4th Introduction to Hospital Pharmacy in Vocational Training Conference

Organised by the COFG's Hospital Pharmacy Department, 135 students from Inmakulada Lanbide Ikastola (Tolosa), CPES Cesa (Urnieta), CIFP Don Bosco (Rentería) and CIFP Plaiaundi (Irun) took part in the event.

During the day, the students, from the intermediate level of pharmacy and parapharmacy technicians and the higher level of medicine preparation, had the opportunity to learn about part of the day-to-day life of a hospital pharmacy service, the professional categories that make it up, competencies, as well as part of the portfolio of services.

To this end, professionals from hospitals in Gipuzkoa have informed them about aspects related to: management of medicines, medical devices and dietary therapies; management of clinical trials, care in outpatient consultations and measurement of health results, legislative aspects, safety, or preparation of sterile medicines.

In addition to Asun Aranguren, assistant in the Hospital Pharmacy Service of the Hospital Universitario Donostia, the following also took part as lecturers: Idoia Beobide, head of Pharmaceutical Care at Matia Fundazioa; and Ana C. Riestra, Head of Section in the Pharmacy Service at Onkologikoa.