NEWSLETTER ARCH 2018 ISSUE MyPSA The Executive Members 2017/2018 IPSF APRO Trainers Development Camp No Tobacco Day Cessation Starts with You Student Exchange Program Indonesia | Egypt | Japan Topic Distribution Public Health Awareness Campaign 2018 Malaysian Pharmacy Students’ Association
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March 2018 Issue by MyPSA
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EDITOR Dear MyPSA members, Welcome to the March 2018 issue of MyPSA Newsletter. I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt thanks for my subcommittees who helped me throughout the process of making this newsletter. This newsletter consists of the past and future events of MyPSA as well as other interesting topics. Mark your calendar and involve yourself in those activities. Happy reading! JONG PEI JOO
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IPSF APRO APPS 2018
ABOUT MyPSA
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MyPSA 2017/2018 Executive Members
Student Exchange Programme
MyPSA Interna- 24 tional Events SEPrience in
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IPSF 2017/2018 Executive 03 MyPSA 2017/2018 Committee Subcommittees
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MyPSA National IPSF APRO 2017/2018 Events
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Regional Working Group
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SEPrience in Egypt
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SEPrience in Japan SEP Promotional Page
Academic National Pharmacy 18 Debate Writing 1.0 Involment of MyPSA Competition 2017 (2017) Members in IPSF Team 2017/2018 31 09 National Gathering Stop Hurting 19 of Pharmacy IPSF APRO Trainers Yourself Students 2017 Development Camp
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No Tobacco Day: Hosts for MyPSA Cessation Starts 21 National Events in IPSF APRO Good with You Too, 2018 Pharmacy Practice Pharmacists! Education Program 36 12 2017 Come to National Pharmacy Pharmacist, We Do 24 Sport Carnival More Than You 2018 IPSF World Know Congress 2018
Public Health Events
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Public Health Awareness Campaign 2018 Topics Distribution
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Reports of Public Health Awareness Campaign 2017
ABOUT
MyPSA Concept
MyPSA is a national pharmacy student association for that brings together all form of force, collaboration and idea to be executed by whole committee of pharmacy students in Malaysia.
Vision
Our mission is to offer future PHARMACIST a comprehensive introduction to global health issues. through our programmes and opportunities, we develop culturally sensitive pharmacy students of HEALTH especially drugs information, intent on influencing the transnational inequalities.
“PHARMACIST PROFESSION , OUR PASSION�
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MyPSA 2017/2018 Executive Members
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Vice Pre si
Annita Shi Chin Liew Jason Lee Whuan Chuian
Boris Ting Ek Wu Kok Tze Yean
Ravneet Kaur Hardeal Singh
Muhammad Kamarul Izham bin Kamaruddin
Tan Shin Thong
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Azreena Syafiqa binti Ikram Shah
rer u s Chen Pik Khee Chong Mei Ji Natalie Yuen Sook Yi
Nur Akma Binti Junaidi
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Phuah Yi Sheng
Shobaaharan A/L Selvaraja
cer ffi O Lee Hui Fen
Nur Athirah Asyiqin Binti Mohd Nazmi
Tan Lee Fang
Sean Liew Jia Xen
Trish Goh Ke Xin
Professiona lD
Tan Yi Min
O ment fficer p o el ev Chu Weiyi Heng Xi Wen
Thaneswary A/P R Thangarajoo Wong Xin Yun
MyPSA 2017/2018 Subcommittees
Educ ati on
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Agnes Lim Mei Ying
Izzah Nafisah binti Ismail
Migal Christine A/P Savarinathan
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Noor Farzana Binti Jahubar Ali
Wong Xin Yun
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Gan Wei Jia Hong Ang Chee Pang Cheau Ying
Ng Pei Fang
Tan Shing Je
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Muhammad Sufi Iqbal Bin Rozani
Chong Mei Lian
Nadhirah Zahran Binti Bee Wan
Chua Yee Tyan
Ng Sin Wi
Evelyn Lim Xin Yin
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Jenny Liau Kah Sin Julia Loi Siew Hsia
Nicole Tay Wuen Rong Nik Afiah Hafizah Binti Tuan Suhaimi
Krystle Cheah Min Yuan
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Lesley Pua Jia Wei
Gan Jhing Ee
Siti Aishah Binti Zulkafli Siti ‘Amirah Binti Zulkifly Toh Yong Xin Wan Siti Munira Binti Wan Azmi
Muhammad Farhan Ng Li Hui
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Muhammad Syamin As Suhaimi Bin Mortaza Rabiatul Adawiyah Binti Rahzali
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MyPSA 2017/2018 Subcommittees
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MyPSA National Events
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N a t i on a l P h a r m a cy De b a t e Co m p e t i t i on
2017 (NPDC)
Young minds nowadays are eager to present their ideas and express their opinion in many ways. This eagerness is further torched with many recent issues in pharmaceutical settings happening in Malaysia, which brought in the curiosity among pharmacy students. Their ideas and opinions regarding the issues are vital to be formally discussed through a suitable medium. Hence, a proper platform should be provided for them to voice out their opinion by applying their knowledge with the hope that this can bring firm solutions towards each issue raised.
With this intention, IIUM Pharmacy Students Society (IPhA) organized the 4th National Pharmacy Debate Competition (NPDC) on 3rd to 5th November 2017. Generally, NPDC is an annual event under Malaysian Pharmacy Students’ Association (MyPSA) involving students from 19 pharmacy schools around Malaysia. This competition is an opportunity that should not be missed by the pharmacy debaters to shine and sharpen their public relation skills. But not just that, the students also gain new knowledge and become more aware of pharmacy-related issues.
T E N TAT I V E Day 1 (3rd November 2017)
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Day 2 (4th November 2017)
Arrival of the participants 0745 and registration 0830 Send participants to Mahallah 0930
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Breakfast Opening ceremony and Speech by Program Manager & VIP Briefing on rules and regulations of the debate system used Debate competition starts (Round 1) Lunch break Debate competition continues (Round 2) Tea time Debate competition continues (Round 3) Gala Night Dinner
Day 3 (5th November 2017)
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Breakfast Semi-final of debate competition Tea time Grand-finale of debate competition Lunch break Closing and prize giving ceremony Photography session and disperse
NPDC 2017 Report
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A participant from CUCMS is stating her point of argument during the final round. 2 A participant from USM is explaining a case to the opposition team. 3 Dr. Izzat Fahimuddin bin Mohamed Suffian from IIUM is delivering a speech during the ceremony. 4 The invited guests, participants and committees of NPSC 2017. 5 The champion team is smiling triumphantly with their honored prizes.
Champion
USM (Team B)
First Runner-up
CUCMS (Team A)
Best Debater
Nurul Husna Hilmi (USM)
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NPDC 2017 Report
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In this debate competition, there were three preliminary rounds, semi-final round and grand final round. The debate topics were based on the decided themes which were the economy, social and education, pharmacy related, health, and medical ethics and decisions. The competition was accomplished smoothly with a heated and fierce debate matches among the participants. They showed their enthusiasm to grab the title of champion of the 4th NPDC. From their debate, it can be seen that everyone has a profound idea on the topics given. This demonstrates that through debate, the participants can develop their point of view to see the world in a different perspective.
On 5th November 2017, the competition ended successfully. The winner in 4th NPDC was Team B from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and the first runner-up was Team A from Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS). Nurul Husna Hilmi from USM Team B has won the best speaker award in this competition. As a conclusion, this event acts as a medium for the pharmacy students to enrich their quality of soft skills, especially in debating. We believe that this debate tournament is a healthy competition which can be a platform for sharing fresh and good ideas among the participants.
NPDC 2017 Report
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N a t i on a l Ga t h e r i ng of P h a r m a cy St u d en ts
2017 (NoGAPS)
Pharmily photo of the participants of NoGAPS 2017.
12th MyPSA National Gathering of Pharmacy Students 2017 or 12th MyPSA NoGAPS 2017 is an annual event of Malaysian Pharmacy Students’ Association (MyPSA), a student chapter of Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS). Objectives of MyPSA NoGAPS are to provide a platform for the pharmacy students from different universities to gather and interact with each other as well as act as a channel of communication among different School of Pharmacy. Additionally, through various workshops and symposiums organised throughout the event, knowledge and skills on the pharmaceutical fields can be improved in the pharmacy students.
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NoGAPS 2017 Report
In year 2017, Pharmaceutical Society of Aimst (PHARMSA) from Aimst University had taken up the challenge to host the 12th MyPSA NoGAPS 2017 in collaboration with MyPSA. With the theme, “Pharmaceutical Care Without Boundaries”, 12th MyPSA NoGAPS 2017 successfully gathered 237 pharmacy students from 16 universities around Malaysia under a roof. Through the pioneer establishment of PharmaLink, 12th MyPSA NoGAPS 2017 was fortunate to have 4 international participants (from Indonesia and Thailand) as part of the event. This event was ongoing for 5 days 4 nights, from 25th to 29th August 2017, with the venue located at Aimst University, Sungai Petani, Kedah.
A series of activities had been conducted throughout the event which including symposium on the topic of “Issues and Challenges in Future Pharmacy Profesion�, interactive workshops on various titles, Public Health Campaign (PHC) challenge poster presentation from respective universities, National Inter-collaborative Community Outreach Program (NICOP), Pharmazing race, welcoming party, interaction night, spooky night as well as gala night.
