Editorial
In the era of globalization
where change is the buzzword, each and every clinical pharmacist and health
care professionals should be ready to embrace the change and must be aware of
the emergency care techniques and basic life support procedures along with
other academic schedules. With an objective of equipping the emerging clinical
pharmacists, we the department of pharmacy practice organized a one day
workshop where Dr. Abeer, (HOD Emergency department, KIMS Alshifa hospital) and
his team gave hands on training on how to take B.P, Injections, First aid
measures, CPR etc. Training is first of its kind in Kerala and feed back
from students is highly positive and the same has been covered in this issue of
newsletter.
It is noteworthy to
say that our students have bagged innumerable accolades in the previous
quarter. Ms.
Anu Rose and Ms. Fathima Suhra bagged best research
poster award in a two-day international conference held at Manipal
in the month of January 2017.
Ms Irene Stanly and MS Anuja Pradeep achieved first and second place in
the poster and oral presentation competition on one-day research day, which was
held at Amrita College of Pharmacy. A study conducted
and lead by Pharm D student Amina Shajahan on ‘drugs used by
endosulfan victims at Kasaragode’ deserves a special mention and
applause. The outcome of the study has been appreciated at Ministry level followed by wide
coverage by the press and the media. Prevalence of cancer in the society has
been multiplying at logarithmic rate and our M.Pharm students in collaboration with
the Pain and Palliative, Perinthalmanna, organized a Cancer day with the distribution
of relief kit to about 50 cancer patients, which was sponsored
by Shifa Medicare trust. Our students also actively participated in Polio and Cancer
awareness program in collaboration with Govt. hospital, Perinthalmanna.
Congratulations to all the winners and participants on their outstanding
achievements!
I am
delighted to let all the readers know that Kerala University of Health Sciences
has recognized Alshifa College of Pharmacy as a Research Centre and also,
Alshifa has come up to the number one Pharmacy College in Kerala as per NIRF Ranking. Indeed a proud moment for all of us.
We believe in a holistic
approach of molding each and every student and we hope all the things we ask of
each student will only help them to become the embodiment of hard work and a
symbol of commitment all through their lives. We hope to instill the
significance of selfless service in every student through all these outreach /
clinical and social activities, and thus the very basic aim of education like
sharing the knowledge and empowering others are being accomplished. Regular
articles and columns from our guest and staff make this issue unique
and before I sign off, I wish all my readers a pleasant reading!
Dr Dilip.C
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