Pharmacy technicians are critical to delivering the NHS England Long Term Plan, every sector of practice makes a valued contribution. Enabling professional registrants to deliver their full scope of practice will benefit patients and services. Thank you 🙏David Webb APTUK

'Discover careers in #pharmacy ' was a huge success! From #antibioticstewardship to aseptics, playing 'pick up the pills' to #primarycare , the team informed, inspired & entertained.

💡Coming up: Discover careers in #biomedicalscience
📅 Thurs 27 June
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Congratulation Liz , ISMAIL MUSOKE KIZITO and all fellows for the enrolment of the CwPAMS African Leadership Fellowship-AMS (ALFA-A) 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 nadia #OKSAMS #AMS #AMR #bi -directional learning

Happy #WorldTeachersDay ! 🌟 Today, we applaud the exceptional educators who inspire, empower, and shape young minds every day. Thank you for your unwavering dedication to learning and growth. You make a world of difference! 👩‍🏫

This world pharmacist day I’m feeling grateful after a great week, working in partnership with HCPs in Uganda. The challenges they face cannot be imagined, it needs to be seen. UK pharmacy has its challenges but nothing like faced by other countries. #NHSsaveslives .

Key Highlights from the just concluded One Health #AntimicrobialStewardship Training of Environmental, Animal and Human Health Practitioners from Nakaseke and Butambala Districts in Central Uganda.

Commonwealth Pharmacists Association THET Ministry of Health- Uganda

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Over 130 practitioners participated in the 2-day training workshops. Sessions involved presentations, brainstorming, group discussions, experiments to illustrate #AntimicrobialResistance and #InfectionPrevention & #Control as well as awarding of certificates.

'As part of #AMS , proper water, sanitation and hygiene ( #WASH ) practices in both clinical and community settings are of great importance.' Filimin Niyongabo

The Glo germ experiment was conducted to appreciate sticking power of germs and the necessity of good hand washing techniques

Closing ceremonies involved speeches from Makerere School of Public Health's David Musoke, Commonwealth Pharmacists Association's Winnie Nambatya and Officials from the District Health Offices, District Veterinary Offices & Hospital Superintendents of the respective districts and awarding of certificates to participants.

Aarash Ahmadi an Antimicrobial Pharmacist from Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust leading the participants through the Baloon experiment to illustrate further how microbes that were being killed by a certain antimicrobial develop resistance overtime as indicated by the tape & pin.

When talking about #AMR we should endeavour to include a One health approach. Welldone NTU-MAK Partnership for inviting stakeholders from the environment, animal & human health AFROHUN - Africa One Health University Network One Health Lessons World One Health Congress

Indeed it was wonderful to hear from Elma Rejoice, PhD Nottingham Trent University discussing #GESI & Bee Yean Ng Oxford Health NHS FT discuss the importance of being #Antibiotic_Stewards #blended_training

Last week, I attended the #JASHConference23 . On day 2, I presented our work on mentorship of lower health facilities #antimicrobialstewardship . #CwPAMS Thanks to the funding and support from NTU-MAK Partnership Commonwealth Pharmacists Association THET The Fleming Fund Department of Health and Social Care Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust NTU Eastern Africa Centre (EAC)

Great thanks to the teamwork exhibited by our partnership members in planning and execution of these training workshops together with the administrations of the respective District Local Governments and Hospitals.

Ministry of Health- Uganda Uganda National Drug Authority Commonwealth Pharmacists Association THET

Antimicrobial resistance can best be tackled using a one health approach.
Training of the human, animal and environmental health professionals from Butambala district on AMS has been ongoing for 2 days under the CwPAMS 2 project .
Humbled to lead the knowledge sharing session.

New joint Wellcome ⁦Gates Foundation⁩ funding call:

* to understand the impact of environmental change on infectious diseases

* for African scientists at any career stage

* Application deadline 23/10/2023

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#CwPAMs AMS training from Nakaseke to Butambala district. In addition to the District Health and Veterinary officers, we have been joined by the assistant District Environmental Health Officer. Superintendent for Gombe Hospital has pledged to support the AMS committee

The one health approach in promoting Antimicrobial Stewardship is vital. We had professionals of different cadres from the Environmental, Human & Animal Health disciplines at the training in Nakaseke District.

Commonwealth Pharmacists Association Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Makerere School of Public Health NTU Research THET

NTU-MAK Partnership Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust super proud of the efforts from our health partnership this week in delivering two 2-day training events covering #AMS from a #onehealth perspective. Sessions have also focused on #GESI & #substandardandfalsified medicines Natasha Hamilton-Tanner and Kalahari (Kali) Aarash Ahmadi

#CphOGHFellows in action assisting and learning from workshops in Uganda Natasha Hamilton-Tanner and Kalahari (Kali) Aarash Ahmadi #cwpams #AMR #AMS #onehealth #pharmacy NTU-MAK Partnership Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust