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A Billboard for National Pharmacy Week
European Diploma ofPharmacist "The time had come to proceed to a study of the future of the pharmaceutical profession," concluded the Council of Europe. Thus was launched a survey of pharmaceutical studies in the member countries of the Council of Europe, the report of which was issued September 17,1973. The three basic reasons given for the study are (1) the change from compounding drugs to role of the pharmacist as a resource of drug and health information, (2) the aims of pharmaceutical education must adapt to the new responsibilities of the pharmacist and (3) and the need for a multinational diploma recognized in all Council of Europe countries. A committee was formed in July 1971-to draft a questionnaire and prepare the final text-consisting of Victor de Pange, head of the Division for Higher Education and Research, Council of Europe; Herbert Grainger, secretary of the European Pharmacopeia Commission; Ie Doyen J. Giroux of France; W. Klie of Germany; J. M. Rowsan of Great Britain, and K. Steiger-Trippi of Switzerland (the latter serving as "Rapporteur"). The questionnaire was sent to the ministries of 22 countries, and the results tabulated and analyzed with the conclusion that pharmacy has reached a turning point; a European diploma for pharmacists would appear attainable only in the fairly distant future; greater education needed in the understanding of the action of drugs; specialized education needed for industrial pharmacists and heads of biochemical analysis laboratories; courses in business economy should be better developed; and that opinions on the practical training course are greatly divided. Special regulations and differences in the practice of pharmacy in various countries are discussed in detail, and one major observation
is that "the discrepancies relating to the duration of pharmaceutical studies (3 to 6 years; 24 to 60 months) are very great between various countries." In order to establish a uniform diploma recognized by all countries of the Council of Europe, the study offers many recommendations, including a list of "basic subjects" to be studied by all students; the need for the pharmacist to be informed about the composition, dosage forms, package sizes, uses, side effects, interactions and incompati bilities of all drugs; preparing the pharmacist to serve as a health educator; and at least four years of pharmaceutical education. However, the number of hours of each subject should not be prescribed by a central European body, and schools of pharmacy must have absolute freedom to allocate the number of hours per subjects, according to the report. Minimum requirements should be established for the awarding of a diploma which would be recognized in all countries of the Council of Europe, and such a "European diploma of pharmacist" would be limited to a period of seven to ten years, after which the diploma must be renewed via "compulsory refresher courses." A central committee for pharmaceutical studies is recommended to define examination requirements, determine the level of education of the various schools of pharmacy, and to recommend which schools may have the right to award the European diploma of pharmacist. A copy of the 78-page report entitled "Survey of Present and Future Pharmaceutical Studies in the Member States of the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe" is available free of cost from the Secretariat of the Council of Europe, F-67006, Strasbourg-Cedex, France.
Over-The-COUNTER INTELLIGENCE Billboard
THE POSITION OF DEAN Now Open at Brooklyn College of Pharmacy The college, a private institution chartered in 1886, is an urban affiliate of Long Island University and offers all general education and professional courses leading to the BS and MS degrees.
YOUR IMPRINT HERE
Responsibilities: Formulation and control of procedures involving academic development, student affairs, external clinical pharmacy programs, recruitment, admissions, etc. Supervision of faculty, including advancement and budgetary preparation. Participation in decisions of the College President and in University-wide programs and deliberations. MiniInurn Qualifications: PhD, or its equivalent, in a discipline related to the pharmaceutical sciences. Registered phar- _ macist in the U.S. Experience in academic administration.
Over-The-COUNTER INTELLIGENCE billboard display for use during and after National Pharmacy Week, January 20-26, 1974, is available at $12 each from Pharmacist Mario Casinelli, Oaklawn Pharmacy, Inc., 930 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920, phone (401) 942-4100. The display, for which there is a small shipping charge, fits standard outdoor billboards. Imprint strips are $5 each.
Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Applicants should send curriculum vitae, supportive documents and references, before January 31, 1974 to Professor Isidore Greenberg, Chairman, Search Committee, Brooklyn College of Pharmacy of L.l.U., 600 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216.
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is that "the discrepancies relating to the duration of pharmaceutical studies (3 to 6 years; 24 to 60 months) are very great between various countries." In order to establish a uniform diploma recognized by all countries of the Council of Europe, the study offers many recommendations, including a list of "basic subjects" to be studied by all students; the need for the pharmacist to be informed about the composition, dosage forms, package sizes, uses, side effects, interactions and incompati bilities of all drugs; preparing the pharmacist to serve as a health educator; and at least four years of pharmaceutical education. However, the number of hours of each subject should not be prescribed by a central European body, and schools of pharmacy must have absolute freedom to allocate the number of hours per subjects, according to the report. Minimum requirements should be established for the awarding of a diploma which would be recognized in all countries of the Council of Europe, and such a "European diploma of pharmacist" would be limited to a period of seven to ten years, after which the diploma must be renewed via "compulsory refresher courses." A central committee for pharmaceutical studies is recommended to define examination requirements, determine the level of education of the various schools of pharmacy, and to recommend which schools may have the right to award the European diploma of pharmacist. A copy of the 78-page report entitled "Survey of Present and Future Pharmaceutical Studies in the Member States of the Council for Cultural Co-operation of the Council of Europe" is available free of cost from the Secretariat of the Council of Europe, F-67006, Strasbourg-Cedex, France.
Over-The-COUNTER INTELLIGENCE Billboard
THE POSITION OF DEAN Now Open at Brooklyn College of Pharmacy The college, a private institution chartered in 1886, is an urban affiliate of Long Island University and offers all general education and professional courses leading to the BS and MS degrees.
YOUR IMPRINT HERE
Responsibilities: Formulation and control of procedures involving academic development, student affairs, external clinical pharmacy programs, recruitment, admissions, etc. Supervision of faculty, including advancement and budgetary preparation. Participation in decisions of the College President and in University-wide programs and deliberations. MiniInurn Qualifications: PhD, or its equivalent, in a discipline related to the pharmaceutical sciences. Registered phar- _ macist in the U.S. Experience in academic administration.
Over-The-COUNTER INTELLIGENCE billboard display for use during and after National Pharmacy Week, January 20-26, 1974, is available at $12 each from Pharmacist Mario Casinelli, Oaklawn Pharmacy, Inc., 930 Oaklawn Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920, phone (401) 942-4100. The display, for which there is a small shipping charge, fits standard outdoor billboards. Imprint strips are $5 each.
Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications. Applicants should send curriculum vitae, supportive documents and references, before January 31, 1974 to Professor Isidore Greenberg, Chairman, Search Committee, Brooklyn College of Pharmacy of L.l.U., 600 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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