MPS-YPC 1st Annual Survey Results (Part 1)
Introduction The Young Pharmacist Chapter (YPC) recently conducted a month-long survey that was aimed at providing young pharmacists aged below 35 years old an opportunity to voice out their issues and concerns as well as to provide senior pharmacists with an understanding of these concerns. 376 young pharmacists responded to the survey by the end of the data collection period. The results of the survey were presented by the YPC at the 44th Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society with senior pharmacists of Bahagian Farmasi and the MPS Council as well as the president of...
Read MoreThe YPC at the Young Corporate Malaysians Summit 2010!
This article was authored by KK Lim, a Ministry of Health pharmacist working with the Clinical Research Center of Malaysia Realising the importance of networking among peers their age, five pharmacists from different MOH institutions attended the 2nd Young Corporate Malaysians Summit (YCMS) held at Nikko Hotel on the 11th of December 2010. Firstly, who are the Young Corporate Malaysians (YCM)? They are a non-profit organisation founded by a group of young people (who are in various sectors of the corporate world) to help aspiring young professionals develop themselves. I personally have...
Read MoreA Public Health Forum on Gout and Hyperuricemia
This article was authored by Mark Cheong, a Ministry of Health pharmacist working in Kuala Lumpur General Hospital On the 14th of November 2010, the Young Pharmacist Chapter (YPC) of the MPS was invited by Trustz Pharmacy to participate in a health forum hosted by the Guangdong Association of Kuala Lumpur entitled “Gout & Hyperuricemia”. The speaker for the event was Ms. Choong, a pharmacist with Trustz Pharmacy. The talk was conducted in Mandarin to an audience of around 50-60 people, most of which were middle-aged and elderly. The 3 pharmacists from attended the event as...
Read MorePharmacy Practice in Malaysia
Some of you may have seen this video when it was presented at the Pharmacy Practice Scientific Conference recently and it’s a very well done video taking us through the development of pharmacy practice in Malaysia. For those who have yet to view it,...
Read MoreAnnouncement: Anti-Infective Therapy Seminar 2010
Dear Pharmacists, There will be an upcoming seminar entitled ‘Anti-Infective Therapy: Do Our Strategies Work’ on the 29th-30th of October 2010 at Bayview Hotel, Melaka. The seminar will address issues such as the recent advances in managing infections, the trends of antibiotic usage and the management of infections in intensive care settings. The speakers for this event include Dr Christopher Lee, Head of Medical and Infectious Diseases in Hospital Sungai Buloh, Dr Tai Li Ling, Intensivist at Hospital Kuala Lumpur and our very own Pn. Abida Haq, Deputy Director (Clinical &...
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The Young Pharmacist Chapter of the MPS is a dedicated group of young pharmacists passionate about pharmacy and its role to play in Malaysia! So join us and make yourself count to your profession and your nation.