The conference aims to provide a platform for sharing research findings in health sciences (including pharmacy) in the recent past, and to motivate and encourage further engagement in innovative thinking through the young innovator in health sciences award scheme which is also a part of the conference

Stress is defined as any type of change that causes physical, emotional or psychological tension, and it has been dubbed as “the health epidemic of the 21st century” by the World Health Organization. Stress is the body's response to any situation that requires attention or action, and everybody experiences some level of stress. However, high levels of stress may lead to various physical, mental, and emotional symptoms such as muscle tension, headaches, fatigue, sleep disorders, irritability, increased heart rate, and difficulty in breathing. Chronic stress is also a risk factor for the development or exacerbations of non-communicable diseases. Pharmacists have an important role in helping people prevent and manage stress though pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches.

Moderator:
- Filipa Alves da Costa, Assistant Professor Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon - Portugal

Panellists:
- Carole Spiers, Chair International Stress Management Association - UK
- Hahn, Martina, Clinical pharmacist University hospital Frankfurt and Department of mental health, varisano hospital Frankfurt Hoechst - Germany
- Ricardo Cintra, Clinical Phycologist Farmácia Moreira Barata, Lda - Portugal

This 2nd of 4 Digital Events on mentorship will follow the introductory event on mentoring and focus specifically on the use of motivating language as well as draw upon social provisions theory to evoke more effective communication between mentors, mentees, and all colleagues. Research has demonstrated how communication using these strategies helps to engender organizational and profession commitment, as well as mitigate burnout in pharmacy. They are also useful strategies when mentoring and communicating with persons of varied backgrounds to promote gender and racial equity and increase comfort levels of mentors and mentees who are varied in their background.

Moderator:
-Shane Deselle, Associate Dean for Research and Professional Affairs Touro University California College of Pharmacy-USA

Panellists:
-Brooke Clubbs, Coordinator, MA in Higher Education Southeast Missouri State University, Department of Leadership, Middle & Secondary Education-UA
-Efi Mantzourani, Reader in Pharma;cy Practice University of Cardiff School of Pharmacy-Wales
-Imbi Drame, Amine Global LLC-USA
-Heiko Spallek, University of Sydney School of Dentistry-Australia

Empowering patient self-care improves health outcomes and reduces the burden of diseases. Improving health and self-care literacy is key to empowering pharmacy-based self-care. This is especially important when it comes to the management of minor ailments through pharmacy. Consisting of a series of five events focusing on common health issues, this new FIP digital programme aims to examine how pharmacists can be enabled to improve health and self-care literacy. Approaches for each of the five areas of minor ailments will be discussed including embedding health and self-care literacy into education and training, developing self-diagnosis and self-medication protocols, widening access to patient information, and improving referral strategies.

Empowering patient self-care improves health outcomes and reduces the burden of diseases. Improving health and self-care literacy is key to empowering pharmacy-based self-care. This is especially important when it comes to the management of minor ailments through pharmacy. Consisting of a series of five events focusing on common health issues, this new FIP digital programme aims to examine how pharmacists can be enabled to improve health and self-care literacy. Approaches for each of the five areas of minor ailments will be discussed including embedding health and self-care literacy into education and training, developing self-diagnosis and self-medication protocols, widening access to patient information, and improving referral strategies.

The 7th IPCRG Scientific Meeting will be held in Munich, Germany, from 15-16 May 2023. The meeting will be preceded by an opt-in module on coding and analysis as part of a new introductory course in qualitative research, which is part of our drive to build research capacity in primary care.

Registration for the 7th IPCRG Scientific meeting and the IPCRG Qualitative Research School is now open!

Empowering patient self-care improves health outcomes and reduces the burden of diseases. Improving health and self-care literacy is key to empowering pharmacy-based self-care. This is especially important when it comes to the management of minor ailments through pharmacy. Consisting of a series of five events focusing on common health issues, this new FIP digital programme aims to examine how pharmacists can be enabled to improve health and self-care literacy. Approaches for each of the five areas of minor ailments will be discussed including embedding health and self-care literacy into education and training, developing self-diagnosis and self-medication protocols, widening access to patient information, and improving referral strategies.

The 16th Global Conference on Ageing is set against the backdrop of important international agendas that align and intersect with the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing. The conference is focusing only on five themes – digital technologies, older women, maintaining and improving function, immunisation, and age-friendly environments which will be seen the lens of both the actions areas and enablers. 

The FIP Pharmacy Practice Research Special Interest Group (PPR SIG), in collaboration with University of Granada, is hosting an international event — “Pharmacy practice research summer meeting for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and supervisors” — on 3 and 4 July 2023 in Granada, Spain.

The main scope of the PPR SIG is to increase pharmacy practice contributions to global health by providing greater access to the latest high-quality international pharmacy practice research. During this meeting both starting-out and experienced researchers will be able to collaborate on major PPR themes.