The Kamra ta’ l-Ispizjara has the pleasure of inviting you to attend the three (3) seminars below:

 Thursday 31^st May: A Patient Centred Pharmaceutical Service in the Community.

 Monday 4^th June: Patient Centred Care: A Visionary Paradigm Shift

 Monday 11^th or Tuesday 12^th June: POYC – Patient Centred
Pharmacists’ service in the community.

Various speakers will address the seminars. The seminars of the 31^st May and 11/12^th June will be held at the Professional Centre, Sliema Road, Gzira while that of the 4^th June will be held at Dar l-Ewropa, St. Paul Street, Valletta.  All seminars will start at 7.30 pm for 7.45pm.

Light refreshments will follow the presentations.  This programme is FREE for paid up members.  Non-members may settle their annual fee (50 Euro) at the door or pay a one-time fee of 15 Euro per seminar.

CPD 2012 programme

The Kamra ta’ l-Ispizjara and other stakeholders discussed their views and opinion re three (3) important consultation documents concerning amendments to present legislation yesterday afternoon during a meeting held at the Medcines Authority.  These are:

1.Consultation Document on the amendment to Legal Notice 315 of 2006 – Medicines Authority (fees) Regulations, 2006, as regards fees related to product registration activities where malta is reference member state in the european procedures (Mutual Recognition and Decentralised Procedure)

2. Consultation Document on implementation of Directive 2010/84/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2010 amending, as regards pharmacovigilance, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use.

3. Consultation Document on the proposed amendments to Subsidiary Legislation 458.16 (Legal Notice 279 of 2007 as amended (Pharmacy Licence Regulations, 2007) and to Subsidiary Legislation 458.49 (Legal Notice 292 of 2006 – Prescription and Dispensing Requirements Rules).

Kamra members have access to these documents which may be downloaded from the members area.  We shall keep members posted with the Kamra’s feedback re these documents in due course.

The Kamra is striving to improve and upgrade its website so as to be able to make it a reference point for both pharmacists as well as the general public.  As a start the website has undergone a number of changes and more will be in place by the end of May.

1. Pharmacy Services Information Page: Those pharmacists who have received a receipt for membership payment may now fill in the template re their pharmacy services so as to get it ready for the end of May which is when the information page will GO LIVE.  In this section each Managing Pharmacist/Pharmacy Owner may have an allocated space to display the services on offer at the pharmacy.  The applicable fee per pharmacy shall be of 25 euros.  To qualify for this it is imperative that the Managing/Full-time pharmacist is a paid up member for the present year.

The annual membership fee for pharmacists is 50 euros until the end of the year.  Please refer to Membership Renewal below to pay your membership NOW!  Pharmacy Owners (non-pharmacists) will be approached in the coming days to be informed of this new service however in the meantime it is advisable that the pharmacists reading this e-news inform their employers.

2.   Introduction of Members Area with drop down The Kamra Answers where you will find practice related Q & A mainly developed following individual queries as well as Continuing Professional Development Programmes held regarding Ethical, Legal Responsibilities and Liabilities of Pharmacists. This area will be password protected with members for the present year having received a password by now.

3.   New area under construction – Campaigns – will be in advanced stage of development by end May. All those pharmacies paying  the 25 euros fee for the Pharmacy Services Information page will be automatically listed here unless they decide otherwise. Information regarding specific ongoing Campaigns will be sent later.

4.   Situations Vacant/Wanted may now be found under Career Development – Job Opportunities.

If you have not paid up your membership please go to Membership in The Chamber area and follow the instructions on how to pay your membership.  Your support is necessary wherever you are practicing.

As always we kindly ask you to send us your feedback good or bad we appreciate it and helps us improve.

Please note that DH and POYC circulars pertaining to this reform have been posted in the Members Area.

The Medicines Authority in collaboration with the Malta Council for Science and Technology and the Innovative Medicines Initiative will be organising an Information Session on the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and give information on the fifth call for proposals.

Representatives from the Innovative Medicines Initiative will deliver an information session on 2nd April 2012 at 08.45hrs at the Medicines Authority in Gzira. The main purpose of the information session is to provide practical information with regard to IMI and the fifth call for proposals and to give potential applicants the opportunity to interact directly with representatives of
the Innovative Medicines Initiative. The session will be opened by Hon. Minister Dr. Jason Azzopardi.

Download Information Session on the IMIs

This year the Campaign will focus on the positive outcome of kidney transplantation and the life-saving aspect of organ donation. The slogan for this year’s campaign is Donate  -  Kidneys for Life  -  Receive.

Please take some time to follow the link below and update yourself on Kidney Disease and why not Get Involved and take the Kidney Test available on the site!

http://www.worldkidneyday.org/

The President and Executive Council of the Kamra ta’ l-Ispizjara ta’ Malta express their sympathy on the passing away of our dear pharmacist colleague Owen Farrugia at the age of 38 years. Owen graduated BPharm (Hons) in 1996.

Owen practised in regulatory affairs, working for a local distributing firm as a Responsible Person. He also contributed to the academic formation of pharmacists at the University of Malta, Department of Pharmacy. He was a regularly paid up member of the Kamra and always expressed his opinion on professional matters. The Kamra appreciated his gently expressed constructive criticism and his tenacity and determination. Through his behaviour and commitment, it was clearly evident that he had his profession at heart. May God grant him eternal rest and comfort his family in bearing their great loss.