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.

NZCP Spring 2008 Enrolment Form *new*

Click here to see the College Programme for the remainder of 2008

Information on the College's Membership Programme can be found HERE

Claim your College CE Credits for attending the 2008 PSNZ Regional Symposia HERE

Upcoming Programmes:

Drug Interactions - Audioconference  (final Associate audioconference for 2008!)

Audioconference to be held on Wednesday November 12th 2008

Presented by Bob Buckham , College Programmes Manager and former specialist Drug Information pharmacist

Learn about how drug interactions happen, how to work out if they are important, what to do about them, what resources are available (& which are any good!).

Bob has been told that he has “an easy style of presenting that makes it all seem like common sense” and has presented this topic to PSNZ branch meetings & Symposia, NZHPA Clinical School 2007, Pharmex08, and even medical students. 

Listen in and gain a better understanding of drug interactions: from the “simple” interactions to Cytochrome P450 (“CYPs”) through to herbal and the (relatively) newer field of drug transporter-mediated interactions. 

This presentation covers the lot and will be of use from beginners to experts! 

Supported by readings, case examples and a user-friendly CYP450 interaction table.

Enrol in this audioconference (either live or via CD) and get a %15 discount off Stockley’s Drug Interactions (full or pocket version)!

 Information and Enrolment Form

Medicines Use Review (MUR) Training

MUR training is undertaken by DHB region depending on local requirements. 

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.

*** The College of Pharmacists is considering running an 'open' training day in one (or more if demand allows) of the main centres before the end of 2008. 

Please email the College (nzcp@psnz.org.nz) or send in an Expression of Interest Form if you are interested in attending.

• Expression of Interest Form
• MUR Course Information Sheet

Emergency Contraceptive Pill Training 2008

ECP training may be completed using a recording of the latest audioconference or attending a workshop or live audioconference.. 

• Distance Learning Audiopack (using recording of audioconference held on June 25th)

  • ECP Distance Learning Enrolment Form

• Auckland Workshop: to be held on November 26th

• Audioconference for pharmacists/interns outside Auckland: to be held on December 2nd

     (NB. Auckland pharmacists will be unable to attend this as the local audioconference suite is unavailable)

• ECP 2008 Enrolment Form

2008 Interns may enrol for the Auckland workshop on Nov 26th or the Audioconference on Dec 2nd (if outside of Auckland), however you must acheive registration in order to complete ECP accreditation.

Posts from the ECP chatline 2002 - 2005 can be accessed from the Best Practice section of the PSNZ members' login.  Contains practical scenarios and responses to curly questions

Most Recent Programmes (still available for purchase from the Resource Shop):

Thyroid Disease - Audioconference 

Audioconference held on October 15th 2008

Presented by Dr Robyn Toomath, Consultant Endocrinologist, Wellington

With an update on the regulatory issues around levothyroxine from PSNZ Chief Pharmacist Advisor, Euan Galloway

• Have you been dealing with the current issues around the use of levothyroxine and realised you need a refresher on thyroid disease and its treatment?
• What is the evidence that an alternative brand of levothyroxine will be better, the same or worse?
• How will a "choice" of 2 or more brands change anything?  

You’ve requested it, so we’re delivering it! 

At the College of Pharmacists, we have interrupted our 2008 course schedule to bring you an introduction to thyroid disease. 

Covering: the thyroid and thyroid hormones, actions of the thyroid hormones; aetiology, signs & symptoms, investigations and treatment of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism. 

Learn about this disease and understand how it’s treated and monitored!

Information and Enrolment Form

Beta-Blockers - Audioconference

Audioconference held on September 17th 2008

Presented by Dr Lynda Bryant: Beta-blockers – what’s new, what’s not?

There has been some controversy regarding the role of beta-blockers in high blood pressure, and this will be explored, including whether or not the effect of beta-blockers can be considered a class effect. 

Beta-blockers also seem able to “multitask” and we will also look at the benefits of beta-blockers beyond blood pressure lowering.

Information and Enrolment Form

Care of the Older Client - Audioconference or Full Membership Module

Audioconference held on August 20th 2008

Presented by consultant pharmacist Andi Shirtcliffe, and Dr Althea Lord, Consultant Geriatrician, this course will cover a range of topics related to medicines use and disease treatment in the elderly.

Such as as prescribing in the elderly, effects of aging on drug elimination and activity, medicines adherence, polypharmacy, ADRs, ‘inappropriate’ medicines, continence, nutrition, treatment of various cardiovascular, CNS, mental health & other conditions in the elderly

Information and Enrolment Form

Business Models for Providing MUR Services

Audioconference held on July 16th 2008

This successful audioconference was regarded as VERY helpful to those with or setting up MUR services and is now available as a CD recording.

You’ve done the training and you’re MUR accredited – or perhaps you’re on your way or thinking about it.

How are you going to put this new service into your pharmacy?
What might be needed to make it work and pay?

Business Models for MUR enrolment form

Course Details and Enrolments

Please click here to view full details of all courses

• Gut Reaction Campaign - CD-ROM learning resource - click here for enrolment form
• Australian Pharmacist Journal - 12 month subscription (January 2007 to December 2007) to the - click here for subscription form

Resource Shop

For information about Basic Practice Updates (booklet), audioconferences and DVDs available for purchase from the College.

About the NZ College of Pharmacists:

Membership Handbook 2000

Joining the College

Executive members

Education partners

Peter Coville Award

NZHPA Events (Word doc 93kb)

Credit application forms

College Quiz

Contact Us

Joining The College

Membership benefits:

• Subsidised course fees
• Subscription to the College Bulletin
• Professional recognition
  

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.

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 .

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.

Contact Us

RICHARD TOWNLEY - General Manager r.townley@psnz.org.nz
BOB BUCKHAM - Programmes Manager b.buckham@psnz.org.nz
JENNY EDWARDS - Administrator j.edwards@psnz.org.nz

Administrative Assistant 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