This CPD bite series supports pharmacists in providing self-care advice to patients. For a brief overview of the episodes and some recommendations, please view the summary page here.
Episode 1 – The seven pillars of self-care
In this episode, Austin El-Osta, Director, Self-care Research Unit, Imperial College London (UK) shares the seven pillars of self-care and explains the interconnectivity of these pillars and their significance to good health. He also proposes how pharmacists can employ this framework in the provision of their integrated services.
Episode 2 – The role of health literacy in self-care
In this second video of our series on key self-care concepts, Bidhata Khatri, secretary, FIP Health and Administrative Medicines Information Section, highlights the drivers and barriers of health literacy and proposes how pharmacists may support their community by using reliable and evidence-based information effectively.
Episode 3 – The self-care continuum
In this third video of our series on key self-care concepts, Sham Moodley, Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa, explains the role of pharmacists throughout the self-care continuum.
