Education
The PHC division EDUCATION specialises in education of pharmaceutical and health-care professionals and organizes seminars for pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants. The educational content is tailored to the needs of pharmacists to provide support and information in relation to the role of pharmacists in the health-care system. The pharmacist plays the role of a professional consultant, providing guidance in patients´ self-treatment, dispensation of prescribed pharmaceuticals, help in primary and secondary prevention for patients, their relatives and other health-care professionals.
Seminars are being organized in various structures. Delivering of in-depth information and educational content usually embraces:
- Basic terminology
- Disease description
- Epidemiology
- News and trends in treatment
- Diagnostics procedures, methods, indicators
- Clinical facts, symptoms
- Disease evolution, after-effects
- Chronic illnesses
- Risks evaluation
- Primary and secondary prevention
- Case studies
- Interactive exercises
- Open discussions
Main features of the programmes are:
- Simple on-line registration system
- Multimedia information materials for attendees
- Relevant topics requested by attendees in advance
- Respected professionals, specialists and key opinion leaders participating and presenting
The educational programme is always supported by online information and registration portal. Additional information, news, electronic educational materials and eLearning lessons are to be found on this portal.
A sample project of education of health-care and pharmaceutical professionals in the Czech Republic can be viewed on www.edukace.cz. The project is conceptually guaranteed and accredited by the Czech Chamber of Pharmacists.
EUNI & EUNIO
The very newest project of educational activities of PHC started on May 2nd, 2006. The portal of online university for physicians - GPs and specialists - EUNI was opened.
Almost every third physician studies at EUNI in the Czech Republic
EUNIO - online university for nurses – was launched in June 2008.
EUNI.eu - European CME platform with accredited modules - was launched in September 2008.
The content of the EUNI & EUNIO portal consists of:
- Lectures
- Online tuition
- Reading materials
- Case studies
- Test questions and answers
- Examination
Once having learned and absolved individual lessons, a physician receives a Certificate that is granted in cooperation with Medical Faculties of the biggest universities.