Along with the PHC poster presentation challenge during the event, few awards had been given out to the winners. The winner of the best public health campaign 2017 goes to Lincoln University College. Meanwhile, the best PHC presenter and the best PHC poster design won by Asia Metropolitan University and Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) respectively.
National Inter-collaborative Community Outreach Program (NICOP). Spooky Night Workshops. NoGAPS 2017 Report
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MyPSA Na tional Events in 201 8 11th MyPSA National Pharmacy Sport Carnival (NPSC) Date : 2-5 February 2018 Venue : IIUM, Kuantan
1st MyPSA National Pharmacy Research Competition (NPRC) Date : 23-25 February 2018 Venue : Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL RCMP)
4th MyPSA National Clinical Pharmacy Challenge (NCPC) Date : 6-8 April 2018 Venue : Segi University
10th MyPSA National Pharmacy Quiz & Piala Aishah (NPQ&PA) Date : 20-22 April 2018 Venue : University Kebangsaan Malaysia
5th MyPSA National Pharmacy Debate Competition (NPDC) Date : 5-7 October 2018 Venue : MAHSA University
13th MyPSA National Gathering of Pharmacy Students (NoGAPS) Date : TBA Venue : TBA
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ith the theme of “Fresh from the Lab, Off to Battle”, it marks the 11th MyPSA National Pharmacy Sports Carnival (NPSC) 2018. MyPSA NPSC is an annual sports event of Malaysian Pharmacy Students’ Association (MyPSA), a student body of Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS). Since 2006, MyPSA NPSC had gathered approximately 1000 pharmacy students from 19 schools of Pharmacy around Malaysia under one roof with a similar goal that is to compete for victory. The aims of this event are to promote the spirit of sportsmanship, foster the development of soft skills and forge the bonding amongst the pharmacy students.
In year 2018, it was delightful to have International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Pharmacy Students Society (IPhA) in collaboration with MyPSA to host the 11th MyPSA NPSC 2018. This event was carried out for 3 consecutive days which is from 2nd to 4th February 2018, with the venue located at IIUM, Kuantan Campus. A total of 791 athletes comprising of Pharmacy students from 15 different school of Pharmacy had participated in the event. On behalf of the organizing committees, a sincere gratitude to all the participated universities.
Opening ceremonny of NPSC 2018. NPSC 2018 Report
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11 different sports had been conducted throughout the event including badminton, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, netball, futsal, squash, basketball, takraw, swimming as well as track and field games. Additionally, few traditional games like batu seremban and tuju selipar had also been prepared on Day 3 to allow the participants to relax themselves after the competitive games on the past 2 days, meanwhile enhance the bonding among the players.
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NPSC 2018 Report
The overall champion of 11th MyPSA NPSC 2018 goes to Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS) with a total of 9 golds, 12 silvers and 8 bronzes medals. Once again congratulation to CUCMS. 11th MyPSA NPSC 2018 was successfully organized and this had shown the capability of IIUM pharmacy students in managing such a big national event. A sincere thanks to the organizing committees in putting all their efforts in making the sports event a success. Let’s us looking forward to the next 12th MyPSA NPSC 2019.
Result of NPSC 2018.
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MyPSA International Events
Executive Committee
IPSF
2017/2018
IPSF is the leading international advocacy organisation for pharmacy students with the aim to promote improved public health through the provision of information, education, and networking opportunities as well as a range of publications and professional initiatives.
President CHRISTIAN ROTH
Chairperson of Public Health YU-LIN (CHRISTOPHER) TSAI
President-elect PETRA ORLIC
Chairperson of Student Exchange SAFIYE CAGANSEL
Secretary General ALLIE JO SHIPMAN
Chairperson of the African Regional Office JACOB ENCHILL
Treasurer ROLAND MASSAAD
Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Regional Office WARANYU (KIMMY) LENGWIRIYAKUL
Chairperson of External Relations YACOOB MOUSTAFA Chairperson of Internal Relations SEBASTIAN LEHMANN Chairperson of Media and Publications MOHAMED HAMDY Chairperson of Pharmacy Education LOUISA SULLIVAN
Chairperson of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office AYA JAMAL Chairperson of the European Regional Office AGATA MARISTELLA GORSKA Chairperson of the Pan American Regional Office MATTHEW HUNG
Chairperson of Professional Development Chairperson of the 64th IPSF World Congress HYUNJIN (JENNY) KANG FACUNDO YAMIL DEL HOYO IPSF 2017/2018 Executive Committee
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IPSF APRO
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2017/2018 APRO is a functional extension of the IPSF Executive structured by elected pharmacy students from IPSF member countries of a specific IPSF region in which they focus on some IPSF objectives to suit the needs of Asia Pacific region. MyPSA is registered as full membership in IPSF.
IPSF APRO 2017/2018 Regional Working Group
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MyPSA members in IPSF team 2017/2018 IPSF External Committee Lim Jian Rong (Monash University) Public Health Committee Yee Teck Fah (Lincoln University College) Ong See Jia (Nottingham University)
IPSF APRO Regional Secretary Desmond Yeoh Tze Wei (IMU) Regional Media & Publication Officer Muhammad Murtadha Mazwil (IIUM graduate) Editorial and Translation Subcommittee Wong Chun Hoong (IMU) Regional Pharmacy Education Coordinator Jason Lee Whuan Chuian (Taylor's University) Regional Professional Development Coordinator Ong See Jia (Nottingham University) Regional Projects Subcommittee Wong Xin Yun (IMU) WengKit Huin (UM graduate) Regional Relations Subcommittee Abdullah Hilmi Hanapi (IIUM graduate) Kamarul Kamaruddin (UniKL RCMP) Involvement of MyPSA members in IPSF Team 2017/2018
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Trainers Development Camp 2017
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rainers Development Camp (TDC) is an international event initiated by International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF), which targets pharmacy students worldwide. This program involves various training programmes on participants' soft skills development such as public speaking skills, leadership skills and interpersonal skills. These soft skills are needed for them to be a competent pharmacists in the future and in return will improve the healthcare system. TDC was started with the registration and ice breaking games on 9th December 2017 at the CUCMS lobby. Then, training sessions were delivered according to the tentative. For the first training session – “Adult Training”, 3 participants have not arrived yet the training session continued. In this session, the trainer, Mahmoud shared the do’s and don’ts as a trainer during the training session as well as at the end of the training session. He shared the importance of knowing the audience in terms of age, education level, background, expectations, main concerns and gender. The participants did the personality test and later were split into groups based on all four types of characters. Each of the group presented the general characteristics and summarise the descriptions of each character: activist, pragmatist, reflectors, theorist. After lunch, Mahmoud rejuvenated the team with an energizing session before the starting of the second session on public speaking and stage performance. He started a session with an example of unprepared speech and later on demonstrated the points of a good speaker; by starting with a story, followed by the use of feelings and dynamic talking. He also shared the key points in body language for public speaking. The participants were given the opportunities to present to each other to practice what was shared and to gather feedback and learn from each other.
IPSF APRO Trainers Development Camp 2017
(TDC) The Day 2 event was kick started with a yoga session. After breakfast, the trainer Omnia first introduced the group dynamics through a group activity and guided them to understand more about group dynamics in term of group structure, group development and group function. The participants also got exposure on how to be a good facilitator by differentiating facilitator and instructor. After lunch, Omnia demonstrated the requisite to plan a training design to our participants. As a start, she has shared the different types of session a trainer can conduct for the audience.
Photo of committees and participants during TDC.
A training session can last from hours to a few days pending on the amount of content and materials the trainer is required to provide. During the night, we had a Malaysia Night to showcase the Malaysian culture and traditional clothes/games to the participants. The Day 3 event was also kick started with a yoga session. After breakfast, trainer Mahmoud shared a few videos on how coaching can be done and adopted in various platforms for “Basic Coaching” session. Then, during “Training Delivery” Session, trainer Omnia shared the various delivery methods when it comes to training. For Day 4, trainer Omnia shared on the importance of evaluation and follow up in a training program. Our participants are divided into 4 groups to present one of the four evaluation technique. Then, during “Activity Management” session, trainer Mahmoud shared about a process that is aimed to get the session done on the right time and quality. 3 main elements are on the line: time, quality, and monetary cost. On the last day of event, participants had IPSF Ted Academy, which participants were accessed through delivering a proper training. The event adjourned on 13th December 2017 at 2pm. In general, all activities were carried out according to the initial tentative with slight delay for few sessions.
IPSF IPSF APRO APRO Trainers Trainers Development Development Camp Camp 2017 2017
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Good Pharmacy Practice Edu 2017 CYBERJAYA: With the theme of ‘‘Serving Mankind with Integrity’’, Malaysian Pharmacy Students’ Association (MyPSA) has successfully organized the inaugural Good Pharmacy Practice Education (GPPed) Program in the country. While being hosted in Taiwan for the past 3 consecutive years, Malaysia was honored to be entrusted by the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation Asia Pacific Regional Office (IPSF APRO) to host the first-ever GPPed Program in South-East Asia. The IPSF APRO Good Pharmacy Practice Education (GPPed) Program is a regional event held by the Asia Pacific Regional Office, targeting both the pharmacy students and recent graduates worldwide. Founded in 2014, it is the brainchild of Miss Dora Lee from Taiwan. The aim of the program is to implement and promote good pharmacy practice by training and developing leaders for the future. The overall purpose of the program is to establish pharmacy practice equivalence as to achieving a consistent standard across different countries. The 5-day GPPed Program 2017 has attracted delegates from 4 countries: Malaysia, Indonesia, Sudan and Philippines, gathered together at Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences located in the Silicon Valley of Malaysia. The event was officiated by Tuan Haji Amrahi bin Buang, the president of Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society; Datin Mariani Ahmad Nizaruddin, the national advisor of MyPSA; Miss Waranyu Lengwiriyakul, the chairperson of IPSF APRO; Mr Issac Danker, immediate past president of MyPSA; Mr Seah Chung-yi, the current president of MyPSA and Miss Thum Enn Yi, the organising chairperson of GPPed Program 2017 on 14th December 2017.
