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pharmacist awareness week

Pharmacist Awareness Week
March 3-9, 2008

Pharmacist Awareness Week (PAW) 2008 is an opportunity to celebrate the profession, our evolving role in the health care system, our collaboration with other providers, and our role as advocates for quality health care.

During PAW 2008, take action and solidify the gains pharmacists have made in recent years. There is increased understanding about the importance of "optimal drug use" by Canadians, and of the need for an expanded role for pharmacists in primary health care teams, homecare and pharmacare.  Pharmacists need to continue to reinforce their role as drug experts as governments grapple with designing and implementing programs to achieve these aims.

Use this year's message to remind patients, politicians and the media that drugs only become effective medicine with proper care. Pharmacists, with their years of specific training in medications and how they work, are ideally situated to offer such care and are already doing so. Use PAW to help all Canadians understand how very much pharmacists contribute to patients' overall health now, and how much more we could be doing.

If you are planning an event, Click Here to view the Canadian Pharmacists Association's resource kit of how to plan a successful event.

We want to hear from you, so if you are planning an event in your community, send us a brief outline explaining the details of the event and we will post it on our web site.  Email your initiatives to email@panl.net or call (709) 753-7881.

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