TWELVE members of the Guyana Pharmacists Association (GPA) attended the Caribbean Association of Pharmacists’ (CAP) Conference, in Barbados last month.

On their recent return, they reported that the Guyanese delegation continued to excel in all areas as they obtained awards and recognition, again, this year.
Ms. Karishma Jeeboo received the Pharmacy Practice Pioneer Award 2012 while Mrs. Fabiola Robertson was elected Third Vice- President. Mrs. Kalawattie Datt-Singh and Ms. Lonette Samuels retained their positions as CAP National Liaison Officers in Guyana.
The conference is held annually in a different country and attracts attendance from across the Caribbean, Canada, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (U.S.).
Pharmaceutical companies from around the world set up booths at the venue, displaying their range of products while delegates were exposed to continuing education sessions, at which they were encouraged to keep abreast with current developments in pharmacy and the delivery of health care services.
They were also challenged to serve and mobilise individual country associations towards a more vibrant collective pharmacy workforce.
In 2013, the conference will be held at the unique ocean-themed Atlantis resort in The Bahamas and would be a joint meeting between CAP and Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) delegates. Guyana has been identified to host the gathering in 2015.
The GPA is urging all local pharmacists to become actively involved in its monthly meetings and seek membership of the CAP, thereby increasing the numbers for the 2013 conference.