Pharmacy Awareness Week (PAW) is here again! PAW is an annual event across Canada with pharmacy students and pharmacists taking time to promote the profession. APSA has planned numerous events to celebrate the occasion and to promote the profession to the general public and other health professionals alike from March 2 through 9, 2013. The week kicks off with the year-end formal, better known as the Blue and Gold Ball, and then continues on with advocacy events, health clinics, and numerous professional seminars.

If the above was not enticing enough to come out and participate, there will also be numerous lunches, dinners, and prizes throughout the week, so make sure to come out and have a great time supporting your profession!

Please visit http://myapsa.ca/PAW for a full listing of all the events!

Joshua Torrance (jrt2@ualberta.ca), VP External
Jereme Parenteau (jereme@ualberta.ca), VP CAPSI Sr.
Leah Stickel (stickel@ualberta.ca), CAPSI Jr.

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Check out the Fall 2012 issue of the CAPSIL!   This issue includes an article by a UofA Pharmacy student as well as numerous articles from other pharmacy students across Canada.

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Hi Everyone,

We have finally received all of the cases for all of this year’s CAPSI competitions.  Here you will find information on what each competition consists of, the rules, and how to sign-up for the competitions.  I encourage each and every one of you to participate in the competitions this year even if you don’t want to attend PDW.  These competitions are a great way of honing your pharmacy skills whether in compounding or the patient care process.

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Apothecary students:

Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for this year’s Guy Genest Passion for Pharmacy Award. This award, in honor of Mr.Guy Genest, recognizes a CAPSI member’s notable passion for, and dedication to, the profession of Pharmacy. The prize is $500, sponsored by Wyeth Consumer Healthcare and CAPSI National. A space on the PDW trip is also reserved for the award recipient, who will be officially recognized at Awards Ceremony during this year’s PDW in Montreal.

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Dear pharmers,

Here is some information about how you can get involved with the CAPSIL (Canadian Association of Pharmacy Students and Interns Letters), the official publication of CAPSI National.

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Please note: This is simply meant as a summary of the PDW Information Session and does not necessarily include all information. Any further questions can be directed to Jereme Parenteau or Leah Stickel.

PDW 2013 takes place in Montreal, Quebec on January 9-13.  This year we have 76 spots available for UofA students. In total there will be about 900 students going to PDW making it the largest PDW ever.

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The CSHP – CAPSI Hospital Pharmacy Student Award recognizes pharmacy students who show promise as future hospital pharmacy practitioners through their student activities or their experiential training in direct patient care, research or education.

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Every spring, pharmacists and pharmacy students across Canada celebrate Pharmacy Awareness Week (PAW) by promoting the profession of pharmacy and educating the public on the role of the pharmacist.  APSA organises many PAW events, including patient health clinics, awareness campaigns, and speaker sessions.

Watch our video to see some highlights of PAW 2012!  This is APSA’s submission for the Professionalism Award at Pharmacy Development Week 2013.

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Check out the latest CAPSIL!

This edition includes an article about Pharmacy Awareness Week 2012 at the U of A, as well as many other updates from pharmacy students across Canada.

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Check out scopes of practice of pharmacy across the nation with this fun tool courtesy of CAPSI! Just roll your mouse over each province/territory.

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