IPSF

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IPSF

• The International Pharmaceutical Students'
  Federation was founded in 1949. Its objective is
  "to study and promote the interests of
  pharmaceutical students and to encourage
  international co-operation among them."

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IPSF Projects PPAC

• Back to 1999, during the IPSF Annual Congress
  held in London, a motion was carried out stating
  that IPSF should promote the development of a
  Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaign (PPAC).
• In Canada, PPAC is integrated with Pharmacy
  Awareness Week.

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Proposed Ideas for PPAC

• Ideas include information booths, surveys, high
  school presentations and speaker nights with
  pharmacists from many areas of the profession.
  Some faculties invite high school students and
  prepare fun labs for them to participate in.
• Sharing ideas with other IPSF members can help us
  enhance our involvement in Pharmacy Awareness
  Week.

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Neema

• The Neema Project is a Village Concept Project
  initiated by IPSF. The project, initiated in
  1993, aims to improve the health status of the
  villagers residing in and around local villiages.
  This is done through various means, including the
  setting up of a dispensary and health education.
  Pharmacy students have participated in the
  project as coordinators, fund-raisers and site
  volunteers. IPSF is handing more control to local
  villages, but is committed to continuing
  financial support.

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Development Fund

• The development fund was created by IPSF to offer
  financial assistance to members who wish to
  attend an IPSF event but cannot afford the
  expense. Members of IPSF are encouraged to hold
  fund-raising activities to support the fund.

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Student Exchange Program

• The IPSF Student Exchange Program (SEP) allows
  students from IPSF member organizations or
  Individual Members to live and work in another
  country. Participants have the chance to
  experience first-hand the way pharmacy works in
  another country, meet with pharmacy students from
  different places and exchange ideas and
  information.

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Annual Congress

• The focal point of IPSF activities is a 10
  days-congress held in a different country each
  year. The congress aims to provide an
  international forum for the review and discussion
  of all subjects which may advance the objectives
  of the Federation and those of pharmacy students
  throughout the world. It is also an ideal
  opportunity to improve relations between
  countries, student organizations and individual
  students.

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Annual Congress

• CAPSI is hosting the 50th annual congress in
  2004!
• It will take place at the end of July in Halifax.

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EPSA-IPSF Joint Symposium

• The European Pharmacy Students Federation and
  IPSF hold a joint symposium yearly. All members
  of IPSF are invited to attend.
• The ANEPF is organizing the second Joint
  Symposium, taking place from the 15th to the 19th
  October 2003 in Strasbourg

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Other Symposia

• Each region of IPSF holds a yearly symposium. Our
  region holds the Pan American Regional Symposium
  in February. Any member of IPSF is invited to
  attend.
• IPSF also holds a students day with the
  international federation of pharmacists (FIP) in
  September, and a scientific symposium in October.

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Communication

• IPSF and the Pan American Region have listserves
  for members. There is also a chat room on the
  IPSF website, and numerous e-groups for the
  projects and interest groups in IPSF.

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Circulars and News Bulletins

• Quarterly circulars are available from the IPSF
  website. Printed news bulletins are delivered to
  member countries and published online. The news
  bulletins act like CAPSIL they provide
  information about IPSF and its projects and
  contain articles written by members.

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Other Projects and Events

• A clinical skills event is held at every annual
  congress to help members improve clinical
  practice. Countries are encouraged to hold their
  own clinical skills event, but in Canada we
  already have the patient counseling and poster
  competitions that are similar.
• A complementary education educational forum is
  held at each annual congress.
• A survey on pharmacy education is being conducted
  worldwide in the Moving On project.

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Other Projects and Events

• IPSF coordinates an AIDS awareness campaign aimed
  at teens and a Tobacco Alert campaign aimed at
  young children. Resources are available from IPSF
  reps, but in Canada we do not usually run major
  campaigns since so many other organizations do
  the same thing. Resources may be very useful
  during pharmacy awareness week when many
  faculties volunteer in local schools.
• IPSF is attempting to achieve smoke free pharmacy
  schools worldwide, but again this is not very
  relevant in Canadian schools.

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Other Projects and Events

• IPSF plans events for World Health day and World
  No Tobacco Day, and pharmacy schools should take
  advantage of resources available.
• There is an international book appeal, but it is
  being revised.
• A new project that collects essential medications
  for developing countries is being piloted in
  Singapore

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Other Projects and Events

• There are many other projects and events during
  the year. The best place to look for them is the
  IPSF website
• www.ipsf.org