FAPA 2010: Community Pharmacy Visit
This article was authored by Germaine Soo GW, a Ministry of Health pharmacist working at Kelana Jaya Community Polyclinic. One of the highlights of the Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations (FAPA) 2010 Congress was the opportunity to visit a community pharmacy on the Field Trip Day. Prior to the Congress, we could choose from a list of community pharmacies and since all of them were independent pharmacies, I selected iHealth Pharmacy (CLICK here to check out their website) under the impression that they employed the use of IT in their pharmacy practice-and indeed they...
Read MoreFAPA 2010: Young Pharmacist Group Workshop
When I first received news that 23rd FAPA Congress was going to be held in Taipei, I was really excited over the opportunity of interacting with Taiwan pharmacists and visiting the community pharmacy as dispensing separation was successfully implemented in Taiwan in 1997. And indeed the congress was an enriching experience! What’s more, for the first time, FAPA serves as a networking platform for young pharmacists and young pharmacy students by organising a Young Pharmacist Group (YPG) workshop. The YPG workshop saw active participation by about 80 young pharmacists and pharmacy...
Read MoreFAPA 2010: A Snapshot
The 23rd Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations (FAPA) Congress hosted by the Pharmaceutical Society of Taiwan (PST) took place in Taipei, Taiwan from 5th to 8th November 2010. Words can’t possibly describe my immense joy and gratitude to attend the congress as a FAPA 2010 Travel Scholarship awardee. It was an excellent opportunity for pharmacists and pharmacist students from various countries to network and share their knowledge and experience. The 23rd FAPA Congress is special in so many ways; for one, it boasted the greatest number of delegates in the history of FAPA...
Read MoreLIVE from Taipei: FAPA 2010 Day Two
Day TWO is the first official day with lectures and meetings. The Malaysian delegation is all over the place, with some members attending the FAPA Bureau meetings, giving lectures, presenting posters and promoting Malaysia! Also, we have been chosen to host the 2014 FAPA conference! However, the highlight of the day for us young pharmacists is the YPG (Young Pharmacist Group) meetings in the afternoon as well as the YPG Party hosted by our friendly TYPG (Taiwan Young Pharmacist Group) colleagues!
Read MoreLIVE from Taipei: FAPA 2010 Day One
A YPC delegation (being part of the bigger MPS delegation) is attending FAPA 2010. We will be bringing you some snippets of the proceedings of this great event as it goes on but watch this space for a full report after we return. Day one (and minus one @ Shihlin market) started with a grand Grand Opening ceremony followed by a dinner reception where over 1,800 delegates from over 40 nations mingled! We are all very excited to be here and could not wait for the actual conference to start! Here are some of the...
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