20 November 2011

Smith & Nephew Wound Care Talk

PharmNotts would like to thank Mr. Tong Yeo Hsian and his assistant, Audrey for the detailed talk on wound care.

We covered many areas on minor wound care such as moist wound healing, scar management and so on. Some of the method to use products of Smith & Nephew such as Primapore*, OPSITE Post-Op , CICA-CARE™ and so on were also taught.

Demonstration by Mr.Tong

Mr. Tong showing some S&N products


The amazingly waterproof Melolin



And also not to forget, Mr Chong Chee Fong, thank you for contacting Smith & Nephew :).


                                                                                                     Yeap Cheok Tung
                                                                                                     PharmNotts IT Officer 11/12

29 October 2011

Orientation 2011

Hope all of you first years have already settled down with the new environment, new friends and also got used to the confusing timetables...

For those of you who didn't attend the orientation, these are some highlights of the event :

Sort of like a musical chair game. Played in pairs.
Objective : Both partners in the pair must stand/stay 
within the area of the newspaper given while music is 
played. Everytime the music stops, the newspaper \
will be folded into half. Soon, the area of the paper is 
only sufficient  for one person to stand on and hence
you will see the situation as in the pic  

Make the longest line with your stuffs
Mukand's 'zzz' power game
Relay race (ignore the guy with the helmet  )
                                                                              

                                                                                                          Yeap Cheok Tung
                                                                                                          PharmNotts IT Officer 11/12
                                     

07 October 2011

CONGRATULATIONS!!

Thank you to all nominees of the PharmNotts assistant posts.

You have all amazed us with your courage to stand on stage giving your 'vote for me' speech. To be frank, we felt that you all have the capability of holding the posts as well as carrying it out dedicatedly.
Unfortunately, we have limited 'vacancy' for each designated assistant posts.

So congratulations to those below on their newly obtained responsibilities!!
Assistant Secretary: Tang Eng Yee

Assistant Treasurer: Liong Siew Zhen (Susan)

Assistant Event Manager: See Shao Qin and Choo Hong Jian

Assistant PR Officer: Tan Su-Yin

Assistant Editor: Ong Jan Men

Assistant Graphics and Designs Manager: Ng Vivian

Assistant IT Manager: Tiong Chong Hwa (Ethan)

Assistant Diversity Representative: Julia Bt. Abdul Halim
We hope all of you PharmNotts members will support them with their job :)
Oh, and before I forget, dear assistants, don't be too happy with your posts yet ya as it is not permanent. When we seniors step down, there will again be an election to choose the real thing...so to those who did not get the posts, dont be too sad....you will have another chance to prove yourself :)   

                                                                                                     Cheok Tung
                                                                                                     PharmNotts IT Officer 11/12

05 October 2011

EGM

Hello people!!

Just to remind you guys that we will be having an Emergency General Meeting on the 6th of October (Thursday) at F1A11 from 6 pm till 7:30 pm.

We will be updating all of you on a few important matters as well as the election of the new assistants (so BE THERE and SUPPORT ur friends!!)

See you there!!

                                                                                              Cheok Tung
                                    PharmNotts IT Officer 11/12

22 August 2011

Video Update

Hey guys!!

I probably have mentioned about the video I am making somewhere in the chatbox....well...to avoid having an issue with the copyright infringement law....I guess I would have to change my original plan...
from a self-made transformers video...to something more relevant to us....

stay tuned...video will be up soon :)

04 August 2011

NoGaps 2011

It’s the highly anticipated National Gathering of Pharmacy Students (NoGaps) 2011 organized by the Pharmacy Society of University of Malaya (UM), one of the major events held by the Malaysia Pharmacy Student Association  (MyPSA) every year!

