South African Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (SAPSF)

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Dear SAPSFers!!

Conference forms are out!!!

61st annual SAPSF Conference to be held at the university of Western Cape from 7th to 12th December!

Please get in touch with your branch chairs to register at the earliest!

Best wishes,
SAPSF secretary 2013/14

A - Abstain
B - Be Faithful
C - Condomise

Protect yourself against STI's, including HIV/AIDS. Be Smart. Condomise

A message from SAPSF in support of STI/Condom week
10 - 16 Feb 2014

Anyone still seeking internship for 2014 do inBox me asap.

Dear SAPSFers, a message from IPSF.

"Hello everyone!

As World AIDS Day approaches, we would like to announce that this year we are doing a World AIDS Day Essay Challenge!!!

The theme of this year’s essay is

“Global Challenge: Discrimination.”

Now, if you would like to participate in this challenge, please email your essays to Sheena at [email protected] by *December 14th (GMT+0)*. Certificates will be awarded to the top three essays, and the winning essay will be placed on the IPSF website along with plans of implementation for World AIDS Day in 2014.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Ajay at [email protected]."

We urge you to participate, you have until December 14th and it would be awesome to have a SAPSFer on the winners list

The IPSF Afro Symposium

Date: 26th June - 1st July
Venue: Zimbabwe, Victoria Falls

Fees: $300 (Phase 1)
$350 (Phase 2)
$400 (Phase 3)

Theme: Integrating emerging technologies in pharmacy for the improvement of public health delivery in Africa

Join IPSFers from around Africa at this year's symposium, for more information, please contact Mitchelle Masuko the Zimbabwe IPSF Contact Person at [email protected]

World AIDS Day is celebrated on 1 December every year to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and to demonstrate international solidarity in the face of the pandemic. (From the WHO website.)

Good evening, lovely SAPSFers!! Hope you had an awesome and relaxed weekend :)

Just a quick reminder that the deadline for SEP applications is 7th January 2014!! In case, you didn't get that the first time, the deadline is 7 January 2014!

Unfortunately, our SEO will be away during the month of December, so if you are interested in applying, DO SO RIGHT AWAY! :D

For more information regarding SEP, please visit www.sep.ipsf.org

SEP Spotlight is on South Africa!!!

Check out the beautiful country you live in!!

http://www.sep.ipsf.org/

International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation - Welcome to the IPSF Student Exchange Programme! South Africa is a huge country with a rich history, and many opportunities to allow you to explore your pharmacy knowledge and skill! In addition to the gorgeous landscapes, diverse culture, and friendly citizens, we are also able to offer world class pharmacy facilities. Completing your SEP with us...

IPSF has launched their SEP Promotion week on their website www.sep.ipsf.org!!

Ever considered completing your SEP in Ghana? Visit the page TODAY to see Ghana's SEP promotion!

International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation - Welcome to the IPSF Student Exchange Programme! -- Andrew Kevin, USA, former SEP participant in Ghana

IPSF is launching new training programme and looking for future IPSF trainers ready to attend TDC (Trainers Development Camp). First edition will take place in Poland from 10th till 15th of January 2014. In the first part participants will be briefed with techniques and methods used in trainings. In the second part, they will be challenged to design their own training and deliver it!

Are you brave enough to apply? Do you want to be part of the event and experience the similar scenes from the clip for real? Then apply!
More information by your IPSF CP or SEO (CP - Nigel Sibanda; SEO - Sophia Bogolubova) or or at [email protected]

IPSF TDC : Challenge Yourself IPSF is launching new training programme and looking for future IPSF trainers ready to attend TDC (Trainers Development Camp). First edition will take place ...

Dear Pharmacy Students,

The FIP Education Initiative (FIPEd) and the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) are undertaking an important collaborative global survey, “FIPEd-IPSF Student Learning Experience Questionnaire”, which aims to measure and map global patterns of pharmacy students’ learning experiences and their quality of learning in pharmacy programmes across the world. As students are at the centre of pre-service education, your input is important in the development of educational policies and practices.

