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Welcome to the New Zealand College of Pharmacists
The College provides quality accredited continuing education programmes to assist pharmacists to maintain and upgrade their professional knowledge and skills. Courses that we offer are continually being reviewed and updated to ensure they meet the needs of today's pharmacy professional.
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The 2008 New Zealand College of Pharmacists Annual Report is available: HERE |
College Programmes:
How Are College Programmes Presented?
Audio conferences.
Audio conferences are a great way to listen in to a presentation on a particular topic, backed up by pre-reading material which gives you preparation and background information. Being able to listen live provides you with the opportunity to ask questions from your own experience and practice, as well as perhaps get further clarification on an issue. If you can’t take part in the live audio conference, you can order a CD recording of the presentation in your own time (as well as receiving all the pre-reading that goes with it). Audio conferences generally last around 2 hours and the “assessment” is often multi-choice questions or a list of the top points of learning that you have gained. Recordings of all audio conferences are also available as CD or MP3 recordings after the live conference. NOTE: Participants in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin no longer need to attend the audio conference centre – you can dial in from the comfort of home! Information on how to login will be provided at the time of enrolment.
Membership Modules.
The College’s membership modules are more involved learning on a topic and the form of presentation may include an audio conference or workshop (depending on the course). The form of assessment tends to be assignment-based, meaning that you get into the topic to a greater level. Because of the greater work and hence learning, modules are worth 50 credits each. In order to achieve full membership of the College (i.e. MNZCP) two modules are mandatory to complete, and these are Practice Pharmacy in a Professional Manner (Law and Ethics – next offered in 2010) and Communications, which is being held in 2009.
Basic Practice Updates (‘BPUs’).
Basic Practice Updates are booklets written to cover a basic introduction to a topic. They are not as extensive as a text book, and are not meant to be. They are written to be easily picked up and read - to provide a refresher to what you possibly already know, or to get a general overview to a condition and it’s current treatment.
Workshops.
Certain programmes are presented in a workshop format, where participants attend a specific venue. There are various reasons why a course may be run as a workshop, but the most common is due to a large amount of content to deliver e.g. MUR Training Workshops, or where a large attendance is expected e.g. the end of year ECP Training workshop in Auckland.
On-line Courses.
Certain short courses lend themselves well to being computer based. These are held on line and accessed on demand by the user. This allows you to complete your studies in a time and place that suits you. |
Information on the Colleges Membership programme can be found HERE
A full catalogue of College Courses can be found HERE
What's on?
Next College Audio conference:
Liver Disease:
Presented by Dr Nigel Stace, Gastroenterologist, Wellington
Wednesday July 15th, 8pm to 10pm
How are Liver Function Tests interpreted? - Do you know your AST and ALT from your ALP and GGT? What is cholestatis vs hepatitis?
Does “raised LFTs” mean you need to adjust drug doses? – how do you assess that and how “raised” do they have to be?? How does the treatment of Hepatitis B compare to C?
What actually are ribavirin & interferon?
Enrol now for this audioconference on Liver Disease, covering the presentation and management of Hepatitis B & C, the measurement of LFTs and how these are interpreted, and how to assess drug-induced liver disease.
Information and Enrolment Form
NEW Audio conference Group Discount Available to College Members:
- Do you know of 3 or more people interested in participating in this audio conference as a group?
- Why not take advantage of this to use as an MUR Peer Group session??
The College is pleased to introduce a group-discount for participation in the live audio conference. Special discounted rates, potentially saving over 20% are available for groups of 3-5, or more than 5 participants!
The proviso is that all participants must be current members of the NZ College of Pharmacists (ANZCP, MNZCP, FNZCP, and interns enrolled in EVOLVE also qualify); all group participants must get together in the same venue from which you will dial into the audio conference (i.e. using one phone line); and all prereading material will be posted to one address. See the Introduction to HIV audio conference enrolment form (above) for more information.
Upcoming Programmes in 2009:
Audio conferences: Parkinson's Disease, Poisonings, Introduction to Cancer & it's Treatment, Drugs In Sport, Drugs & Liver Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and Rheumatology.
Membership Modules: Communications, Mental Health - new in 2009, with continued availability of Care of The Elderly and Asthma/COPD
Most Recent Audio conferences:
An Introduction to the HIV patient and their Medication (June 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Laura Jones, Regional Manager, NZ AIDS Foundation, & Dr Alan Pithie, Infectious Diseases Physician, Christchurch Hospital
How much do you know about HIV and it’s treatment? Enrol now and learn about how treatment of this disease has changed dramatically over recent time.
Learn about HIV in NZ and gain an insight into what living with HIV is like from Laura Jones of the NZ AIDS Foundation. Particular focus will be given to the significant level of adherence/compliance required and adverse effects associated with medication treatment.
Dr Alan Pithie will provide a basic overview the aetiology and treatment of HIV, the medicines used and the actual aims of treatment. Interactions caused by HIV medications will also be discussed.
Information and Enrolment Form
Adverse Drug Reactions (May 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Dr Ruth Savage, Medical Assessor for CARM
Learn more CARM and it’s functions, find out how to report ADRs and learn what happens to those reports you submit. Examples presented will include recent generic “issues” e.g. levothyroxine, salbutamol & paracetamol. Also learn about the classification and mechanisms of ADRs and how causality can be established. Additional comments from a drug information perspective will be provided by Bob Buckham (Colleges Programmes Manager and former Drug Information Pharmacist), on the right questions to ask when confronted with an ADR query and useful resources to use.
