Empowering early career pharmacists: Self-care interventions in common gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms for enhanced patient care

According to WHO, individuals spend less than 1h a year with a health worker versus over 8700h a year in self-care. Self-care interventions promote individuals’ active participation in their own healthcare. To support them on this journey, pharmacists are equipped with knowledge and skills to better their self-determination, self-efficacy, autonomy, and engagement in health.

This digital event is designed as a collection of three CPB Bites to equip early career pharmacists with essential self-care knowledge in the context of reflux management, irritable bowel syndrome, and respiratory symptoms (including sore throat). Issues around gender biases in patient interactions and during treatment will be highlighted.

Moderator:
- Sham Moodley, Community Pharmacist Vice Chair Independent Community Pharmacy Assoc NEC on Pharmaceutical Society of SA - South Africa

Co-moderator:
- Gonzalo Miquel Adsuar-Meseguer, Community Pharmacist in Rojales, Alicante, FIP ECPG, Spanish Society of Clinical, Familiar and Pharmacy (SEFAC) - Spain

Panellists:
- Veronica Kihugi, Pharmacist Anaya Pharmaceuticals - Kenya
- Anja St. Clair Jones, Consultant Pharmacist Gastroenterology University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust - United Kingdom
- Leonila Ocampo, President Asia Pacific Institute for Medication Management (APIMM) - Philippines

Facilitator:
- Alison Etukakpan, Educational partnerships and projects manager - FIP
- Genuine A. Desireh, Pharmacist FIP - Kenya