PEARLS OF KNOWLEDGE – GOOD PHARMACY PRACTICE During the event, the international and local delegates had the golden opportunity to attend workshops which are designed to be aligned with the Good Pharmacy Practice guideline set by the World Health Organisation. The general purpose of the workshops is to instill understanding in the practice of pharmacy that responds to the needs of the people who use the pharmacists’ services to provide optimal, evidence-based care. Speakers from different institutions were invited to enlighten the delegates in their field of expertise. Delegates were benefited immensely through the well-structured topics including: Workshop 1 Overview of GPPed and continuing professional development in Malaysia (by Madam Noraini Binti Mohamad; Deputy Director, Pharmacy Practice and Development, Pharmaceutical Services Division) Essence: Good Pharmacy Practice is the practice of pharmacy that responds to the needs of people who use the pharmacists’ services to provide optimal and evidence-based care. A pharmacist is a 7+2 stars holder: Caregiver, decision maker, communicator, manager, lifelong learner, teacher, leader, researcher and pharmapreneur.
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M e d i c a t i o n management/Inventory management (by Madam Fatimah Abdul Rahim; Deputy Director, Pharmacy Practice & Development, Pharmaceutical Services Division)
Improving patient care through ambulatory pharmacy services: A pharmacist’s experience in managing Respiratory Medication Therapy Adherence clinic (RMTAC) (by Mr. Jaya Muneswarao A/L Ramadoo; PhD degree at Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
Workshop 3 Antimicrobial stewardship program (by Ms Lau Chee Lan; Pharmacist of UKM Medical Centre) Essence: With the emerging antibiotic resistance, it is crucial to understand how bacteria acquire such resistance and gene transfer from one species to another. It is also important to understand the mechanism of different classes of antibiotics. Due to long research duration and low profit return, the antibiotic field is facing a crisis in new antibiotic development. A question left to us was: can we defeat bacteria?
Essence: The pharmacy in Malaysia has our own unique inventory management such as standardized drug procurement system used nationwide and different pharmacy data management systems in different hospital settings.
Essence: If the best medicine is given, but patient does not know how to use and utilize it properly, the drug is useless. It is like giving a Ferrari to a person who doesn’t know how to drive a car. Translating complexity to simplicity for patients’ easy understanding to improve drug adherence is very essential and should be performed well by pharmacists. Workshop 6
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Group photo of committees and participants during closing ceremony.
Home Medication Review Briefing and explanation (by Mr Mohd Dziehan bin Mustapa; Senior Principal Assistant Director, Pharmacy Practice and Development, Pharmaceutical Services Division) Essence: HMR is a planned out process starting from before the site visit. It involves understanding about the case and the patient. During the visit, not only that we assess the patient but also the people and the environment. After the visit, proper documentation has to be done for reporting and to generate action plans for issues identified.
Interprofessional Workshop - Leaderships and soft skills - Sharing moments with medical students (with Society of MMA Medical Students, SMMAMS) - Problem-Based Learning Session (by Mejar Bersekutu [PA] Prof. Dr Noorzaid Muhamad) Doctors and Essence: pharmacists play important roles in the healthcare system, hence, there should be a mutual respect between the professions.
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MOVING TOWARDS EFFICIENT HEALTHCARE – HOSPITAL SERVICES IN MALAYSIA Being recognized as among the top four countries with the best healthcare in the world as reported in International Living in 2017, Malaysia is among the destinations for foreigners including those from developed countries to seek for good medical care. On the second day of GPPed Program 2017, the delegates visited two public hospitals in Malaysia which are the University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) and Hospital Serdang. During the visit, delegates visited the outpatient department to observe how prescriptions are collected, screened, filled and dispensed. Besides that, the delegates also had a brief session with the pharmacists to learn about medication therapy adherence program (MTAC) which is one of the components of clinical pharmacy in ambulatory care introduced by Ministry of Health in 2014. The delegates were exposed to total parenteral nutrition (TPN) and cytotoxic drug reconstitution (CDR) practices in Malaysia by observing the reconstitution of cytotoxic drugs by pharmacists, maintenance of cleanrooms and different advanced equipment available in public hospitals in Malaysia. The visit reflects the growing scope of practice in hospital pharmacists and also helps the delegates to gain a better insight in different services and practices available in different countries. SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE AND COMPASSION – HOME MEDICATION REVIEW With the notion of ‘learn by doing’, the delegates visited the aged care home (Rumah Seri Kenangan Cheras) established by the Department of Social Welfare Malaysia with the aim to provide care and protection to the elderly poor to ensure they can live in peace and enjoy a good quality of life on the third day of GPPed Program 2017. At the aged care home, the delegates had an eye-opening and hands-on experience in home medication review. Home medication review is designed to enhance the quality use of medicines, reduce adverse drug events and assist consumers to better manage their medications through medication review at their home. As home medication review is only being established and practiced in few countries such as Malaysia and Australia, it provided a great learning experience to the international delegates especially through activities such as interviewing and history taking with patients, understanding the inventory management at aged care home and the process of administering medication by nurses.
Real-case scenario HMR: The participants utilized skills learnt during the workshop and roleplay to interview and take history of patient.
MALAYSIA, TRULY ASIA On the fourth day of GPPed Program 2017, the delegates had an excursion filled with fun and laughters with the organising committee to Central Market in Kuala Lumpur. At the dazzling night, the delegates left their footprint in front of one of the most prominent landmarks in Malaysia – the Petronas Twin Tower. The excursion serves as the last activity before the event was officially marked to an end.
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The World Congress is the biggest event for pharmacy students and recent graduates in the world held under the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF). Each year, it gathers around 400 attendees from the most diverse origins and cultures, providing a perfect platform for academic, scientific and cultural exchange for all students. The event is hosted in different countries from the 5 continents each year, making it an intercultural tradition of academic, scientific, social and humanitarian nature. The 64th IPSF World Congress 2018 is scheduled from 30th July to 8th August at Mendosa, Argentina! It carries the theme 'From Lab to Counter: The different pharmacists' profiles and their constant contribution to global health'. Among the list of interesting activities include conferences lectured by international and local speakers of excellence in their fields, workshops, round tables on specific topics, Public Health Campaigns, scientific posters exhibition and student presentations, Patient counselling and Clinical skills events. Apart from the World Congress itself, students can also choose to participate in the Leaders in Training (LIT) program which will be held prior to the World Congress, from 27th to 30th July, which has a main objective of fomenting the leadership skills and teamwork in pharmacy students. The Post Congress Tour (PCT) is another optional activity for World Congress participants, which is held from 8th to 12th August. Students could take this opportunity to enjoy a short getaway, and experience the natural and cultural wonders of Argentina.
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JAPAN
Asi a Pacific P ha r maceutical Symposiu m 2 0 1 8 (A P P S)
APPS (Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium) is a event held by the Asia Pacific Regional Office (APRO). Pharmaceutical students in Asia Pacific Region will join, learn about pharmaceutical educations and spend a great time together.
This year APPS will take place at Japan from 18th-24th August. Leaders in Training (LIT) will be held prior to APPS, from 15th to 18th August and Post Symposium Tour (PST) will be from 24th to 2018. Further 26th August information about APPS and World Congress, please contact
The activites that will be held in APPS are as following:
Vice President 2 at mypsa.pro@gmail.com.
Symposium Workshop Field trip Night Event
MyPSA would like to highly encourage the pharmacy students from Malaysia to take part in this international event and gain an unforgettable and wonderful experience from it.
