FIP’s Health Literacy Programme is aimed at fostering health equity and inclusivity through enhanced health literacy and is dedicated to understanding and strengthening the crucial connections between health literacy, self-care practices, inclusive healthcare, and equitable pharmacy services.
Programme objectives:
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Empowering early career pharmacists: Self-care interventions in common gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms for enhanced patient care30 August 2023 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. |
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Health and self-care literacy for the management of minor ailments in the pharmacy - Reflux management, Heart burn and indigestion30 May 2023 Part of "shaping the future of self-care through pharmacy" programme which aims to understand the clinical aspects and health literacy needs with regards to reflux management, heartburn, and indigestion. In addition to identifying strategies for pharmacists to enable health and self-care literacy in reflux management, heartburn, and indigestion. It also focuses on discussing enablers across education and training, care protocols and services, access to patient information, and referral strategies. |
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Health literacy and self-care for the management of minor ailments in the pharmacy - Sore throat, cough, cold and flu management9 May 2023 This event aims to: 1) Understand the clinical aspects and health literacy needs with regards to sore throat, cold and flu. 2) Identify strategies for pharmacists to enable health and self-care literacy in the management of sore throat, cold and flu. 3) Discuss enablers across education and training, care protocols and services, access to patient information and referral strategies.
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Health and self-care literacy for the management of minor ailments in the pharmacy - Children's fever management19 April 2023 Part of "shaping the future of self-care through pharmacy" programme which aims to understand the clinical aspects and health literacy needs with regards to children's fever. In addition to identifying strategies for pharmacists to enable health and self-care literacy in children's fever. It also focuses on discussing enablers across education and training, care protocols and services, access to patient information, and referral strategies.
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Health land self-care literacy for the management of minor ailments in the pharmacy - Body pain management29 May 2023 Part of "shaping the future of self-care through pharmacy" programme which aims to: 1) Understand the key clinical issues and literacy needs when it comes to the management of body pain. 2) Identify strategies for pharmacists to enable health and self-care literacy in the management of body pain. 3) Discuss enablers across education and training, care protocols and services, access to patient information and referral strategies. |
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Health and self-care literacy for the management of minor ailments in the pharmacy: Women's intimate wellness and health8 March 2023 This event aims to: 1) Understand the key issues and literacy needs when it comes to intimate well-being and health in women. 2) Identify strategies for pharmacists to enable health and self-care literacy for women. 3) Discuss enablers across education and training, care protocols and services, access to patient information and referral strategies.
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Reflux management in the community25 January 2023 Part of "shaping the future of self-care through pharmacy" programme which focuses on: 1) The resources FIP developed on reflux management. 2) Understand the main therapeutic options to support relief of reflux-like symptoms. 3) Explore pharmacists' perspectives of reflux management. |
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Supporting self-care: sexual health20 January 2022 This webinar will focus particularly on advice, screening and testing, as well as appropriate management of choices of medicines and products to support sexual health. A case study will be presented and the event will conclude with a panel discussion. |
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Innovation in self-care models, shaping the future together.13 January 2022 This event aims to discuss which medicines are appropriate to switch from prescription-only to non-prescription (Over The Counter Medicines) and describe how diagnostics can support self-care. |
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Supporting self-care: Children's health16 December 2021 This webinar will focus particularly on the appropriate management of choices of medicines and products to support children's health and the role of the pharmacist. A case study will be presented and the event will conclude with a panel discussion.
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Self-care's contribution to universal health coverage - Healthcre's and people's perspectives9 December 2021 This event discusses how self-care can contribute to Universal Health Coverage from the perspectives of providers of healthcare and the public and patients. |
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Supporting self-care: Gastrointestinal complaints and treatments2 December 2021 This event aims to explore lifestyle factors that can cause or worsen gastrointestinal complaints and the role of pharmacy team in supporting the majority of customers to self-care and effectively manage their symptoms. |
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Supporting self-care: Sore throat23 November 2021 This webinar aims to help pharmacists enhance their role as the primary healthcare professionals in the appropriate management of sore throat through improved communication and appropriate management that supports self-care.
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Supporting self-care: disinfection in common conditions15 October 2021 This event aims to explain the benefits of hand and surface disinfection in stopping the transmission of a range of common infections that are transmitted in the home and everyday life setting and profile the role of pharmacy team can play in providing patient and public education on disinfection in disease containment and management. |
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Accelerating selfcare to achieve Universal Health Coverage6 October 2021 This event aims to identify mechanisms that will enable the acceleration of self-care to achieve Universal Health Coverage. |
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Supporting self-care: Women's health9 September 2021 This webinar aims to identify how the community pharmacy team can support self-care for women with common health problems. |
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Dynamics shaping the future self-care market2 September 2021 This event aims to describe the future dynamics of the self-care market and explain the value of self-care. |
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Selfcare in the digital age11 August 2021 This event will explore the latest developments in digital health that support self-care. it will identify practical strategies to appraise the latest technology and manage misinformation and the 'infodemic'. Current practice and the role of the pharmacist in digital health is also discussed. |
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Supporting self-care: Footcare in diabetes management28 July 2021 This webinar aims to strengthen the link of Foot Health and Diabetes and to create an interest and commitment to regular foot care for every diabetic prescription dispensed to the patient. |