Information and Enrolment Form
Skin Problems in Children (April 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Dr Lissa Judd, Consultant Dermatologist
Learn about the presentation & treatment of: eczema, impetigo, molluscum contagiosum, scabies, warts, head lice, cradle cap, baby acne & nappy rashes; also skin care in newborns/infants, & the “safe” use of corticosteroids. What do you do when the initial treatments don’t work? What are the complications of these conditions?
How differently should these conditions be treated in young children as opposed to adults?
Information and Enrolment Form
"Drugs In Sport" (February 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Andrew Sylvester, Education Programme Manager for Drug Free Sport NZ,
with comments from Olympic athletes (and pharmacists!) Melina Hamilton and Grant Bramwell.
The use and misuse of drugs/medicines in sport receives continual attention, and it is not limited to major events such as the Olympics or Commonwealth Games.
High-performance athletes are becoming more informed about which medicines are banned, but they may not necessarily know all the ingredients of OTC medicines – and some medicines are only banned in specific sports! Learn about which medicines are banned in which sports, and why, when exemptions are made for their use, and where you can find the most up-to-date information and advice.
Click here to download the enrolment form.
Course Details and Enrolments
Please click here to view full details of all courses
Accreditation Courses:
Emergency Contraceptive Pill Training
ECP training may be completed using a recording of the latest audio conference or attending a workshop or live audio conference.
See course details for more information. To order the Distance Learning Audio pack (using a recording of audio conference held on December 2nd 2008) click here.
Please note - in response to demand, for those who are already ECP accredited but would like a refresher you can now enrol in the ECP Audio conferences as a "refresher" capacity. See the enrolment form for more details
Next audioconference: Wednesday July 1st 2009 Click here to enrol
Medicines Use Review (MUR) Training
MUR training days will continue to be provided in 2009, with a particular focus on providing training to areas with a high demand for training. As the College has provided MUR training in most DHB regions, where we go to next can depend on local demand. If you are interested in undertaking MUR training, then please send in an expression of interest form to allow us to notify you if/when a training workshop is next organised in your region.
Upcoming MUR Training Workshops:
Sunday June 21st: Hamilton (click here for enrolment form) **ONLY LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE**
Sunday June 28th: Auckland (click here for enrolment form) - if demand allows, a 2nd workshop may be held Saturday June 27th
Sunday July 12th: Wellington (click here for enrolment form)
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Access to Audio conferences have changed:
A reminder that participants in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin no longer need to attend the audio conference centre – you can dial in from the comfort of home!
Information on how to login will be provided at the time of enrolment. |
Australian Pharmacist Journal
A 12 month (Jan - Dec) subscription discount is available to NZCP Members - click here for subscription form
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About the NZ College of Pharmacists:
Membership Handbook
Joining
The College
Membership
benefits:
- Subsidised course fees
- Subscription to the College Bulletin
- Professional recognition
- Attaining College Credits for courses completed
PSNZ (Inc) members are entitled to free membership of the College, but are required to sign the declaration form to do so.
Membership of the College alone is $150. Link to Membership Form.
College Credits
To apply for college credits from NZHPA events please click here:
NZHPA Events (Word doc 93kb) 
Executive
Council Members
Society appointed members
Dale Griffiths DipPharm. PGDipPharm. PGCertClinPharm. MPS MNZCP
Chris Budgen BPharm. ACC Lond. MRPSGB FPS FNZCP
Bronwen Shepherd BPharm. MPS
Pharmacy undergraduate
education establishment member:
Professor Steven Duffull
Elected members
Bernie McKone (Chairman) DipPharm. MPharm. FPS FNZCP
Gordon Ritson DipPharm. MPS ANZCP
Education
Partners
The New Zealand College
of Pharmacists wishes to thank the following organisations for their
valuable support in providing quality continuing education to the
pharmacists of New Zealand .
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ACC |
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Douglas Pharmaceuticals
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Smith + Nephew |
AstraZeneca |
Pfizer |
Janssen-Cilag |
Health Support Limited |
Propharma |
Kimberley-Clarke |
Peter
Coville Award
Three candidates will receive this Award each year for either a year's subscription to the New Zealand College of Pharmacists or College courses and resources to the value of $150.
The Peter Coville award
is open to all pharmacists,
including the new incoming pre-registrants. Awards will be made based on submitted essays that are judged to be the most inspiring.
The adjudicating panel comprises members of the College staff and
Executive Council.
The submitted essays should be 500 to 1,000 words in length, titled “Why the College is right for me” and address the following:
a) why the applicant wishes to be a member of the College;
b) what they want to achieve;
c) why the College is important for their CPD goals and is the preferred
vehicle for this, and
d) how they see the College satisfying their needs for maintaining
competency in the future.
Include your name, pharmacist number, address and contact details, and return entry to the College by 1st February each year.
Contact
Us
RICHARD TOWNLEY - General
Manager r.townley@psnz.org.nz
BOB BUCKHAM - Programmes Manager b.buckham@psnz.org.nz
SARAH LONG - Administrator s.long@psnz.org.nz OR nzcp@psnz.org.nz
New Zealand College of Pharmacists
PO Box 11 640, Manners Street, Wellington 6142
Telephone: (04) 802 0030
Fax: (04) 381 4786
E-mail: nzcp@psnz.org.nz
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