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AMR Comic Poster Challenge 2017 In conjunction to the World Antibiotic Awareness Week, IPSF held a Four Frame Comic Poster Challenge which aimed to raise awareness on the Antimicrobial Resistance issue. Under the Antimicrobial Resistance Campaign the slogan is “Stop the Enemy, Don’t Overprescribe”. We are pleased to announce Ling Jia Huey from MyPSA, Malaysia is one of the winner of this challenge. Congratulations! Four frame comic by Ling Jia Huey from UKM, Malaysia
List of Winners Yovita Mella Feliciana (BEMF-USD) Zeenat Hassim (SMHSUAPS, South Africa) Stephanie Camille Samonte (JPPHA - Pi Chapter, Phillippines) Amir Haghighi (IPhSA, Iran) Huda Sherif (EPSF, Egypt) Ling Jia Huey (MyPSA, Malaysia)
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Student Exchange Programme
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Yogyakarta is really a nice state, even the travelers or backpackers will come to Yogyakarta first before touring to other states because there are so many famous excursion spots such as the great Borobudur Temple and the active Merapi Volcano. We had so much fun visiting all those places and the foods there were really nice too. Lele Kremes is my favourite btw! It is really recommended and you guys should try it if you’re 22 July 2017 marked the date that I went for a coming to Indonesia. Summer Student Exchange Programme (SEP IPSF) Overall, this experience is truly a new 2017 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. My host was the BEMF Universitas Sanata Dharma and shout-out to them that thing for me. I never have this kind of feeling of the programme was a success. It went so well that I excitement and enthusiasm. Even us the SEP didn’t realize my 18 days SEP was going to end. Never students also exchanged information about our have I thought that it will be one of those memorable countries. We were really spoilt and pampered by things that had happened in my life. There were actually the great buddies. It was never in our thoughts that five of us, but on my arrival day, two of them from Neth- we were going to have so much fun and surprises. erlands had finished theirs and already went home at the The committee really took good care of our moment. So there were only three of us left, staying welfare and they were always being there for us together happily as roommates TEEHEE. Maiju from when in need. Finland, Enja from Austria and me myself from MalayOne day, we wanted to buy all the buddies sia. a dinner as our appreciation for them, so we asked When I arrived at the airport, the buddies told me them to choose some nice place to eat. When we about Maiju being admitted in the hospital for having an arrived at the restaurant, guess what? They Amoeba infection. I was shocked, like really? Luckily prepared a farewell party for us! Farewell party by nothing went bad that she was discharged a few days means a HUGE-AND-GREAT-WITH-THOSElater. We did have a short internship in the community BALLOONS-AND-DECORATIONS-STUFFS. setting for a week followed by a hospital internship at OH MY GOD!!!! What we have done to receive Bethesda Hospital. After those two weeks’ internship, such a grand celebration? we had a presentation to tell why we chose Indonesia Time passed by and my departure day has over other countries and what are the things that we have learnt when we went for the internship at both communi- arrived. I will remember this experience forever ty and hospital settings. On our final week, we even and will surely come back to Yogyakarta for good. have to present during the new student orientation day to Oh, and I really have to go to Finland and Austria tell them about ourselves and our precious experiences to reunite with them, Enja & Maiju. This is one of my highlights in 2017! :’) so far. Student Exchange Programme
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I’m Narvinder Kaur, a Bachelor of Pharmacy student in AIMST University. The Malaysian Pharmaceutical Students’ Association, through the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation, offers a student exchange programme. I first stumbled on the idea of taking part in a student exchange in my second year at university. I liked the idea of travelling and with little experience of pharmacy. However, it was not until my fourth year that I took the leap and applied for the programme. I got to choose the countries where I would prefer to carry out the placement then I had to upload a letter of motivation and my Curriculum Vitae. My first choice was Egypt and I am glad Egyptian student exchange officer accepted it. Egypt has always been one of the top countries I would love to visit. It had been my childhood dream to visit the wonders of the world. Of course, the best place to begin is from The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and Egypt has two out of seven in the list which is The Great Pyramid at Giza and the Lighthouse at Alexandria. I am a person that appreciates places with rich history, great architecture and beautiful sceneries and views, and being there from the 4th of August till 30th August 2017 was really a wonderful experience. I’d like to share a couple of the hundreds of experiences I had. The Egyptian student exchange officer had divided us into groups where my group has four exchange students which included Leila and Aymen from Tunisia, Joao from Portugal and me from Malaysia. All groups have two weeks of compulsory training and may choose to join for the Mega trip. For the August SEPers, we kick-started our programme with the mega trip followed by two weeks of training in the fields of our choice. Leila, Aymen and I chose clinical training whereas Joao chose the area of research. During the mega trip we met other SEPers from the other groups.
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The mega trip includes trips to Dahab, Luxor and Aswan. I arrived four days late so I was not able to join the rest in Dahab as it was too far and costly for me to go there alone and it was their last day there. A member of the team was there at Cairo airport upon my arrival and we shared for the uber to get to the hotel in downtown Cairo where I stayed for two days before heading to Luxor to join the rest of the trip with other SEPers. I met other SEPers from Portugal, Tunisia, Romania, Slovenia and Indonesia. I started to get to know them and we became closer as the mega trip comes to an end. It was great knowing all these fun people with different cultures and backgrounds. In Luxor, we have been to Temple of Karnak, Luxor Temple, Valley of the Kings, Temple of Hatshepsut, Luxor Museum and Colossi of Memnon. In Aswan, we went to Philae Island, Nubian Village, Botanical Garden and High Dam. We bid our farewells to SEPers who were leaving and the August team visited Cairo attractions before we began our training in Mansoura. We went to the Egyptian Museum, the pyramids, Citadel, Al-Azhar Park, Khan Al-Khalili, Muez and Abdeen Palace Museum. At that time, I met more Egyptian team members and it was perfect.
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My training was in Mansoura Oncology Hospital. We were given lectures related to clinical oncology, reviewing patients’ cases and had the chance of conducting Cytotoxic Drug Reconstitution. Also, I join Joao in his research for a day and was glad to get the exposure. We also visited the GIT Hospital as part of extra training. We were also given 2 days workshop on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and it was really helpful as the professor has made something that was so complicated to be so easy. The Mansoura SEP team were really friendly, helpful and loving people. They were the best of the best. I was so happy and welcomed. We visited Alexandria and New Damietta attractions during the weekends. We had our international night, visited a true Egyptian wedding and had dinner hosted by an Egyptian family. Everything about those two weeks with Mansoura team was beautiful. Their hospitality and generosity are beyond words. These are just a few of my experiences. I still need to touch on the Egyptian food and sweets, the games we played such as Mafia, cards and Truth or Dare, the night walks, chats, the description of attractions visited, many more activities that we participated and the many wonderful people I met; however it is not possible to fit all of these here. I would not bring justice when I type out as words would not describe the memorable times I had in Egypt. I hope to see more places in the nearby future and many others are able to experience what I had. I am thankful to God, family and the responsible associations for giving me this great opportunity. I am so truly thankful for this experience. Being an exchange student, and living in a different country for a while has opened my eyes. We learn a different language; we learn other traditions, and cultures. We learn to accept, and to be respected. We learn to be responsible, and to be careful. We learn to be friendly, and to be polite. Most of all, we learn how to live.
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During Christmas last year, I chose to participate in this student exchange programme, hoping to make my summer break a colourful and unforgettable one. I am glad that I have made the decision, as this SEP experience in Japan was the perfect full stop to end my summer holiday before I continue my studies in the UK.
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I remembered the day when I first received an email notifying me that my application was reserved by APS-Japan after a 3-months-long wait. I was astonished and overjoyed at the same time as Japan is one of my favourite countries and I have always wanted to revisit it. Over the following months, I kept in contact with the host SEO, Coco, and also Kyushu’s SEP committee regarding the summer SEP programme. I was amazed and very much satisfied with the well-planned schedule for our 2-weeks-stay in Japan. After a few months of anticipation and preparation, the day finally came where I got to kick-start my learning journey to the southwest area of Japan, Kyushu.
During the two-weeks-stay in Japan, we had the chance to visit pharmacies and university’s laboratory, as well as sightseeing around Kyushu area. The pharmacies we had visited were 39 Drug (サンキュ ードラッグ) and Takara Pharmacy (タカラ薬局 ). 39 Drug is a drug store which has an inbuilt pharmacy to provide a holistic pharmacy service to their customers. As it is located on the outskirts, this drug store also acts as a mini-supermarket for residents staying around the area to buy simple groceries and household supplies. On the other hand, Takara Pharmacy is a pharmacy chain which contributes to the provision of medication and health care. It emphasises on “Home Medication” by engaging patients in their personal care plan. We also visited a pharmaceutical company, Atol Corporation (株式会社アト ル) which supplies electromedical devices, research equipments and medications around Kyushu area.
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During the three visits, we were guided and educated on how the pharmacies or companies operate on a daily basis. The pharmacists there were willing to share about the pharmacy system in Japan and the advanced technology incorporated in the pharmacy operation. We also had some hands-on experience in the preparation of patients’ medications such as creams and powder packaging. Moreover, we visited a private care centre, which was located near the pharmacy, to observe how the pharmacist interacted with the elderly to check his or her health condition. It was an eye-opening experience when I realised how pharmacy systems differ from one country to another and the need for improvement in the future. Hav i vers ng fun at al S Japa tudio s n, O saka
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Besides pharmacies visiting, a cooking session was organised by the SEP committee where we got to learn some healthy Japanese recipes comprised of complete and nutritious meals. This session aimed to focus on the necessity of a healthy eating habit in maintaining a better well-being and hence preventing illnesses. Before the cooking session started, each of us was asked to present about our own country’s pharmacy system to appreciate the differences in pharmacy practice around the globe. As the three other exchange students were from different countries (Tunisia, Portugal and Taiwan), I had a basic understanding of the pharmacy systems in their respective countries as well. In addition, the sightseeing experience we had during our free days was equally enjoyable and astounding. We had the opportunity to experience an authentic tea ceremony in a Japanese-style teahouse in Gion. We also visited Fukuoka University, walked around the campus and then the laboratories. Furthermore, we went to Dazaifu, a small city in Fukuoka and got around some of the well-known attractions there. Not to mention the Kansai trip we had during the last few days where we strolled around Kyoto in our yukata, made wagashi Japanese confectionaries) for the first time, rode on the exciting attractions in Universal Studios Japan, and enjoyed the palatable food at Dotonbori, Osaka. The sights of Kyoto and mouth-watering food in Osaka enchanted me so much that I didn’t even realise how quickly time had passed. This was my first time travelling alone to a foreign country, and I believe it will not be my last. As I flipped open the album of this memorable journey, I knew the reminiscences will not be erased by the sands of time and will flicker in my mind now and then. I cannot express my gratitude enough to all the SEP committee members for their kind effort and fantastic hospitality throughout these two weeks. I will cherish the friendship we made and the precious experience we gained during this summer SEP as the memories of this journey have left deep scars on my life canvas. Student Exchange Programme
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Introduction Smoking cigarette is a common practice throughout the world despite the public awareness to smoking as a leading risk factor of various chronic illnesses. The combustion of cigarette vaporises when smoking and delivers a pharmacologically active substance called nicotine to the lungs. Nicotine is a stimulant and addictive substance. The reason behind smoking cessation challenge is attributed to nicotine. As smoking is the popular practice of tobacco use, this article will mainly focus on health effects of smoking and smoking cessation. Epidemiology of smoking Smoking is becoming more prevalent in the society. The current smoking pattern is a global average of about 50% of young men and 10% of young women becoming smokers and only relatively few stopping. One of the concerns among health care providers is the prevalence of starting tobacco use within a young age. According to 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 69.6 million Americans aged 12 or older reported a current use of tobacco (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2016). A study of incidence and determinants of cigarette smoking initiation in young adults revealed that a
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ABSTRACT Tobacco control remains a challenging task for health practitioners. It takes a lot of efforts and interventions to work it out. Often, the self-awareness acts as the leading determinant of quitting tobacco. This article will attempt to analyse the implications of tobacco use to the health in order to present an evidence-based literature review of deleterious health effects of tobacco and intervention for tobacco control. The article serves as a summarisation of consequences of tobacco use and interventions available which aimed to increase people awareness and promote smoking cessation. Pharmacists’ role in counselling is important to ensure an effective treatment and smoking prevention. As the tobacco control remains paramount globally, future research and intensified initiatives needs to be done to curb this problem starting from individual awareness.
