Pharmacists'
Association of Newfoundland
Labrador

Partners in Advocacy
CPhA

Provincial
Pharmacy Board
( Regulatory )
NLPB

To all Pharmacists:
If the media is calling you directly for comment on a specific issue or you are aware of a health care issue in the media that your Association should be made aware of, report them to our Media Response Team.

Contact Information
Email: mediaresponse@panl.net

Tel: (709) 753-7881
or (866) 753-7881
Fax: (709) 753-8882

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Calendar of events

2008

November	December


2009
2009 Annual Conference October 2nd to 4th - Gander, Newfoundland
January	February
March	April
May	June
July	August
September	October

*Indicates that the health-related day is celebrated on a static date each year.

November [Back to Top]

Month	Amaryllis Month (Huntington Society) Crohn's and Colitis Awareness Month CPR Awareness Month Diabetes Month Osteoporosis Month Christmas Seal Campaign (Nov - Dec)
Week 1 - 7*	National Down Syndrome Awareness Week
Week 6 - 12*	National Seniors Safety Week
Week 24-30*	National Home Fire Safety Week National Addiction Awareness Week
14*	World Diabetes Day
19	World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day or http://www.lung.ca
16*	Day for Tolerance
20*	Universal Children's Day/National Child Day
25*	International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women or http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca

December [Back to Top]

Month	Christmas Seal Campaign (Nov - Dec)
1*	World Aids Day or http://www.aidssida.cpha.ca or http://www.catie.ca
3*	International Day of Disabled Persons
5*	International Volunteer Day for Economic & Social Development
6*	National Day of Remembrance & Action on Violence Against Women in Canada
10*	Human Rights Day

January 2009 [Back to Top]

Month	Alzheimer Awareness Month
Week	National Non-Smoking Week
	Weedless Wednesday
27*	Family Literacy Day
	*Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP)* 38th Annual Professional Practice Conference 2008

February [Back to Top]

Month	Heart Month
Week	White Cane Week Eating Disorders Awareness Week
12*	Sexual And Reproductive Health Awareness Day

March [Back to Top]

Month	Help Fight Liver Disease National Colorectal Cancer Awareness National Epilepsy Month National Kidney Month National Nutrition Month Red Cross Month
Week	Pharmacists' Awareness Week Contact: (709) 753-7881 for listing of events
Week	National Social Work Week
Week	Brain Awareness Week
Week 14 - 20*	National Farm Safety Week
22*	World Day for Water
23*	World Meteorological Day
	World Tuberculosis Day

April [Back to Top]

Month	Earth Month Daffodil Month: Cancer Awareness Dental Health Month Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month National Cancer Month Parkinson Awareness Month National Physiotherapy Month
Week	National Dental Hygienists Week
Week	National Immunization Awareness Week
Week	National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week
Week	National Volunteer Week
7*	World Health Day
	Annual Manitoba Pharmacy Conference
17*	Equality Day (Canada)
17*	International Hemophilia Day
22*	Earth Day
28*	National Day of Mourning: Remembering lives lost/injured in workplace

May [Back to Top]

Month	Cystic Fibrosis Month Foot Health Awareness Month Hepatitis Awareness Month Huntington's Disease Awareness Month Medic Alert Month Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month National Physiotherapy Month Speech & Hearing Awareness Month
Week 1 - 7*	National Summer Safety Week
Week 1 - 7*	Spinal Health Week
Week	North American Occupational Safety & Health Week
Week	National Hospice Palliative Care Week
Week	National Nursing Week
Week	National Road Safety Week
Week	Aboriginal Awareness Week Emergency Preparedness Week National Mental Health Week National Road Safety Week National Sun Awareness Week Naturopathic Medicine Week
	Annual Hike for Hospice Palliative Care
5*	International Day of the Midwife
	Ontario Pharmacists' Association Conference
6*	International No Diet Day
8*	World Red Cross Day
10*	WHO, Move for Health Day
12*	International Nursing Day
12*	Canada Health Day
12*	Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome National Awareness Day
15*	International Day of Families
	National Day Against Homophobia
	BCPhA Pharmacy Conference
	International Day for Biological Diversity
25*	National Missing Children's Day
	Schizophrenia (Walk the World)
31*	World No-Tobacco Day

June [Back to Top]

Month	ALS Awareness Month National Athletic Therapy Month National Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus Awareness Month Relay for Life Seniors Month Stroke Awareness Month
Week	Canadian Environment Week
	Pharmacists Association of Alberta Conference
	Canadian Pharmacists Association Conference
1	National Cancer Survivors Day
4	Clean Air Day
5*	World Environment Day
8*	World Oceans Day
14*	World Blood Donor Day or http://www.who.int/
	New Brunswick Pharmacy Conference
21*	National Aboriginal Day
26*	International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficing

July [Back to Top]

11*	World Population Day
	Canada's Parks Day

August [Back to Top]

1 - 7*	World Breastfeeding Week
9*	International Day of the Indigenous People
12*	International Youth Day
	CSHP AGM and Educational Sessions

September [Back to Top]

Month	National Arthritis Month Ovarian Cancer Month
Week	AIDS Walk Week (Walk for Life)
Week	Prostate Cancer Awareness Week
9*	Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Awareness Day
16*	International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
21*	Terry Fox National School Run Day Terry Fox Run World Alzheimer's Day
	*Nova Scotia & PEI Pharmacy Conference*

October [Back to Top]

Month	Autism Month Breast Cancer Awareness Month Celiac Awareness Month Eye Health Month Influenza Immunization Awareness Month International Walk to School Learning Disabilities Awareness Month Lupus Awareness Week Occupational Therapy Month Psoriasis Awareness Month SIDS Awareness Month Women's History Month in Canada
Week	Mental Illness Awareness Week Fire Prevention Week
Week 17 - 23*	National School Safety Week Healthy Workplace Week
1*	International Day for Older Person
	World Habitat Day
2 - 4	2009 Pharmacists' Association Annual Conference Gander, Newfoundland Contact Information: aabbott@panl.net or (709) 753-7881
10*	World Mental Health Day
	International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction
16*	World Food Day
17*	International Day for the Eradication of Poverty