Pharma luminance-one day national seminar on current trends in clinical pharmacy practice,

Pharma luminance-one day national seminar on current trends in clinical pharmacy practice, 26/11/14.  A report  of seminar by  Third year Pharm.D

                                     The national seminar in clinical pharmacy practice at Pushpagiri College of pharmacy mainly focused to improve and update the knowledge of current clinical practice and practice related aspects at the workplaces. It included various areas such as monitoring of drug therapy, ADRs, medication errors and drug related problems. It mainly aimed at improving participants ability to review and consolidate core clinical pharmacy skills and understanding the areas where he can use these skills.

                                               The seminar was inaugurated by Mr.dharmajan, Family court Judge. The welcome speech was delivered by prof.Dr.Mathew George, Principal,

Pushpagiri College of Pharmacy. The inaugural function winded up with the vote of thanks by Mrs. Lincy Joseph, HOD Chemistry department, Pushpagiri College of pharmacy.

                                          The seminars provided us with a chance of introspection, evaluating ourselves and perceive the arena of our interest in vast field of clinical pharmacy. The seminar started with the first session which was taken by Dr.suresh .S.David, emergency surgeon at Pushpagiri hospital. He delivered information regarding evolution of pharmacy as an important area. The second session was taken by Dr.M.Surulivel Rajan, faculty of Department of Pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of pharmacy. The session dealt with evolution of clinical pharmacists - current dilemma & possible future He delivered ideas about the roles of clinical pharmacist which extends from pharmaceutical industry to healthcare delivery and bundling products with services. The third session was handled by Dr.Rajesh.V, from department of pharmacy Practice, Manipal College of Pharmacy. The session included discussion on information management to research in pharmacy practice: essential skills and practical tips. The demo session ensured us with the proper operation of software’s such as Lexicomp, Micromedex, and Read Elsevier India.

                                       The seminar helped all of us in producing a clear and unique perspective towards our duties as a clinical practitioner. The only remedy to fear is attaining knowledge. Apart from attaining the theoretical knowledge from the books a student should try to step into the wide area of practice and help himself evolve into a dependable clinical pharmacist.