total of 14% of smokers who initiated smoking before age 24 years did so after high school (Jennifer, Erika, Erin, Igor and Merie-Pierre, 2014). In Malaysia, there are 5 million smokers who are classified as children or adolescents younger than 18 years old as of 2010 (Wee, Caryn and Yogarabindranath, 2016). In addition, Wee et. al also stated that by 2015, 1 in 10 Malaysians in the 13 to 17-year-old age group were smokers. There might be many reasons behind the increasing incidence of starting to smoke in young adulthood. Thus, preventive intervention specifically targeted within this age is warranted. Health effects of tobacco Most smokers realise that tobacco use is harmful and have a desire to stop using it, and nearly 35 million of them want to quit each year (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2016). Unfortunately, 85% of those who want to quit relapse within a week. This is mainly due to nicotine which is associated with the feelings of reward and pleasure. This causes smokers to continue smoking in order to maintain the effects and neglecting the withdrawal symptoms. Withdrawal symptoms of nicotine include irritability, depression, anxiety, cognitive and attention deficits.
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Smoking contributes to cancer burden, for instance roughly one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States are due to cigarette smoking because of its established cause of cancer of the lung, oral cavity, larynx, oesophagus, bladder, pancreas, kidney, cervix, stomach and acute myeloid leukaemia (Anthony, 2012). In addition to cancer, smoking causes several lung diseases which include chronic bronchitis and emphysema. It is well documented that Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is 90% attributed to cigarette smoking. Smoking also exacerbates asthma in both children and adults. Long-term systemic exposure to nicotine from tobacco products may contribute to accelerated coronary and peripheral vascular disease, acute cardiac ischemic events, delayed wound healing, peptic ulcer disease and oesophageal reflux. It is estimated that second-hand smokers cause approximately 3000 lung cancer death per year among non-smokers and contributes to more than 35000 deaths related to cardiovascular diseases (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2016). Smoking is also directly linked to poor pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight and miscarriages. Smokers die on average more than a decade before non-smokers (Graham, 2015).
Tobacco Control Intervention Anthony and Matthew (2012) stated that two effective smoking cessation interventions are counselling and pharmacotherapy. Pharmacotherapy interventions are Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) and non-nicotine pharmacotherapy consists of bupropion and varenicline. Nicotine replacement therapy is provided in the form of nicotine gum, lozenges, inhaler and patch. Behavioural Treatment teaches individuals to recognise high-risk smoking situations, develop alternative coping strategies, manage stress, improve problem-solving skills and increase social support (National Institute on Drug Abuse, 2016). Having fun, relieving stress and the influence of parents had become the main motives that encourage cigarette-smoking habits (Bahaa-eldin, Mohamed, Umar, Yahya and Rashad, 2014). This study also revealed the fact that assessing cigarette is relatively easy or very easy to 90% of the respondents. One of the interventions to curb this situation is by price control. Price is the key determinant of smoking habit uptake and cessation (Prabhat and Richard, 2014). The continuous effort by World Health Organization (WHO) in conducting campaign was a remarkable intervention for smoking cessation. 31st of May is marked as World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) which aims in reducing tobacco consumption. The role of pharmacist in smoking cessation is important especially the community pharmacist as the most acceptable and accessible person to smokers. Pharmacist’s ability in communicating the risks of smoking and the benefit of quitting to different genders, age group and various sociodemographic features could be an effective means to promote smoking cessation. In Malaysia, ‘Quitline’, a web-based system service is developed as a recent intervention carried out by the pharmacists from the National Poison Centre through telephone (Wee et al, 2016). A current research study shows that scientists are focusing on the effect of genetic in addiction. Pharmacogenomics is the responsible field in investigating the genetic markers that contribute to individual risk in addiction. If the genetic markers are discovered, genetic screening for smokers can be developed in the future. This helps pharmacists and clinicians to select the more effective treatment, adjust the dosage and minimise the adverse effects of pharmacotherapy. Academic Writing 1.0 (2017)
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Conclusion Tobacco use is a threat to any person, regardless of gender, age, race, cultural or educational background (WHO, 2017). The money spent on tobacco may in turn be used for other beneficial purchases such as healthy food, health care and education purposes. In-depth intervention is not enough in making “smoke-free” society; it also relies on the smoker’s willingness to quit and the public support. Tobacco use only bring sufferings and diseases, thus it is time for the tobacco users to stop hurting themselves and starts protecting their own health as well as their loved ones. REFERENCES 1. Abdel Rahim, B. E., Mahfouz, M. S., Yaguob, U., H. Solan, Y. M., & Alsanosy, R. M. (2014). Practice and Attitude of Smoking: A community-Based Study. Plos One, 9(4), 1-11. 2. Alberg, A. J., & Carpenter, M. J. (2012). Enhancing The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Intervention: A Cancer Prevention Imperative. JNCI, 104(4), 260-262. 3. Carter, B. D., Freedman, N. D., & Ockene, J. K. (2015). Smoking and Mortality-Beyond Established Causes. The New England Journal of Medicine, (372), 631-640. 4. Colditz, G. A. (2015). Smoke Alarm-Tobacco Control Remain Paramount. The New England Journal Of Medicine, 665-666. Hum, W. L., Mei Hsien, C. C., & Nantha, Y. S. (2016). 5. A Review of Smoking Research in Malaysia. Med J Malaysia, 71, 29-41. 6. Jha, P., & Peto, R. (2014). Global Effects of Smoking,of Quitting and of Taxing Tobacco. The New England Journal of Medicine, (370), 60-68. 7. National Institute on Drug Abuse. (2016, January). Tobacco/Nicotine Research Report Series. 8. O'Loughlin, J. L., Dugas, E. N., O'Loughlin, E. K., Karp, I., & Sylvestre, M. (2014). Incidence and Determinants of Cigarette Smoking Initiation in Young Adults. Journal of Adolescent Health, 26-32. 9. Ta'a, M. A. (2014). The effect of smoking on periodontal disease: An evidence-based comprehensive literature review. Open Journal of Stomatology, 4, 33-41. 10. World Health Organization. (n.d.). WHO | World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2017. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/campaigns/no-tobacco-day/2017/e vent/en/
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Article written by: NINA ROSMARINA BINTI MASRAN PART 8, YEAR 4 UiTM SELANGOR, PUNCAK ALAM CAMPUS
NO TOBACCO DAY: CESSATION STARTS WITH YOU TOO, ABSTRACT When it comes to smoking cessation, most of us will assume that only the smokers are intended to be fully involved in it. While in fact, pharmacists also play a major role in guiding the quit towards the right direction, as they are one of the main health care providers. The following article will give an insight of how important pharmacists’ role is and to provide suggestions on good traits of qualities that a pharmacist should emphasise on in order to achieve successful smoking cessation program. Pharmacists and future pharmacists need to realise the importance of developing necessary skills in reducing the smoking rate in Malaysia.
A baby had died in her father's arm, a father who never failed to show his love by cuddling the baby while smoking. Another case would be an old man who is having a stroke found death in his son's care. It is believed to be due to his long-ridden disease while in fact, the fragile father’s death may occur in conjunction with the son’s bad habit, which he always had his cigarette between his lips. A weak and old mother might be blamed for her uncontrolled diabetes and got her leg amputated after she accidentally stomped on a warm cigarette butt. These are examples of possible scenarios that may occur in Malaysia or worldwide as the impact of second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure. As silent as it can be, it has caused the death of 6 million people annually, based on a figure by World Health Organization (WHO) in a recent article (WHO 2017). From that figure, 5 million of the death is due to the direct use of cigarette while the rest are the consequences of SHS exposure. Despite every tobacco regulation, and also the government and non-government agency’s effort in combating smoking and tobacco abuse, the current total smokers are still at an alarming level. It was reported that 22.8% of the population, which accounted for 4,991,458 Malaysians aged 15 years old and above are smokers (IPH 2015). This is the manifestation of the lack of understanding on how dangerous the smoke from cigarettes could pose. All the campaigns may successfully provide knowledge to the public, but by knowing something does not mean you understand it. As a result, the combined picture and text about health warning on the cigarette box does not really give a huge impact on the figure stated above. Thus, what can we do more?
