PSS E-bulletin November 2014 | Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore

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The award is presented to an individual or team for a research project that has demonstrated innovation and significant impact on pharmacy practice and pharmaceutical sciences in Singapore. Pharmacy practice is broadly defined including areas such as outcomes, surveys, patient safety, standards validation, and translational science applications. Pharmaceutical sciences combines a wide range of scientific disciplines that are critical to the discovery and development of new drugs and therapies. Pharmaceutical sciences can be broadly classified into the following categories – drug discovery and design, drug delivery, drug action, drug analysis, pharmacoeconomics, clinical sciences, regulatory affairs.

Eligibility Criteria

· Registered pharmacist with the Singapore Pharmacy Council

· Member of Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore

· Principal or Co-Investigator of the project

· Research must be carried out in accordance to ethical standards in Singapore and approved by the Institution Review Board where applicable

. Project has financial or patient benefit impact and the project must have been completed not more than 12 months before 30 June of the year of application.

The award review panel will be comprised of Mrs Tan Shook Fong and individuals as appointed by the PSS Council.

Please click here for details on the application process

More about Mrs Tan Shook Fong

Mrs Tan Shook Fong was the former Chief Pharmacist, and Director of the Pharmaceutical Department from 1995 - 2003. She was also the President and Registrar of the then Singapore Pharmacy board. As the Chief Pharmacist, Mrs Tan’s top priorities included raising the standards of medication safety and pharmaceutical care to patients. Mrs Tan made significant contributions to the modernisation of hospital pharmacy which included computerised pharmacy dispensing systems, inpatient medication records, introduction of ready-to-use dispensing packs, customised total parenteral and enteral feeds. She was also instrumental in the set up of a centralised Drug Information Unit.

Mrs Tan was responsible for improving the drug registration process to enable drugs to be registered more quickly for the benefit of patients. Introductions to legislation on smoking control, cosmetics control and chinese proprietary medicine during Mrs Tan's time further enhanced the protection of public health.

In her illustrious career, Mrs Tan published 32 scientific papers and a number of handbooks for use at hospitals and also presented her research papers at international conferences. She was subsequently appointed Special Pharmaceutical Advisor when the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) was formed.

In recognition of her dedicated and exemplary service in her field, Mrs Tan was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Silver) in 2003. In 2009, Mrs Tan was awarded the Distinguished Science Alumni Award by the National University of Singapore.

After her retirement in 2003, Mrs Tan continued to be active in the pharmacy field. She held various positions including Chairperson of the Singapore Pharmacy Board Continuing Pharmacy Education Accreditation Committee, Consultant Pharmacist at Haw Par Healthcare Ltd and Advisor to Singapore Pharmacy Board and Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore. Mrs Tan is also Honorary Secretary to Friends of the Museums Singapore and was a pioneer in setting up a structured programme for the training of Museum Docents for the National Heritage Board.

Calling for Volunteers

25^th Singapore Pharmacy Congress

Chairperson: Ms Yong Pei Chean

This congress will be co-organized with the Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore.

This committee will be in charge of planning the entire programme. The committee will be divided into the scientific committee, social committee, sponsorship committee and logistics committee.

Pharmacists who want to be part of this milestone congress, please email admin@pss.org.sg by 12 Dec 2014.

Meetings will start in Dec 2014.

Pharmacy Week 2015

Chairperson: Dr Doreen Tan

This committee will plan the pharmacy week activities in 2015. This year, the Pharmacy Week 2014 Committee planned for medication reviews at participating institutions, exhibitions at the various institutions, posters for use at all pharmacies, train panels and quizzes for the public.

Be a part of the team that will plan a dynamic and impactful Pharmacy Week in conjunction with PSS's 110th anniversary!

Pharmacists who are interested to volunteer, please email admin@pss.org.sg by 12 Dec 2014

Meetings will start in Dec 2014 or January 2015.

PSS 110^th Anniversary Celebration Committee

Thank you all for voting for the 110^th anniversary logo at this year’s congress! We are all ready to start planning for the celebration!

This committee will be planning activities to celebrate PSS’s 110^th anniversary in 2015. Be part of the team to engineer the celebrations of yet another milestone in the history of PSS!

Pharmacists who are interested to volunteer, please email admin@pss.org.sg by 12 Dec 2014

PSS Continuing Education - SIG Online Case Study

Attempt this new case study brought to you by the hospital chapter! Complimentary to PSS members!

PSS Continuing Education - PSS Pharmacotherapy Series

Renewal of PSS Membership

Have you renewed your membership for 2015? You can now pay your membership dues online using your credit card!

Simply log on to PSS website with your username and password. You will see the "Renew Membership" button. Click on the button and follow the instructions. Renewing your membership takes less than 2 minutes!

Members who are paying via GIRO or cheques can still continue to do so. Your online membership account status will not be affected and will be updated by the PSS secretariat. You will still be able to access all resources online.

Application of PSS membership can also be completed online!

Detailed instructions here

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