganda) will have been offered practice exposure in Canada,
Finland, Ghana, India, Spain, UK, USA
Quotes from Pharmabridge trainees:
“…it is not an exaggerated fact that this training program has
changed our teaching/training style”.
“I really feel and wish that more people from developing countries
should get such opportunities to bring up this profession in
respective countries”
Pharmabridgeclub electronic network (Pharmabridge alumni): used
mainly by moderator to pass important messages or seek
collaboration.
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Other services provided by
Pharmabridge
• Addresses for visits abroad: e.g. visit and lecturing of US
faculty members to Indian pharmacy schools in
connection with FIP Congress in Hyderabad.
• Linking Farmacie Mondiaal (Netherlands) with Rwanda
to develop medicines management software and support
to pharmacy school
• Providing general advice and guidance (e.g. on WHO)
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How you can help to meet needs
• Offer institution/faculty/practice site for exchange and
practice exposure
• Share expertise by offering lectures when travelling
abroad or run training workshops – local accommodation
is usually offered
• Use part of sabbatical to work in a DC as advisor or
lecturer (under UN Volunteer scheme for longer term?)
• Forward books and journals etc.
• Provide distance advice on postgraduate practice
research
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CONCLUSIONS
• Pharmabridge is providing concrete support to
pharmacy schools, hospitals and individual
pharmacists in underprivileged countries.
• Feedback from people having benefited from the
programme, and also from those having contributed
to it in on way or other, is very positive.
• Pharmabridge has become a global pharmacist
network and you are invited to join. Make use of this
meeting and the FIP Congress to meet each other.
• You are invited to join
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THANK YOU
FIP Dublin 2013
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