Council participates in industry conferences

The South African Pharmacy Council honoured several invitations to attend conferences hosted by the profession since the start of 2023. These conferences presented the SAPC with an opportunity to engage with pharmacists, pharmacy support personnel and other industry stakeholders.

Over the past eight months up to August 2023, the South African Pharmacy Council (hereafter “Council”) was invited by organisers of two pharmacy conferences to attend and/or participate in the programme conferences. These conferences presented Council with an opportunity to engage with pharmacists, pharmacy support personnel and other industry stakeholders.

The conferences provided Council a platform to share information on major programmes, key activities and decisions, and resolve stakeholder queries. This article reviews Council’s participation in industry conferences since the beginning of the year.

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March 2023: South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists (SAAHIP) Conference

Between 9 and 12 March 2023, the Office of the Registrar honoured an invitation to attend the South African Association of Hospital and Institutional Pharmacists (SAAHIP) Conference held in Drakensburg. At this conference, in addition to providing stakeholder support at the exhibition floor, the Registrar addressed the delegates on Council’s work and key activities affecting hospital and institutional pharmacists in South Africa.

March 2023: The Pharmacy Show – ICPA Symposium

The Office of the Registrar was also invited to address the delegates at the Independent Community Pharmacy Association (ICPA) Symposium at the Pharmacy Show in March 2023. The Registrar delivered an update on supplementary training approved by Council and the process to acquire Section 22A(15) Permits in terms of the Medicines and Related Substances Act, 101 of 1965.

May 2023: Local Choice Conference

Council was also represented at the 2023 Local Choice Conference at the Birchwood Hotel & Conference Centre, in Boksburg between 10 and 12 May 2023.

Council officials that manned the exhibition stand at these conferences were able to attend to engage stakeholders and complete numerous service requests and queries relating to applications, finance and online transactions from delegates.

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