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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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UPCOMING AUDIOCONFERENCE:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Coeliac Disease:
Presented by Dr John Wyeth, Gastroenterologist, Capital & Coast DHB
Wednesday February 24th, 8:00pm to 10:00pm
Dr John Wyeth is the Clinical Leader in Gastroenterology at C&CDHB, President of The New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology, Clinical Senior Lecturer for the Wellington School of Medicine as well as Senior Lecturer for The School of Dietetics. He is actively involved in medical student teaching and his current research and clinical interests include nutritional and functional foods and irritable bowel syndrome.
This audioconference has been specifically developed to provide you with the following potential learning:
- Up to TWO hours with a nationally-recognised specialist of this topic, including the opportunity to ask questions and make comments from your own experience.
- An overview of the aetiology and presentation/clinical features of IBS and Coeliac Disease.
- Management of these conditions – what works, what doesn’t; new therapies on the horizon and any relevant OTC preparations.
For further information and enrolment details click here
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Chloramphenicol for Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Workbook
A workbook to meet the training requirements for the reclassification of chloramphenicol for ophthalmic use to Pharmacist-Only
The reclassification of chloramphenicol for ophthalmic use to pharmacist-only is imminent.
Order this NOW to be prepared for supplying chloramphenicol when it is Gazetted early in the New Year!
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Ensure you have the information you need to assess conjunctivitis and supply ocular chloramphenicol appropriately.
This workbook provides an overview of eye-care, an explanation of the various types of conjunctivitis along with the signs/symptoms which will allow you to differentiate between them.
Register your order now to receive this workbook which includes:
• A CD recording of the College of Pharmacists 2008 Eye Care Audioconference
• The Pre-reading booklet associated with the Eye Care Audioconference
• Reference pack focussed specifically on conjunctivitis and the use of chloramphenicol
• An algorithm for the differential diagnosis and treatment of conjunctivitis
• Patient information leaflet on ‘Eye Care and Conjunctivitis’
For more information and how to order - click here: Information and Enrolment Form
College Elections:
The New Zealand College of Pharmacists Inc (NZCP) Executive Council call for nominations has closed.
The Executive Council consists of six pharmacists who are members of NZCP. Three are appointed by the PSNZ Inc Board, two are elected by the membership and one is appointed by the Universities. Nominations of candidates for election to the Executive Council closed on Friday 15th January 2010 at 4.00pm.
You should have now received your voting papers, each person who is a current member of NZCP and is resident in New Zealand can vote in the election.
Voting closes Friday 19th February 2010 at 4.00pm.
Feel free to contact the College on 04 802 0030 if you require any further details.
College Programmes:
A full catalogue of College Courses can be found HERE - Currently being updated, new edition coming shortly
Information on the Colleges Membership programme can be found HERE
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. |
Losec® Goes Pharmacist-Only - What you need to know
For those of you who were unable to attend one of the training seminars or the audioconference you can now order your copy of the distance learning pack which includes all reading materials, a copy of the treatment protocol and a DVD recording of the Wellington seminar (available from 1st November, order using the registration form link below).
Registration Form
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Upcoming Programmes in 2010:
Audioconferences:
First half of 2010:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome & Coeliac Disease (February), Fertility and Conception (March),Special Foods (April),Men’s Health (May),Drugs in Renal Disease (June)
Second half of 2010: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome,Stroke and Thrombosis, Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia, Fungal Infections, Migraine and Headache
Membership Modules: Communications, Mental Health - new in 2010, with continued availability of Care of The Elderly and Asthma/COPD
Most Recent Audio conferences:
To purchase any of the below 2009 audioconferences CD recording click here
Osteoporosis (December 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Dr Brandon Orr-Walker, Endocrinologist. Middlemore Hospital
Introduction to Cancer and its Treatment (November 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Ruth Tramschek, Oncology Pharmacist, Christchurch Hospital
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Gout (October 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Dr Andrew Harrison, Consultant Rheumatologist at the Wellington Regional Rheumatology Unit
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) (September 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Dr Richard Gearry, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Christchurch Hospital and Christchurch School of Medicine
Parkinson's Disease (August 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Dr Althea Lord, Consultant GeriatricianLiver Disease (July 2009) - now available on CD Presented by Dr Nigel Stace, Gastroenterologist, Wellington
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
Adverse Drug Reactions (May 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Dr Ruth Savage, Medical Assessor for CARM
Skin Problems in Children (April 2009) - now available on CD
Presented by Dr Lissa Judd, Consultant Dermatologist
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.
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 detailsUpcoming Training Sessions: Tuesday November 24th 2009, Auckland Evening Workshop, 7.00pm to 9.30pm at the Barrycourt Hotel and Conference Centre, 10-20 Gladstone Road, Parnell, AucklandWednesday December 2nd 2009, AudioconferenceClick 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.
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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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The 2008 New Zealand College of Pharmacists Annual Report is available to view: HERE |
About the NZ College of Pharmacists:
Membership Handbook
Joining
The College
Membership
benefits:
- Subsidised course feesSubscription to the College BulletinProfessional 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 Stephen 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 5pm Friday 11th December 2009.
Contact
Us
RICHARD TOWNLEY - General
Manager r.townley@psnz.org.nz
BOB BUCKHAM - Programmes Manager b.buckham@psnz.org.nz
SARAH LONG - Senior Administration Coordinator 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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