KUCHING: The Sarawak Pharmaceutical Society (SPS) is ready to collaborate closely with the Sarawak government to improve the still-developing healthcare system of Sarawak.
In a press statement, SPS said through public-private partnerships, community pharmacies can help by dispensing medications, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, to the public who normally obtain their medications from public hospitals.
“This provides convenience and saves a significant amount of time for patients while reducing the burdens on healthcare professionals working in public hospitals.
“Patients are likely to have the same community pharmacists conduct medication reviews and dispense their medications, which helps to improve compliance and ensure better and consistent quality of care, as the same pharmacists are dispensing their medications,” it said on Saturday.
The society held its 41st AGM of SPS on March 16 and the newly elected council is seeing a bold move to unite the seniors and the young Gen Z pharmacists in perpetuating the Society’s motto “Towards the Perfection of Health” for the region of Sarawak.
The newly elected president, Ngu Soon Hieng said that pharmacists are precious to the society.
“SPS members who are made of pharmacists are encouraged to view their patients with the same care and attention they would afford their family members, underscoring the profession’s capacity for compassion alongside clinical expertise,” he said.
He also called on Gen Z pharmacists who are technologically savvy and full with ideas but find it hard to be understood to join SPS in its mission to elevate the position of pharmacists in the society.
“Another significant project between SPS and the Ministry of Health is Diabetes Medications Therapy Adherence Center (DMTAC).
“SPS aims to equip its members to be certified DMTAC community pharmacists to help the public prevent chronic diseases and improve their health by taking medications in correct manner, intermittent fasting education, exercise and so on to improve insulin resistance and improve patients’ health,” he added.
Meanwhile, the society said SPS is leveraging the power of partnership and innovation through initiatives like the upcoming Borneo International Scientific Conference scheduled for September 20-22, in Kuching.
“This international event is set to be a cornerstone for collaborative learning and advancement, with a special focus on members’ professional development through significantly discounted registration fees for its members,” it said.
The society also said that certified brain health coach among pharmacists is another area of interest for them.
“Brain health coaching in pharmacies can be engaging. It’s not about treating serious mental illnesses like bipolar disorder or schizophrenia.
“Instead, it focuses on prevention and teaching people how to manage their own thoughts and feelings by creating coherence between their heart and mind,” said SPS.