Your participation in this survey is vital to provide to better evidence of current pharmacy students’ learning experiences, and will assist in the development of global pharmacy education policy recommendations. It is important for you and your country to be represented.

The “FIPEd-IPSF Student Learning Experience Questionnaire” is an on-line survey in 7 different languages (Arabic, English, French, Japanese, Mandarin-Chinese, Portuguese, and Spanish). Please reply in the following survey link: http://www.codegnet.org.uk/moII_2013/. This questionnaire should take no more than 15 minutes of your time.

If you have any enquiries about this survey, please contact Naoko Arakawa ([email protected]) or Fahmi Fuady([email protected]).

Remember your voice is the best evidence to inform the future of pharmacy. Tell us your learning experience and become change-makers.

Thank you in advance for your participation.

Sincerely,

Naoko Arakawa

FIP Collaborating Centre

Student learning experience There is much interest in quality and standards of professional pharmacy education as health policy world-wide becomes more focussed on extending the roles of pharmacy practitioners to provide more effective medicines-related health services. To achieve higher and equitable quality, the global infra...

DEAR SAPSFers

This year's SAPSF Conference saw students enjoying themed evening events as "Mad Scientists", or dressed "White and Neon bright" ,

SAPSF would like to know what ideas you have and would like to see and participate in for the themed evening events at next year's 61st SAPSF Conference at UWC in Cape Town. Send any ideas as comments on this post.

Thanks :)

NATIONAL BANDANA DAY: 12 October 2013

The Sunflower Fund was formed in 1999 to help children with leukaemia (cancer causing rapid white blood cell overproduction) and other life threatening blood disorders. When a patient is treated by receiving healthy white blood cells from a donor, chemotherapy is done first to get rid of the cancerous blood cells, causing HAIR LOSS. Thus the Sunflower Fund organizes National Bandana Day every year to show support for children suffering from leukaemia.

October is Breast Cancer awareness month.
Great to see a lot of branches already involved.

Early Detection. Cure. Prevention

October is also Eye Care Awareness Month

Seventy-five percent of blindness is avoidable either through prevention or through treatment – which is why is important to get your eyes tested at least once per year.

Tomorrow, 28 September, is World Rabies Day.

"Rabies virus is transmitted to humans through animal bites. 95% of human cases occur through the bite of a rabid dog.
Vaccinate your dog! Vaccinating your dog is the best way to prevent rabies."

(As seen on WHO page)

Watch out for this campaign at your university's branch. From your Public Initiatives Officer Ditebogo Milanzi

A small World Pharmacy Day message to you all:

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, locum for a bit."

If you didn't know, tomorrow is World Pharmacist Day, this picture sums up who are and what we do. Happy World Pharmacist Day.

A huge welcome to Monica from Spain who arrives today for her exchange program!! We hope you have the most enjoyable and insightful trip! We hope that Cape Town treats you well!

Hello SAPSFers

IPSF Afro Symposium in Zimbabwe next year. Watch this space for more details.

hey branch chairs! :)
IMR's are due...!! Please send them through to [email protected]

Good luck and Best wishes to all the Pharmacy interns writing their examinations today!!

Hello SAPSFers

I hope you are all well rested from the break and have a great start to your semester.

To everyone who attended the 60th annual conference, please send any photos you took to the Media and Communications Officer at [email protected]

These and other updates will be posted up on the website soon, so watch that space..

Thank you :)

Ello branch chairs!!

Please be reminded that the IMR's are due on or before the 25th of this month. Send in your reports to [email protected]

Thank you! :)

Just 3 days to go until the 60th SAPSF Conference!!! Get excited!! Here to Care : Patient Focus!!

Dear SAPSFers!

There is just a little over 50 days until the much anticipated SAPSF Conference!! It is our 60th anniversary and it promises to be an exciting week! Contact your branch chairs for more information and application forms!! Hope to see you all soon!

Dr Aaron Motsoaledi rubs his forehead and repositions himself in his chair, leaning forward as if to make sure the point come across clearly: “I will say it upfront. There is no way National Health Insurance (NHI) will function anywhere if the public health system is not functioning well.”

Motsoaledi shares his plans