AfROLYMPICS HANDBOOK

IPSF AfRO

“The Evolving Roles of Pharmacists”

IPSF PROJECT

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CE | PCE | ISE |CSE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcoming Remarks

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Introduction About IPSF About IPSF AfRO About the Handbook Regional Projects Subcommittee Professional Development

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Concept Note Objectives Competition Timeline Competition Mechanism Evaluation Prizes and Awards Terms and Conditions

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Speaker Profiles

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Contact Information

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Important Links

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Ms. Priscilla OWUSU-MENSAH REGIONAL PROJECTS OFFICER

IPSF AfRO

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INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL STUDENTS' FEDERATION The

International

Pharmaceutical

Students’

Federation (IPSF) was founded in 1949 by eight pharmacy

student

associations

in

London,

United Kingdom. The Federation now represents approximately 500,000 pharmacy students and recent graduates in 92 countries worldwide.

IPSF

is

the

leading

international

advocacy

organisation for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students. We promote improved public health

through

education, well

as

the

and a

provision

networking

range

of

of

information,

opportunities publications

as and

professional activities.

IPSF

initiatives

focus

on

the

areas

of

public

health, pharmacy education, and professional development. Initiatives include multiple public health

campaigns,

pharmacy development, Programme, regional

research

education the

and

issues

in

workforce

Student

Exchange

organising

events,

on

and

international

publication

of

and

the

IPSF

newsletters in pharmacy education and student exchange, among other responsibilities.

The

five

regional extensions of the Federation

are the:

African Regional Office (AfRO); Asia Pacific Regional Office (APRO); Eastern

Mediterranean

Regional

Office

(EMRO); European Regional Office (EuRO); Pan American Regional Office (PARO).

More information can be accessed through the IPSF website: www.ipsf.org

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INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL STUDENTS' FEDERATION, AFRICAN REGIONAL OFFICE IPSF

African

Regional

Office

(AfRO)

was

established in the 54th IPSF World Congress held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania in August 2008 when its establishment was voted in as a way of

tackling

the

importance

of

decentralizing

IPSF work into regions.

IPSF AfRO is the leading international advocacy organization for African pharmacy students and recent

graduates

with

the

aim

to

promote

improved public health through the provision of information, education, networking as well as a range

of

publications

and

professional

initiatives.

The African Regional Office is represented by 24 member organizations (MOs) in 23 countries of which fourteen are Full Members and ten are Members-in-Association.

More information can be accessed through the IPSF website: www.afro.ipsf.org

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Compounding Event (CE)

Patient Counselling Event (PCE)

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Industrial Skills Event (ISE)

Clinical Skills Event (CSE)

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Leaders In Training (LIT)

Trainers Development Camp (TDC)

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A. Objectives of the IPSF-AfRO AfROlympics

B. Competition Timeline

NOTE: The specific times for the various scheduled activities will be shared progressively.

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C. Competition Mechanism Preliminary Round

Final Round

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D. Evaluation

E. Awards and Prizes

F. Terms and Conditions

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Speaker: Dr Adeola T. Kola-Mustapha Session: CE and ISE Workshop Date: May 8, 2022 Time: 5 PM GMT+0 Event link: TBC

Brief Biography

*TBC = To Be Confirmed

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Speaker: Pharm. Isaiah Amoo Session: PCE Workshop Date: May 9, 2022 Time: 5 PM GMT+0 Event link: TBC

Brief Biography

*TBC = To Be Confirmed

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Speaker: Dr Samuel Amoabeng Kontoh (PharmD, B Pharm) Session: CSE Workshop Date: May 9, 2022 Time: 6 PM GMT+0 Event link: TBC

Brief Biography

*TBC = To Be Confirmed

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