CAPSI Alberta

✨PAM Week 2✨

Top Clinical Trials of 2023 with Joey Ton | Monday, March 6th |12 PM - 1 PM

◦ ECHA 2-190

◦ This session will be a review of top studies from 2022 and summarizes them into applicable bottom lines for pharmacy students

Haleon Lunch and Learn – Children’s Advil | Wednesday, March 8th | 12 PM - 1 PM

◦ ECHA 2-490

◦ Cody Dolan will be speaking about Children's Advil will provide guidance on the goals of treatment, and the important role pharmacists have in managing acute fever/pain by providing parents with information, confidence, and support. Additionally, the efficacy and safety of Children's Advil will be explored in order to provide evidence as a first line treatment option for children aged 4-months to 12 years.

LGBTQ+PhSC Bowling Night | Friday, March 10th | 4-6 PM

◦ Bonnie Doon Bowling Lanes

◦ A Bowling night will be occurring at Bonnie Doon Bowling Lanes on Friday, March 10th from 4-6pm. If interested please RSVP using the link below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdr7Q0omko4sqFrJERYyAF_5xT7fJEJgcbekQrWqTT26qscTQ/viewform

CSHP Together Conference 2023 | Friday-Sunday, March 10th-12th

◦ Banff, AB

◦ This year's conference will be offered in a hybrid format, allowing attendees to participate either in person in Banff, or remotely from the comfort of their homes. No matter how you choose to attend, you can expect cutting-edge seminars in clinical practice, leadership, thought-provoking keynote speakers, exciting social networking opportunities, and engaging games!

Can’t wait to see y’all at these events!

These are the events happening for the first week of PAM! 🎉 For more information check out our page and we hope to see you there! 🤩

The moment we have all been waiting for... PHARMACY APPRECIATION MONTH (PAM) is FINALLY HERE! 🎉
This month is going to be filled with several learning opportunities and lunch & learns so be prepared for the exciting month! To keep up with all events, be sure to follow along on our Instagram and page and keep a close eye on your class emails!

Make sure to stop by and give your best guess on how many "pills" are in the jar! IPSF is holding a fundraiser on March 1 and 2 from 12-1 pm outside MSB 2-31 with all proceeds going towards Drug Free Kids Canada for this year's Medication Awareness campaign. A guess will cost $1 and whoever is the closest without going over will win the jar and its surprise contents! 🥳

Need a professional headshot done? Sign up for our fundraiser on APSA Members corner! All proceeds will go towards Drug Free Kids Canada to contribute to this years IPSF Medication Awareness Health Campaign. 📸📷

UofA APA ⭐️ University of Alberta pharmacy delegates in their Canadian tuxedo attire

Just a reminder that the deadline is coming up to apply for the IPSF Student Exchange Program! ✈️🌎 please reach out to your local IPSF reps if you have any questions or want to learn more! [email protected]

Your lPSF local representatives would like to invite you all to a Virtual Student Exchange Program (SEP) information session on Wednesday November 16 from 7-8pm. We will be going over general information on what SEP is and how to apply! As well hear from a guest speaker who will be joining us to speak about her experience with SEP Portugal! Hope to see you then.
Link to the event page is on our page 🌎🌍🌏

Do you enjoy working in diverse environments, have experience in social media promotion and have a background in project management? Then, consider applying for the A4HP Internship 2022!

There are two internship opportunities open to CAPSI members:
1. Media and Projects Officer (virtual or in-person)
2. Project Development Officer (in-person)

The A4HP Alliance for Health Promotion Internship is an opportunity for members of the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) who are interested in becoming
influencers in the core activities of the Alliance in 2022 and increase the visibility and the value of civil society in alignment with the global health agenda.

If you are interested, please submit:

- A Motivation Letter addressed to Ms. Gabriella Sozanski, General Secretary, Alliance for Health Promotion
- A Curriculum Vitae (CV) in English
- IPSF Membership Confirmation Letter (which you can obtain by emailing [email protected]

Kindly submit electronic copies of your full application to IPSF Internship Coordinator at [email protected] no later than October 18 and use the subject line “A4HP Internship.

Celebrate World Pharmacists Day with us Today on September 25, 2022! Make sure to make a post between September 25 to October 9, completing the following sentence: “I am a future pharmacist, and I improve health by ___.” Use the above hashtag and make sure to tag CAPSI national and CAPSI UAlberta! 💊🥼

CAPSI is looking for pharmacy students who represent our values of unity, professionalism, advocacy, academics, and excellence to take on roles for our 2022-2023 executive council! Applications are open until June 30th @ 3pm MST. The following roles are available:
- CAPSIL Editor
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L’ACEIP cherche des étudiants de pharmacie pour représenter nos valeurs de l’unité, professionnalisme, engagement envers la profession, excellence et académiques pour former notre conseil exécutif national 2022-2023! Candidatures ouvertes jusqu'au 30 juin @ 1500 MST . Les positions suivantes sont disponibles:
- Éditrice du JACEIP

Get 20% off Agro's iMCQ PEBCs prep test! https://www.pharmacists.ca/capsi-membership/login-capsi/

Are you currently studying for your PEBC exams? Need some practice questions to help you prepare? Agro Health is here to help!

As a member of CAPSI you are able to receive a 20% discount on Agro’s iMCQ prep test. Simply go to our website at capsi.ca and sign in to the Members-only portal to access your discount code. Make an account if you haven’t yet with the email you used to sign up for Capsi Membership and you’ll be good to go!!