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When it comes to smoking cessation, all the fingers will be mostly pointed to the smokers. While in fact pharmacists as one of the health care providers also play a major role in guiding the quitter towards the right direction. Besides educating the patient, education among pharmacists and other health professionals are also as important and nothing less. It “takes two to tango” and this is the case for a smoking cessation program to be successful. Health care professionals ought to have deeper knowledge because they are trained to not only to understand the aftermath of tobacco addiction but also the process and mechanism involved from the beginning of sipping the smoke for the first time to the extent of how it affects the body and surrounding environment. With profound knowledge, correct management and intervention can be delivered effectively to the right person at the right time for the right condition. Academic Writing 1.0 (2017)
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Pharmacists need to realise the importance of a good rapport and counselling skills, so they can give better help to the patients on smoking cessation. Effective counselling can be so powerful that it can help shaping the behaviour of the patient since it can influence patients’ motivation and determination which then will affect the success rate of cessation program. Those professionals who realise how important this part is would sharpen their necessary skills in order to achieve the satisfactory outcome. Empathy is an important element in counselling because it helps both the healthcare providers and the patients to understand and determine the patient’s extent and capability in quitting the smoking. In that sense, one would go to neither extreme ends which will result in excessive withdrawal symptoms or relapse nor suboptimal therapy. The struggle of combating a habit is real in addition that tobacco addiction is related to physicochemical changes of the body which means, even though the person decides to stop, it does not mean the body can give in that easily. When the rapport and trust are built between patients and pharmacists, they believe pharmacists are capable of providing clinical and emotional support, so that the patients will feel reassured and the later process can be much easier. Even if you have the best counselling skills in the town, it will go to waste if you are hardly reachable by the target person. Pharmacists in particular should be easily accessible and approachable for the patient, so it will be more convenient for discussion. Community pharmacists are more approachable as compared to hospital pharmacists due to their working nature. Thus, community pharmacists should use this opportunity to strategize and amplify the smoking cessation awareness such as displaying the health campaign posters and offer practical smoking cessation support, whether in individual or group session. One said if you want to go faster, go alone. However, if you want to go far, go together. Smoking cessation program is not a one-man work. Collaboration with multiple disciplines is essential in order to make the smoking cessation program a success. The first smoking cessation clinic launched by the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM) in 2016 is an example of a successful collaboration. The program which is also known as mQuit, involves the cooperation of Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Akademi Farmasi Malaysia, and Syarikat Johnson and Johnson Sdn. Bhd. The objective is to help those who
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are addicted to cigarette and tobacco use to quit, thus it will minimise the risk of cancer or other health consequences (Quit Smoking Clinic – NCSM 2017). The program includes counselling, Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) as well as education programmes at the community, company and schools level. Apart from that, Smoke-Free Legislation (SLF) is another promising legislation set by the government towards tobacco-free country where prohibition of smoking in indoor area could further minimise second-hand smoke exposure (Zainol A, Zulkifli, & Zainal A, 2016). Pharmacists are the best assets in aiding smoking cessation because they are trained to guide the patients using both medicinal and behavioural support whenever necessary. Malaysia might seem far from being a tobacco-free country like Bhutan, however we can at least target to achieve a decline in smoking prevalence like one in United States which has its rate reduced from 40% in 1964 to 23% back in 1997. Thus, we can curb the preventable and regretful death due to smoking and tobacco use, be it first or second-hand smoke exposure. REFERENCES 1. Academy of Medicine of Malaysia. (2016). Clinical Practice Guidelines on Treatment of Tobacco: Use and Dependence 2016. Retrieved from www.academy.org.my Asri, A. (2017). Health Ministry launches 'quit smoking service'. Retrieved April 23, 2017 from http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2016 /05/29/health-ministry-launches-quit-smoking-service/ 2. Institute for Public Health (IPH). (2015). Report on Smoking Status among Malaysian Adults. National Health and Morbidity Survey, Ministry of Health (MOH). Kuala Lumpur. 3. JomQuit. (2017). JomQuit. Retrieved April 23, 2017 from http://jomquit.moh.gov.my 4. National Cancer Society Malaysia. (2017). Quit Smoking Clinic – NCSM. Retrieved April 23, 2017 from https://www.cancer.org.my/quit-smoking-clinic/ World Health Organization. (2017). Tobacco. Retrieved April 23, 2017 from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs339/en/ 5. Zainol Abidin, N., Zulkifli, A., & Zainal Abidin, E. (2016). Smoke-Free Legislation in Malaysia: A comprehensive review. Asia Pacific Environmental and Occupational Health Journal, 2(2), 58-66. Article written by: ROSDA AYU BINTI MOHAMAD @ MUDA PART 6, YEAR 3 UiTM SELANGOR, PUNCAK ALAM CAMPUS
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ABSTRACT Pharmacy profession is well positioned in the healthcare system. Currently, pharmacy services have expanded significantly to assist in achieving high quality and safe medical care. However, little is known about the broader range of pharmacy service. This article is aimed to explore the services provided by pharmacists and their role in different sectors. This article will also attempt to explain contributions of pharmacists accompanied by evidence-based literature review as the examples. The role of pharmacists will likely influence the successfulness of healthcare services. The article is meant to increase public awareness about services provided by pharmacists. Thus, the public limited expectation of pharmacist identity will be broadened.
Introduction A career in pharmacy is an ancient and honourable profession for the benefit of mankind. Pharmacy has evolved over thousands of years. During 1940s, the traditional roles of pharmacists are compounding and dispensing drugs. Traditional pharmacists are also preparing remedies for common use, procuring raw materials, manufacturing and compounding with no formal education. Nowadays, pharmacist has developed as a learned profession and possesses all essential characteristics of a professional group. Modern and qualified pharmacist is produced by having a wide knowledge about medicines, professional ethics and conduct and licensure requirement as earmarks of the profession. By mastering pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacists ensure the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs. Therefore, they are the one who have the expertise on drug therapy and the primary health care professional who optimise use of medication for the benefit of patients. The role of pharmacists also has extended to different sectors such as academic, industrial, community, clinical research and trial, drug discovery and design. Unfortunately, majority of people does not perceive pharmacists as experts on drugs. According to study conducted in Malaysia, 84.1 % of people would go to doctors for advice on medicine while only 49.4 %. would seek for a pharmacist (Hadida et al, n.d.). This shows that the image of pharmacists to public is still unclear. Thus, public awareness of the role of
pharmacists needs to be emphasised to every corner of the world. Role of Pharmacists in Different Sectors Pharmacists are the backbone of health care in many different settings (WHO, 2017). Since the study of pharmacy composed of a vast knowledge of medicines, a drug expert is needed to teach and train future pharmacists in applying their knowledge with professional skills. Pharmacist in academic sector plays an integral role in teaching, research, training as well as providing programmes to produce a competent and qualified pharmacist. Academic Pharmacists are an essential and preliminary part of pharmacy profession (Jaiprakash and Pawan, 2016). They provide education to undergo the mission of pharmacy which is “The right drug to the patient at the right time in the right dose by the right route in the right way”. Industrial Pharmacists contribute to the mankind by developing drug formulations consisting of active ingredients that deliver therapeutic action. They have high responsibility in manufacturing and supplying drugs that is safe and effective to be used by consumers. Industrial Pharmacist also conducts research, quality assurance, drug registration, management, sales and marketing, clinical trial and post-marketing surveillance. Pharmacists in research sector also work on research and development of new drugs as well as discovering new drug candidates that may become a beneficial drug with therapeutic benefit. On the other hand, Community Pharmacists are responsible as the frontline of health care for cities, town and villages across the nation (Jaiprakash and Pawan, 2016). The presence of community pharmacy makes it convenient for patients to get their medications after receiving prescription from the physician. The study conducted in Indonesia revealed that most of the patients utilised community pharmacies for dispensing and education on the proper usage of medications (Yosi, Richard, Bruce and Jeffery, 2015). Hospital Pharmacists are just like other pharmacists; they contribute to the society by identifying, resolving and preventing drug-related problems. They collaborate with doctors, nurses, dietician and other health care personnel to improve the drug therapy for patients. Academic Writing 1.0 (2017)
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Contribution of Drug Expert Pharmacists all over the world contribute to the mankind in various ways. One of the pharmacist’s inputs to the society is by preventing antimicrobial resistance which is a global health threat. Community pharmacist fights for antimicrobial resistance by taking part in health promotion, education on infection control and encouraging adherence in short-term or long-term antibiotics treatment. Hospital pharmacist on the other hand works in pharmacist-led stewardship programmes and co-operate with other professionals to optimise sterilization and hygiene in hospitals (International Pharmaceutical Federation, 2015). Besides that, pharmacist circumvents many drug therapy problems in older adults, thereby easing patient, family and caregiver’s burden (Christopher et al, 2017). Although pharmacist’s role in drug therapy problems are often not conspicuous, but it contributes to prolonged independent living, quality of life and positive health outcomes for older population. Another pharmacist service is collaborating with physician to improve the care of patient with numerous chronic medical illnesses. For example, pharmacists provide extensive interventions to patients with hypertension such as medical record review, structured assessment and patient regular follow-up (Brian et. al, 2017). The pharmacy led-review increased the number of key processes administered and improved diabetic control (Tim, Nithya, Attia and Javier, 2017). Pharmacist improves treatment outcomes and the epilepsy-related health of patients, but a limited number of articles highlight these contributions (Tiago, Marilla, Michelly and Leonardo, 2016). Additional contribution of pharmacists is ensuring that patient is getting an adequate nutrition especially in critical condition. Pharmacist provides beneficial pharmaceutical care services to patient receiving parenteral nutrition therapy by working with the Nutrition Support Teams (NST) (Maram and Dalal, 2016). Nowadays, medicine option has multiply. Thus, it is a pharmacist’s job to screen and assess each medication option, and to prevent medication error which is commonly occurring. For instance, an elderly patient may not be able to tell the difference between his bottles of Coumadin (Warfarin) and Celebrex (Celecoxib) (N. Sreelalitha et al, 2012). Pharmacist’s role in research and clinical trials of medicine should not be neglected. They must be involved in research from basic laboratory investigation to population-based studies. Limiting pharmacist’s contributions to the pillars of health services represents a disservice to the advancement of pharmacy.