On the 9th of June, a total of 11 representatives (6 year 1’s and 5 year 2’s) from PharmNotts was sent to attend this long-awaited annual event in the HUMONGOUS campus of UM (YES no joke its crazily BIG, at least 10 times of UNMC! Can you believe it?!)
The event began with an ‘ice breaking’ session on the first day with some fun + awesome games prepared by the NoGaps committee members, followed by some workshops on how to perform blood glucose test and wound management on the second day along with a tiring yet fun-filling Explorace at the end of the day!
On the following day, we took part in a community outreach program at Kepong to promote better lifestyles in a somewhat poor village in Jinjang where most families are of low income community. There were games prepared for the kids, free BP and blood glucose tests for the villagers etc etc....and free Nestle koko krunch for everyone! *and....just so you know, Nestle was the main sponsor for this program too!*
The 3rd night was filled with whole lots of awesomeness and creativity of the NoGaps participants in the ‘dare to show’ event! Each group came out with its own performance and rocked the night away in UM with much laughter and amazement! It was an extremely entertaining plus fun night for everyone I’m sure! Feel free to visit http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150212548209232 for one of the awesome performances of the night!
The 4th day started with some career talks by the people from Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS) Young Pharmacist Chapter, followed by funny debates among the different university representatives and ended with Gala Night that marked the end of the whole NoGaps gathering.
Owh! And not to forget, congratulations to our senior, Kam Siew for winning the second runner-up prize in the Patient Counselling Education competition. We are very proud of you, Kam Siew! All the best in the UK to all the seniors too!
Finally, all the representatives from PharmNotts thank the NoGap committees for their hard work plus their friendly and wonderful hospitality for these 5 days in UM! :D
''All in all, it was a fun filled 5 days with activities targeted for future pharmacists...from running around UM campus (literally the whole campus!!) attending workshops & talks to giving back to the community and advocating better lifestyles through a Community Outreach Programme (COP) at Jinjang and finally a fancy Gala Night to wrap up the experience while keeping in mind the struggle of millions with AIDS.''
Community Outreach Programme

A respirometer
Mukand in action!!
 Composed by:
Teck Hee

24 July 2011

The 10th Asia Pacific Pharmaceutical Symposium, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Twelve student representatives were sent by PharmNotts to attend this annual event, which was held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia this year. The theme chosen for this year’s APPS event is ‘The Role of Herbal Medicine in Advance Pharmacy’.

at the Cultural Night

Aim and function of APPS
The APPS is a highly anticipated event held annually by the Asia Pacific Regional Office – International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (APRO-IPSF) where important discussions and decisions are made, but aside from this, it is a platform where students from throughout the region coalesce to forge friendships, learn about the differences in the profession in each country as well as experience other cultures. This event also provide participants with the opportunity to think ‘outside the box’ and improve the profession within their own country.
Activities done during APPS 2011
  • Four educational symposiums were presented; ‘The Future of Pharmacy Education’, ‘Pharmacy Goes Green’, ‘Advanced Drug Development’ and ‘Health Insurance’. This event exposes participants to the current issues of pharmacy field whereby heavyweight speakers, pharmacy educators and industrial guests discuss some issues and topics with the participants.
  • The participants were allowed to compete in four competitions; Oral Presentation, Poster Exhibition, Patient Counselling Event and Clinical Skills Event.
  • Participants were given the opportunity to attend several brainstorming workshops, in which participants were separated into groups to discuss about some issues related to the pharmacy profession and public health problems.
  • Participants took part in the Jogja City Tour, which covered two of the most popular tourist destinations in the city, the Sultan Palace and the Prambanan Temple. Through this activity, participants were given the opportunity to explore Yogyakarta and also learn the tradition and history of Jogja. Participants were also given the chance to explore Gadjah Mada University and the faculty of Pharmacy.
  • Regional meetings were held to elect the new committee members of APRO. The immediate-past committee board presented information and accomplishments done by APRO during the 2010-2011 term. Announcements of other upcoming events as well as the promotion of the next APPS event were also held during this event.
  • Several social events were organised by the 10th APPS committee; the Welcome Party, the Cultural Night and Auction Night, International Night and the Gala Night. These events allow participants to get to know one another as well as learn about different cultures. On the other hand, the Auction Night is an IPSF tradition aimed to raise money to help the less fortunate students from the developing countries to attend IPSF events or to take part in the Student Exchange Program. 
Highlight of the entire event
One of our PharmNotts representatives, Cindy Khoo was chosen as the best participant in the Patient Counselling Event.

From left : friend, Kelly, Mei Sian, Cindy


Just so you know, Taiwan will be the host for the next APPS event in 2012.
Check out the 2012 APPS Taiwan Promotional Video at this website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LihN0iM0838

composed by :
Sheryn Loh