LS-M1 - Empowering pharmacy-based self-care with health literacy

Auditorium CAIXA Monday 19 September 2022, 12:45-14:00

This session will be streamed live

Supported by Reckitt

Chair(s)

Dr Sham Moodley (FIP Pharmacy Section, South Africa)

Introduction

Health literacy is key to empowering pharmacy-based self-care, especially when it comes to the management of minor ailments and the use of over-counter-medicines. To make progress and improve health outcomes through self-care, we must understand the main areas where pharmacy has a role to play in improving health literacy. We must also learn about the different approaches that can be taken to address low health literacy. Across each of these areas we could explore approaches for health literacy; as well as key factors and considerations for enabling self-care.

Programme

12:45 – 12:50		Introduction by the chair
12:50 – 13:05 13.05 – 13.20		Understanding the influences of health literacy to optimise over-the-counter medicines use Prof. Parisa Aslani, Faculty of Medicines and Health, University of Sydney, Australia and FIP Vice President Pharmacy-based opportunities and solutions to improving health literacy in practice Prof. Tracey Thornley, Honorary Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Nottingham, UK
13:20- 13:50		Panel discussion and Q&A with chai, speakers and panellists below to identify local issues of global relevance Mr. Johannes Hattingh, President, Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa, South Africa Ms. Leonila Ocampo, President, Philippine Pharmacists Association, Philippines Mr. Jaypal Reddy Thumma, Director, Indian Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, India Ms. Samira Shammas, Member, Jordan Pharmacist Association and FIP Vice President, Jordan Mr Jack Shen Lim, Member, Malaysian Pharmacists Society, Malaysia
13:50 – 13:55		Reflections Dr Catherine Duggan, FIP CEO
13:55 – 14:00		Conclusions by the chair and session close

Learning Objectives

To describe health literacy and how it inﬂuences medicines use and self-care
To identify opportunities and solutions for improving health literacy in the pharmacy
To understand different approaches for improving health literacy levels
To discuss how local needs for health literacy improvement differ across the globe