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Conclusion The good thing you can get from a pharmacist is numerous. General public from different race, nationality or socioeconomics should build trust with their pharmacists and not be doubtful to talk to the pharmacist regarding medication, disease, diet and even lifestyle changes. Everyone should acknowledge the role of pharmacists as they advocate themselves for patient’s health just like other healthcare professionals. When receiving your medication, remember that doctor gives medicine to patient, but life to medicines is given by pharmacist (Jaiprakash and Pawan, 2016). Pharmacists optimise your drug therapy no matter how complex your medical condition is. Come to the Pharmacists, they do more than you think.
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Public Health Events
AIMST
AMU
CUCMS
IMU
IIUM Mental Health Awareness Campaign & Hands, Feet and Mouth Health Awareness Campaign
Diabetes Awareness Campaign
Mental Health Awareness Campaign
Women’s Health Awareness Campaign
Anti-Tobacco
KPJ
Lincoln
Mahsa
Monash
MSU
HIV and AIDS Awareness Campaign
Physical Health Awareness Campaign
Health Disease Awareness Campaign
Depression Awareness Campaign
Cosmetic Products Awareness Campaign
Campaign
Topics Pu b lic H e a lth Distribution Awa re ne ss C a mpa ign 20 18 Nottingham
SEGi
Taylor’s
UCSI
UiTM
Healthy Bones Awareness Campaign
Women’s Health Awareness Campaign
Diabetes Awareness Campaign
Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness Campaign
Mental Health Awareness Campaign
UKM
UniKL
UM
USM
Heart Disease Awareness Campaign
Women’s Health Awareness Campaign
Anti-Microbi Vaccination al Resistance Awareness Awareness Campaign Campaign
Public Health Awareness Campaign 2018
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Repor ts o f Pu bl ic He a l th A Bes t PHC of the Year!
Lincoln Hands,
Fe e t & Mo u th H e a lth Awaren e ss C a mpa ig n
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nity Programme: Education And Charity For Humanity 2017 (UPREACH’17) was the name of our first outreach programme at Perkampungan Orang Asli. It was the second time SPALUC organizing Public Health Campaign which was an annual event by MyPSA. The campaign took place at Kampung Orang Asli, Pos Bihai Gua Musang, Kelantan for three days – 21st and 23rd April 2017 with the theme of Public Health Campaign : Hand, Foot and Mouth Diseases (HFMD). The target participants were indigenous people at Gua Musang, Kelantan which was known as prevalent state with high possibilities of hand, foot and mouth diseases. Eventhough the date of our programme was mentioned three days, however, the first and third day was reserved for the preparation and transportation purpose. It was due to the condition of the road and other technical factors that took us almost 10 hours to reach the Perkampungan Orang Asli. Therefore, the public health campaign which was organized by SPALUC in collaboration with IMAM Response and Relief Team (IMARET) held at the second day. In addition, this programme involved some of the respective medical doctors, pharmacists and dentist. This slot was the main highlight to raise the awareness of participants on the theme that we brought. Apart from free medical check-up and consultations by the doctors and pharmacists, there were also demonstration activities, poster explanation regarding the body and environmental hygiene conducted by the pharmacy student of LUC. The informational posters and pamphlets were displayed to ease the participants to read and gain information on various current health related topics including the correct ways to maintain hygiene in order to prevent themselves from HFMD.
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As the Public Health Campaign (PHC) was about reach and served the community, free health screening service has been offered to everyone. Besides that, informal approach in delivering better understanding on our campaign’s theme was also applied through demonstration on the correct ways of brushing teeth and washing hands. In addition, PHC was also a good platform to develop students’ creative thinking, communication, collaborative and management skills in becoming the future competent pharmacist. Despite the challenges encountered, the organizing team had actually learnt a valuable lesson and experience which will never be had from elsewhere. Moreover, bonded have been strengthened among the students and the collaboration team including the respective pharmacist, doctors and dental team. This programmed were not only helping those in need but also could create incorporation between students and professional team to work together in helping other people and at the same time enhance our own understanding on the health-related matter.
Poster exhibition and explanation. Demonstration activities.
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Hear t D ise a se Awareness C a mpa ig n
The Public Health Campaign 2017 with the theme “Heart Health: Let’s Beat It!” started off at 10.30a.m. on 11th March 2017, involving a total number of 73 volunteers. The public started walking in by 10.45a.m. and ushered by the volunteers on duty to the registration counter. Response of the public was slow at first, but it started to get packed by 11.30a.m. The health screening tests conducted were measurement of body mass index (BMI), systolic and diastolic blood pressure and biochemical analysis of glucose level.
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Opening Ceremony of the Public Health Campaign in Amanjaya Mall, Sungai Petani.
Hear t D ise a se Awareness C a mpa ig n Poster of Public Health Campaign. Blood pressure measuring during the event. We were glad to see that all our events progressed successfully. We had organized the “Heart Disease Awareness Campaign” on 5th April 2017 from 9.00a.m. to 3.00p.m. at SMK Perimbun’s hall. One of the aims of this health awareness campaign was to spread the awareness on cardiovascular disease to the public as much as possible. Outsiders such as parents and friends of the graduated students were attending for the event too. Thus, we had the chance to approach to not only the SMK Perimbun’s students, but also the public for example adults who did not have an adequate knowledge on cardiovascular disease. The booth for our campaign was set up in SMK Perimbun’s hall so that we were able to gain the attraction from the public. PHC Reports 2017
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Physical H e a lth Awarene ss C a mpa ig n 2 n d Da y
The students were divided into three groups which were the Home Medication Review (HMR) team, ‘gotong-royong’ team and ‘merewang’ team. The HMR team was joined together with four lecturers and seven registered pharmacists to conduct the Home Medication Review. HMR team visited the locals at their home to conduct clinical review of their medicines at home. The objective was to enhance the knowledge of the community and their awareness regarding medication especially for the individuals with chronic health related 1s t D ay ‘Gotong-royong’ and The students arrived at Surau Kg. problems. activity was held Desa Murni Sanggang where the ‘merewang’ foster family officiation was held simultaneously at Surau Al-Kauthar to prepare for the grand dinner later. with 15 foster families.
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3rd Da y KaMU (Karnival Mesra Ubat) event was held at Dewan Terbuka Desa Murni Kerdau. The opening ceremony began at 9.30 a.m. with the speech by Director of KaMU 2017 as well as inauguration by the representative of YB Dato’ Sri Haji Mohd Sharkar bin Hj. Shamsudin, Chairman of the State Committee of Tourism and Culture. There were seven booths available on that day which were the health screening booth, children’s booth, women’s health booth, ‘Know Your Medicine’ booth, smoking cessation booth, exhibition booth and career booth.
Anti-Mic rob ia l Re sis ta nc e Awarene ss C a mpa ig n The event was held over a period of two days (7th and 8th March) in IMU with an additional day (18th March) for community outreach at the Bukit Komanwel Park. The activities were predominantly held at the IMU atrium. Students volunteers were present the booth from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. to assist the participants and to answer any queries.
A participant signed and pledged to be an antibiotic guardian.
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Meanwhile, on the 18th March, community outreach campaign targeted to educate and raise awareness on antimicrobial resistance among the general public was held at the Bukit Komanwel Park. The public’s knowledge on antimicrobial resistance was assessed with a simple five questions quiz. Various posters, pamphlet and games were used to educate the public on antimicrobial resistance. The public was also asked to make a pledge to help reduce the use of antibiotics for viral infections by imprinting their fingerprint on a piece of white cloth.
KPJUC Zika
& De ng u e Awarene ss C a mpa ig n
The activities held on the first day which is on 1st of May 2017, involved participation of the public because the activities performed was Flash mob, Health Exhibition and Foot Screening Test, Coloring contest at Tesco, Nilai. A total of 80 students participated in this event accompanied by 2 advisors and 3 lecturers to succeed this event. The society gets input regarding the theme of Zika and Dengue and able to differentiate between Zika and Dengue. The public was also been taught of ways of preventing from breeding of mosquitoes. On the second day which is on 2nd of May, a total of 65 students participated in gotong-royong activity around the campus area. Meanwhile, recycling competition and video making competition was still ongoing till the official closing ceremony day. The date of 4th July was the official closing ceremony day where blood and organ donation event was carried out with the help of Blood and Organ Donation team.