✨Good luck everyone ✨
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Étudiez-vous actuellement pour vos examens du BEPC? Avez-vous besoin de questions pratiques pour vous aider à vous préparer?

Si oui, Agro Health est là pour vous aider! En tant que membre de l’ACEIP, vous pouvez bénéficier d’une réduction de 20% pour l’achat du test de préparation iMCQ d’Agro. Vous n’avez qu’à vous rendre sur notre site Web (capsi.ca) et à vous connecter sur le portail réservé aux membres. Si vous n’avez pas de compte, vous pouvez en créer un avec le courriel que vous avez utilisé pour votre abonnement à l’ACEIP et vous serez prêt à partir!

CAPSI is looking for pharmacy students who represent our values of unity, professionalism, advocacy, academics, and excellence to take on roles for our 2022-2023 executive council! Applications are open until April 25th @ 3pm MST. The following roles are available:
- President-Elect
- CAPSIL Editor
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L’ACEIP cherche des étudiants de pharmacie pour représenter nos valeurs de l’unité, professionnalisme, engagement envers la profession, excellence et académiques pour former notre conseil exécutif national 2022-2023! Candidatures ouvertes jusqu'au 25 avril @ 1500 MST . Les positions suivantes sont disponibles:
- Président-Élu
- Éditrice du JACEIP

Interested in getting involved with CAPSI at the national level? Check this out!

CAPSI is looking for pharmacy students who represent our values of unity, professionalism, advocacy, academics, and excellence to take on roles for our 2022-2023 executive council! Applications are open until March 27th @ 3pm MST. The following roles are available:
- President-Elect
- CAPSIL Editor
- Student Exchange Officer
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L’ACEIP cherche des étudiants de pharmacie pour représenter nos valeurs de l’unité, professionnalisme, engagement envers la profession, excellence et académiques pour former notre conseil exécutif national 2022-2023! Candidatures ouvertes jusqu'au 27 mars @ 1500 MST . Les positions suivantes sont disponibles:
- Président-Élu
- Éditrice du JACEIP
- Agent(e) aux Échanges Étudiants IPSF

This Friday, March 18th, the high level bridge will be lit up in Blue and Gold for Pharmacy Appreciation Month from sunset-midnight!! Pass by the bridge and take a photo! Post your photo on your Instagram story tagging and 💙💛 each post will be shared on our story and you will be entered in a draw the following day for a $25 gift card! (Note: if your account is private we may not see the post, so DM us your photo instead!)

Hey APSA/CAPSI Members,

Please make sure you RSVP to the following events using the google forms in each event page to ensure we order sufficient food!

HIV/AIDS Lunch and Learn - March 21st https://fb.me/e/33hwPe9PI
ACP Lunch and learn - March 25th @ 12pm https://fb.me/e/4YYFnL5ge
RxA Lunch and Learn - March 30th @ 12pm https://fb.me/e/2kHPPhmEq

Also check out Women in Pharmacy Leadership Panel virtual event on March 24th! We are excited to hear some great speakers again this year! https://fb.me/e/2TU1EbOiy

Can't wait to see you at all of the other events going on throughout this month!

Check out the Facebook event page for more information. We hope you can join us! 🙂

Happy International Women’s Day! We are excited to announce our 2nd annual Women in Pharmacy Leadership Panel Event! We have some amazing panelists lined up! See the Facebook event page for more details and the zoom link closer to the event!

https://fb.me/e/1H4qxdJN5

Hello CAPSI Members!

The CAPSI National By-elections are coming up quickly and we need your input on who should be on the next CAPSI Executive Council!

We have 2 students from UofA running for council positions this year: Jonathan Chan and Tracy Tan!

Katie and Rachel will be voting on behalf of the University of Alberta, so please take some time to give some feedback on the candidates!

https://forms.gle/T3K8XQGFBsSNH15R7

CAPSI National By-Elections 2022-2023 Hey everyone, We wanted to share with you the candidates for the CAPSI National Elections! It is important that you vote so we, the local representatives, can accurately represent the views of the student body. For these positions, please take a look at the platforms in the link below and consider w...

This Thursday, come and listen to Joey Ton’s annual presentation of the trials of the year! This presentation will occur in MSB-227 or 231. As university event restrictions have been relaxed, will be serving lunch in the hallway just before you enter the room! Please RSVP ASAP on the Facebook event page so we can ensure to order enough food!

https://fb.me/e/4n23XE7fT

Pharmacy Appreciation Month is right around the corner! We are excited to share some amazing events with you! Stay tuned for more info (:

Little preview of some goodies we will be giving out at our PAM kickoff on March 2nd! Stop by MSB 2-31 from 12-12:50pm to pick up some free stuff from the PAM Committee and CSHP, and take some photos at our photo booth(s)! Thank you so much to everyone who put in a design this year in our contest! We had so many submissions! Big thank you to RxA as well for sponsoring the buttons again this year! (Buttons and stickers designed by Angel Nong, Grace Zheng, Alison Cheung, Sydney Stasienko, Jasmine Ly)

CAPSI PAM Canada-wide merchandise sale is live now! Cool beanies and tote bags with designs created by CAPSI council members! Make sure to submit your orders by 10pm MST Sat Feb 19th through the google form below! Distribution will be organized through UAlberta’s local reps. https://forms.gle/6JwUy5vVvkGMCmgE8

Head over to our Facebook event page to RSVP. $5 donations are being collected towards the Canadian AIDS Society. We hope you can join us! 🙂

Contact Rachel or Katie if you are interested in attending! We still have quite a few of available spots!