Presentation delivered to pre-grad students for Numark Pharmacies regarding positive interactions with prescribing clients.

2. • Consumer Participation
• Community Benefits
• Summary
• A day in the life
• How you can help
• What can be done differently?

3. ➢ What reasons might result in someone using substances
initially?
➢ What challenges might someone who uses substances face
daily?
➢ Where could the pharmacist role have the biggest impact?
➢ What would you set as a personal ‘priority target’ within
your role?

5. • Building relationships or Building Barriers?
• Seeing a person with problems rather than a
problem person.
• Challenging social stigma.
• Sharing your experience and knowledge.
• Valuing individual experiences and knowledge.

6. • Language and terminology.
• A human ‘using’ is also a human ‘being’
• Public Health issue or criminal one?
• ‘Full’ Recovery sustainability requires ‘Full
community participation.
• Are you part of the problem of part of the
solution?

7. • Improving positive connections with your
stakeholders/consumers.
• Identifying repetitive behaviours and concerns.
• Challenging repetitive behaviours and concerns.
• Empowering individuals to challenge
inconsistencies in care.

8. • Enhanced reintegration techniques for vulnerable
individuals.
• Sustainable positive outcomes that meet client
needs.
• Better relationships based on honesty, integrity
and equality.
• Consumer satisfaction based on scientific,
evidence based outcomes.

10. • Any questions on the topics
covered?
• What will you take away from
todays discussions?
• Thank you for listening.