Mahsa Dia bete s
Awarene ss C a mpa ig n
counselling counter set up by final year students where an assessment to evaluate the risk towards Type II diabetes was carried out. In addition, poster exhibition was set up in which several posters were prepared in dual language to help the general public in understanding and improving their knowledge Committees. Blood donation. pertaining to diabetes. Games were also designed to On 1st April 2017, staff from NKF and PDN test the understanding of general public on the topic conducted health screening and blood donation at being highlighted. 10.00 a.m. respectively. We had since then received overwhelming response from the general On 2nd April 2017 (Sunday), there were more public. All participants were requested to register participants joining the event. As planned, NKF themselves before proceeding to health screening started the event by conducting health screening test at counters. The public was offered to test for body 10.00 a.m. and the flow was the same as the first day. mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), glucose PDN also joined the event on the second day of event. test, cholesterol test and urinalysis. To add on, the Many people joined blood donation knowing that a participants were charged RM5 for cholesterol pint of blood saves many lives. Blood donation test. After that, the participants were directed to a continued till 5.00 p.m. PHC Reports 2017
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Anti-Mic rob ia l Re sis ta nc e Awarene ss C a mpa ig n
Monash
Different booths were set up during the event: Pledge to fight antibiotic resistance AMR Quiz Pameran Kenali Ubat Anda (Know Your Medicine) Counseling booth. Volunteer giving advise on AMR to public.
Health screening Poster competition T-shirt and Muffin sales A talk about AMR was also held which was led by Dr. Mai Chun Wai. During the outreach in Bukit Komanwel, similar activities were also held for the public with the aim of raising awareness.
MSU
Women’s H e a lth Awarene ss C a mpa ig n Different activities were held during the event: Anti-Tobacco Booth Quiz Blood Donation Drive Health screening Explorace competition on Anti-Tobacco Zumba
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A talk about smoking cessation was also held which was led by Ms Vanessa Yeow May Yin. During the outreach in MSU, similar activities were also held for the public with the aim of raising awareness of smoking cessation.
Nottingham
Mental He a lth Awarene ss C a mpa ig n
This campaign is primarily to promote mental health awareness amongst UNMC students, staff and students from other universities. It is also to provide opportunity to Nottingham’s pharmacy students to contribute their compassion to the society and facilitate contribution of knowledge on this topic by invited speakers. The MyPSA Executive board serves as an advisory board to PharmNotts as there will be a collaborative effort between MyPSA & PharmNotts. The campaign was held in Kuala Lumpur Teaching Centre (KLTC) on 22nd of April 2017. Our target audience was mostly university students and staff, in which our expected target are 120 participants. This campaign comprised of talks by speakers with various background to help engage our diverse community in understanding and become more aware about mental health conditions.
SEGi
Logo of the event. Participants trying to solve the ‘Human knot’ task.
Cosmes tic Prod u c ts Awarene ss C a mpa ig n
Cosmetics always come in mind whenever the public are engaged in the society, to ensure themselves are presentable to others during their work. However, not everyone understands the true values and usage of cosmetics to oneself and some might have overuse it and causing harm towards the user itself. Therefore, by organizing this Public Health Campaign, themed “Cosmetic and Confidence – Feel as good as you look”, we try to promotes the self-confidence with the correct ways to use cosmetics. Besides that, by advocating the proper and safe use of cosmetics might be benefits to those who are interested to try on cosmetics but worry about the damage that it can caused to their skin.
On Stage Event:
Four talks about cosmetics delivered by sponsor’s representatives 1 Chriszen: “The Suitable Skincare for Your Skin Type” 2 Sebamed: Speaker Sam Leong: Talk about the ways to reduce and prevent acne as well as the right ways to take care of our skin and face. 3 Ericson Laboratorie: Introduce the concept of their and introduction of their product range 4 Avon: Talk about tips for makeup skills Video Presentation Makeover session by makeup artists Lucky draw
Off Stage Event:
Exhibition Games Blind Beauty Make Over Beauty Guess & Win Game Nail polish Fashion Game Makeover session Food sale Information sharing session by cosmetic companies at their respective booths
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Taylor’s
Women’s H e a lth Awareness C a mpa ig n
A total of 9 booths will be set up on 25th of April which is the same date as the talk in the open area outside Student Life Centre (SLC). The organizers set up the booth one day before the event day, which is on 24th of April, Monday, after 5.30 p.m. The exhibition start from 9.10 a.m. till 5.00 p.m. Posters, flyers and information for exhibition obtained from the organizers such as MyPSA and others. Information and fun facts on the topics discussed like menstruation and menopause, cervical cancer and breast cancer, cosmeceuticals, mental health will be displayed to increase awareness of the students and the visitors while widening their horizon. Roadshow will be set up by sponsored companies like Watson to introduce their products. Students will be able to identify and expose to different drugs and medications specifically for women’s health
UiTM
as professionals from the company itself will be invited to explain about their products and carry out suitable demonstration. Health screening conducted by the students from Taylor’s University School of Pharmacy. The included tests are BMI check, body fat, blood glucose and blood pressure tests. The consultation for the tests results done by the Pharmacists from Watson Pharmacy. Blood donation set up in LT11 with the cooperation from National Blood Bank and will take place from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Zika & De ng u e Awarenes s C a mpa ig n
Public Health Pharmacy Carnival (PHPC) is a program organized annually by students of the 6th semester Faculty of Pharmacy, UiTM Selangor, Puncak Alam Campus. "Zika Virus and Dengue Awareness" was chosen as the theme of this year's PHPC program. Many activities will be carried out, among which are "Pharmacy2u" which is the main activity in PHPC. The interesting thing about this program is 20 students together with the Ministry of Health (MOH) officers and the pharmacists will be cycling around the neighbourhood and will visit
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several houses. They will serve and counsel them about the medication. For example, they will emphasize on the storage and how to use medication such as inhalers and insulin injection.In addition, to coincide with the theme of "Zika Virus and Dengue Awareness", gotong-royong to clean the area around the peak of the housing will be carried out. Additionally, a forum entitled “Cara Pengambilan Ubat Ketika Bulan Puasa" will be carried out as the months of Ramadan begin a week after this programme.
UKM
Dia betes Awarene ss C a mpa ig n The aim of organizing this event is to promote the spirit of volunteerism among students of The National University of Malaysia by improving the public’s knowledge and awareness about the safe and proper use of medication. Besides that, another objective of this event is to produce competitive students with high level of self-esteem in order for them to face the public and serve the community more confidently in future. Lastly, we hope the public could realised the importance of the pharmacy role in serving the community regarding the uses of medication and healthcare as well. Event Poster. A volunteer is explaining to the visitor about the method to identify counterfeit drugs and safe use of medication.
UniKL
Dr ug Abuse Awarene ss C a mpa ig n
University Kuala Lumpur, Royal College of Medicine Ipoh, Perak – on 30th September 2017, Pharmacy Student’s Society (PSS) of University of Kuala Lumpur, Royal College of Medicine Perak organized a public health campaign with the theme being Drug Abuse Awareness. Generally, this campaign is an educational and interactive event designed to provide basic information on medicine and basic medical screening to the community. It is also a campaign which attempt to increase the public’s awareness on drug abuse cases that is widely occurring here in Malaysia, specifically in Ipoh, Perak. There were blood donation drive, health screening booths, eye test booth, exhibition, games and health talk. With a target of audience of 300 people, we managed to approach school students and UniKL RCMP students to let them be aware of the danger of drug abuse.
The Vips officiation Public Health Campaign: Drug Abuse Campaign 2017.
Booth set up by the Pharmacy Student Society (PSS).
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UM
Phar macy Pro fe ssio n Awarenes s C a mpa ig n
Event Poster. World Pharmacists Day Celebration Cake. Bureau of Games and Activities The students set up games booth at 8.00am. Registration started at 9.00am. For those who wanted to join the campaign, they registered themselves in this booth. Then, there were some games going on such as lucky draw, marble board game and a short quiz. The participants could get a small gift if they took part in both lucky draw and marble board game as well as answered a health-related question. After the participants visited all booths in the health campaign, they came back to games booth to collect their goodies bag.
IIUM
Ant i-Toba c c o Campaign
Public Relation Bureau in collaboration with Educational and Professionalism Bureau of IIUM Pharmacy Students Society (IPhA) organised Public Health Campaign (Anti-Tobacco and Know Your Medicine) at Jeti Kelip-Kelip, Kampung Cherating, Kuantan. This event was initiated by Malaysian Pharmacy Students’ Association (MyPSA). The aim of this program is to inculcate the awareness of public towards medicine and the danger of tobacco. Besides, it contributed to one of the ways to educate society about the right way to handle medicine properly. The health screening, counselling session and survey regarding tobacco and medicine awareness were conducted in this program.
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Bureau of Health Screening On both days at 8.00am, the students started to prepare the medical devices and set up the health screening booth. The health screening services offered in this campaign were body weight and height measure, blood pressure monitoring and bone density test. Body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure monitoring were done by the students while bone density test was done by the pharmacists in UMMC. Under collaboration with UMMC, the pharmacists in UMMC provided health counselling to the participants after they went through health screening.
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Consultation on smoking cessation. Public were brief with knowledge about medicine.