The International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF) was founded in 1949. The Federation now represents approximately 500,000 pharmacy students and recent graduates in 92 countries worldwide. IPSF is the leading international advocacy organization for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students. The Clinical Skills Event (CSE) is originally an IPSF event providing educational opportunities for its members to enhance and demonstrate their clinical knowledge. This year, IPSF worked with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA) as this will enhance the interprofessional collaboration (IPC) and expose health students to IPC which will instil confidence to learn and communicate in an interprofessional manner.
Through an invitation from IPSF Professional Development Committee, Dr. Ahmad El Ouweini, Clinical Lecturer, College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University & Clinical Preceptor/Pharmacist, Thumbay University Hospital, delivered an online webinar to over 50 students from around the world, coming from pharmacy and medicine backgrounds, where he discussed:
- Cardiovascular Diseases Introduction and Burden
- Cardiovascular Diseases Types
- Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors
- Interprofessional Collaboration Introduction
- Tips for Optimal Interprofessional Collaboration in managing patients with cardiovascular diseases.