Category Archives: Pharmacuetical Care Training Program

Highlights from the FIP World Congress, Seville, Spain September 2022

25 September 2022 My first FIP World Congress conference was fabulous! It was full of valuable networking experiences both with new pharmacist friends from around the world as well as with colleagues from different parts of the USA. Below is … Continue reading

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Take 2: Lights, Camera, Action

10 August 2022 Today we filmed the Hospital Pharmaceutical Care training videos at the new Makerere University Dentistry Hospital. This place was state-of-the-art and just opened in May 2022. The dental chairs are fancier than the ones my dentist uses … Continue reading

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Reviewing the Videos with the Actors and a Big Ugly Bird

5 Aug 2022 Today I met the pharmacists who will be acting in the videos, Nickson and Paul. I met Nickson a few years ago when I was here. I’m so glad to have their help. We went over the … Continue reading

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A Productive Day in the Office

4 August 2022 I spent the day in the office at the Makerere University School of Pharmacy writing the case scenarios and scripts for filming the pharmaceutical care training videos. It was wonderful to have Winnie by my side to … Continue reading

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Moving Up and Down, All Around Kampala

3 January 2020 In deep discussion about the appropriate use of Antibiotics Jamir, Pharmacy Technician My driver, Haji, has a saying when he’s been driving me all over Kampala. He’d say “we’ve been moving up and down and all around” … Continue reading

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MOU #2 Accomplished & the Tale of an Anthropologist

Tuesday, 26 June 2018 I’ve had a great day and now have a signed MOU with the Pharmaceutical Society of Uganda! This has been an extremely productive trip for me. The pace was kind of crazy with running around and … Continue reading

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10th Trip to Uganda: The Countdown Begins

September 4, 2016 It’s been months since you’ve heard from me but lots of Uganda-related work has been going on and progressing towards the upcoming trip.  13 days from now, 4 Wilkes University students and I head off to Uganda … Continue reading

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Safe and Sound in Uganda: My Home Away From Home

3 September 2015:  Greetings from sunny and warm Uganda!  Despite my intial abrupt change in travel plans (see prior post), it all turned out to be an even bigger blessing in disquise than I had thought last night.  It turns … Continue reading

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Attending the AACP Annual Conference near Washington D.C.

Last week Cathy, Gonsha and I attended the annual American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) Meeting in National Harbor, MD, near Washington D.C.  I was so happy to be able to present a talk on the work I’ve been … Continue reading

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3 Weeks In the USA

It has now been 3 weeks since Cathy and Gonsha arrived in the USA to participate in the Advanced Pharmaceutical Care Experiencial Training Course (APCET) and they definitely have been learning a lot and strengthening their pharmacy skills. But they … Continue reading

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