Enhancing Excellence in Community Pharmacy
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| Day | Time | Topic | Details | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday 25 March 2026 | 09:30 – 09:40 | Welcome and Opening Talk | Mehboob Cassim & Jameel Kariem | ||
| 09:40 – 10:10 | Enhancing Excellence: Practical Strategies for Real-World Pharmacies | Outline latest FIP guidelines for community pharmacy in a South African context | Dr Sham Moodley (ICPA) | ||
| 10:10 – 10:30 | Paediatric Pain Management | Reckitt Benckiser | The Management of Paediatric Pain | Natalie Schellack | ||
| 10:30 – 10:50 | GPP Success Stories: Practical Tips to Improve Grades | Common pitfalls and practical solutions. Quick wins and long-term system changes | Panel discussion (Kgabo Komape, Jackie Maimin, Ziyanda Mfuku) | ||
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Q&A | — | — | ||
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Break | — | — | ||
| 11:45 – 12:05 | Building a Culture of Quality: Staff Training, Role Delegation & Accountability | Competency Frameworks, Practical Staff Checklists, Performance Monitoring Tools | Christine Venter (SAACP) | ||
| 12:05 – 12:35 | Collaborative Care Pathways: Linking Pharmacy Clinic Services & Medical Schemes | Referral systems, shared digital records, improving patient continuity of care, remuneration for pharmacist services | Leigh van der Bijl | Discovery Health | ||
| 12:35 – 13:05 | HIV, TB & NCD Services Through PPPs: Opportunities for Scale | Pharmacies in PrEP/PEP provision, Integrated screening models | Jameel Kariem (SAACP) | ||
| 13:05 – 13:15 | Q&A | — | — | ||
| 13:15 – 14:30 | Lunch | — | — | ||
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Workshop: “AI & Automation in Community Pharmacy: Tools You Can Use Today” | Workflow automation, Predictive stock management systems, AI-assisted clinical decision making – Chatbots | Computassist – Rhain Stander (15 mins) Chatbots and AI – Tsitsi Nyamuzihwa (Ezintsha) (15 mins) Social media – Shanaaz Bayat (15 mins) | ||
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Comfort vs Immunity: Pre or Post‑Vaccination Paracetamol? | Comfort vs Immunity: Pre or Post‑Vaccination Paracetamol? | Nishern Govender (Haleon) | ||
| 16:00 – 16:15 | Q&A | — | — | ||
| 16:15 – Onwards | Break / Exhibitor Browsing | — | — | ||
| Thursday 26 March 2026 | 09:30 – 09:50 | Pharmacy as a Primary Care Hub: A Model for Integrated Services | Screening + testing + counselling + initiation, Chronic disease packs and follow-up | Johannes Ravele | |
| 09:50 – 10:20 | Long-acting PrEP and Sexual & Reproductive Health Services in Pharmacy | Lessons learnt and opportunities; Case study from Ezintsha | Angela Tembo (Ezintsha) | ||
| 10:20 – 10:50 | The Science of Selection: Probiotic Use in Practice | The Science of Selection: Probiotic Use in Practice | Dr Lethabo Machaba (Paediatrician) | ||
| 10:50 – 11:00 | Q&A | — | — | ||
| 11:00 – 11:45 | Break / Exhibit Browsing | — | — | ||
| 11:45 – 12:05 | Building Resilient Independent Pharmacies in Preparation for the NHI Era | Engaging with provincial DoH for PPPs, contracting, managing state stock, providing stats, permits, clinics | Prof Nicholas Crisp | ||
| 12:05 – 12:30 | Economics of Community Pharmacy Practice | How to Prepare Your Pharmacy for Seasonal Health Trends | Christina Mooki (Merchant Capital) | ||
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Advocacy for 2026–27: What ICPA & SAACP Need to Prioritise Next | What ICPA & SAACP Need to Prioritise Next | Managed Panel Discussion: Jackie Maimin, Dr Sham Moodley, Jameel Kariem, Joe Ravele, Mehboob Cassim, Kgabo Komape | ||
| 13:00 – 13:10 | Final Round Up and Resolutions for 2026 and Beyond | An engaging close out session to conclude on the two-day TPS Symposium | Kgabo Komape |
