Tuesday 3 September 2024

Attendees will be able to hear real-world examples from different countries of how point of care diagnostics can be successfully used in pharmacy setting for management of most prevalent chronic diseases.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots are computer-based programmes based on deep neural networks that can simulate human-human conversation via text or voice to engage in a dialogue with users. With ...

As the scope of pharmacists in many jurisdictions is rapidly evolving into prescribing, this session is designed to explore the foundational aspects of quality prescribing within the realm of pharmacy practice. ...

The FIP Hospital Pharmacy Section Basel Statement Promotion Committee will continue to highlight how hospital pharmacy organisations and hospitals in the World Health Organization African Region utilise the Basel ...

In 2019, 4.95 million deaths were associated with drug-resistant bacterial infections and 1·27 million deaths worldwide were directly attributed to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) making it a top global health threat. ...

This session addresses key challenges and opportunities in designing 21st-century patient-centric drug delivery systems for illnesses that disproportionately affect Africa and/or other low- and middle-income countries ...

As the number of patients with advanced, untreatable diseases having multiple symptoms and complicated treatments increases, the need for specialisation in pharmacy becomes more relevant. Specialisations in pharmacy ...

Managing symptomatic reflux remains a significant contributor to daily life in pharmacy. Whether dispensing medicines or facilitating a consultation, the role of the pharmacist in managing customers with these symptoms ...

The symposium will focus on the market and regulatory complexities of Cannabis products such as CBD oil.  Ensuring quality products is essential in contributing to the safe and effective use of medicines.  

This session delves into the dynamic intersection of patient behaviour and the integration of AI in pharmacy practice. As patient behaviour evolves with online health information seeking there is a need to understand ...

Implementing electronic health records in resource-limited settings: Challenges and opportunities Electronic health records (EHRs) play a crucial role in modern health systems, allowing storage and sharing of ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified substandard and falsified (SF) medicines as a major public health threat. A particular area of concern is informal markets, both physically as well as online. ...

The World Health Organization defines pharmacovigilance as “the science and activities relating to the detection, assessment, understanding, and prevention of adverse effects or any other medicine-/vaccine-related ...

Machine learning algorithms/artificial intelligence (AI) have been used in pharmaceutical science for many years to aid management of large data sets. In the past few years these tools have grown ever more advanced and ...

Against the backdrop of a growing demand for medical cannabis, the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes and its cultivation for research and other legal processes is regulated through the Medicines and Related ...