Pharmacy Students’ Symposium 2008
3-7 March 2008
IHC Auditorium, Mater Dei Hospital

Oral Communication Sessions: Fifth Year Students and Second Year MSc Students

Poster Discussion Sessions: Fourth Year Students

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday

Poster Presentations: Second and Third Year Students, First Year MSc Students

09.30 Opening Ceremony

Oral Communications: Pharmacotherapy

10.30 Prescribing Trends of Diuretics in Elderly Patients
Maria Grech
10.40 Treatment Protocols in Pregnancy
Roberta Fenech
10.50 Chronopharmacology and Diabetes
Marisabelle Bonnici

11.00 Coffee Break

Oral Communications:Pharmacy Administration

11.30 The Pharmacist and Good Drug Distribution Practice
Ariane Darmanin
11.40 Quality Manual for Community Pharmacies in Kenya
Rahima Hamed
11.50 Pharmacy Technicians: Roles and Interventions
Judith Sciberras

Poster Discussion Session: Pharmaceutical Care

12.00 Monitoring Outcomes in Infant Colic
Sonia Bonnici
12.05 Diabetic Patient Management
Jeffrey Cassar
12.10 Dental Hygiene within an Elderly Population
Roberta Scalpello

Tuesday 4 March

9.30 Opening

Oral Communications: Pharmaceutical Care

09.40 Pharmacist Intervention in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Lucia Conti
09.50 Palliative Care in Cancer Patients
Maresca Pizzuto
10.00 Nutrition in Diabetic Patients
Yanika Degiorgio
10.10 Pharmacist Intervention in Parkinson’s Disease
Janis Vella
10.20 Stoma Care
Paula Cardona

10.30 Coffee Break

Poster Discussion Session: Pharmacotherapy

11.00 Compliance Issues in Hypertensive Care
Charyl Fava
11.05 Osteoporosis
Judith Fenech
11.10 Vitamin D Inadequacy among Post-Menopausal Women
Erica Griscti
11.15 Pre-Conceptional Care in Women with Diabetes Mellitus
Karen Sapiano
11.20 Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sue Griscti
11.25 Use of Intravenous Infusion Fluids in Hospital
Ruth Gatt
11.30 Drugs used in Ophthalmology
Jasmine Vella
11.35 The Use of Drugs in Oncology
Ambra Cauchi

Poster Discussion Session: Treatment Protocols

11.40 Validation of Protocols for the Treatment of the Common Cold Deborah Mercieca
11.45 Treatment Protocols in the Gastro-Intestinal Tract
Steven Ellul
11.50 Validation of Protocols for Skin Conditions
Trevor Darmanin
11.55 Validation of Protocols for Paediatric Care
Stephanie Liane Magro

Wednesday 5 March

09.30 Opening

Oral Communications:Pharmacy Information

09.40 Malta List of Pharmaceutical Products
Ilona Attard
09.50 Herbal Medicine Formulary
Julienne Galea
10.00 History of Medical Oxygen Use
Jana Roberta Chetcuti
10.10 Overview of the Uses of Oxygen
Diane Butler
10.20 Advice to Patients on Oxygen Therapy
Analise Scerri
10.30 Newsletter for the Pharmacy Department
Yan Grima

10.40 Coffee Break

Oral Communications: MSc Pharmacy Students

11.10 Pharmacy Services in Emergency Management
Alison Anastasi
11.20 Implementation and Economic Assessment of a Quality Assurance System in a Manufacturing Plant of Medical Gases
Chantel Ellul
11.30 The Evaluation and Cost-effectiveness of setting up a Partial Manufacturing unit within a Wholesale Distributor
Owen Farrugia
11.40 Implementation of a Quality Management System in a Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility
Karl Bartolo
11.50 The Setting up of a Medical Oxygen Gas Plant in Malta
Romina Briffa

Thursday 6 March

09.30 Opening

Oral Communications: Pharmaceutical Technology and Industrial Pharmacy

09.40 Reverse Engineering of the Ecstasy Tablet
Edwina Bajada
09.50 Packaging Processes in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Mariella Mercieca
10.00 Training of Operators in a Medical Oxygen Manufacturing Plant
Lesley Anne Cini
10.10 Preparing Liqueurs Using Medicinal Plants
Matthew Vella

Oral Communications: Clinical Analysis and Medicinal Chemistry

10.20 Chemokine Receptor Transcriptional Regulation: Pharmacogenetic Implications for Asthma Therapeutics
Michael Portelli
10.30 Design of Androgen Receptor Ligands Using 3D Computer Modelling
Nicole Scicluna

10.40 Coffee Break

Poster Discussion Session: Pharmacy Information

11.10 Formulary for Non-BNF Cited Items
Doriella Cassar
11.15 Formulary for the Management of Mental Disorders
Corinne Elbourne
11.20 Development of Patient Leaflets
Fabienne Sant Portanier
11.25 Development of Information Leaflets on Anxiety and Depression
Maria Scerri
11.30 The Pharmacy Practice Resource Unit
Simone Bartolo

Friday 7 March

09.30 Opening

Oral Communications: Clinical Trials

09.40 Bioequivalence of Doxazosin Slow Release Tablets: A Pilot Study
Alison Abela
09.50 Bioequivalence Studies of Doxazosin: A Cost-Effectiveness Study
Amy Tanti
10.00 The Feasibility of Clinical Trials in Malta
Claudia Ann Farrugia

Poster Discussion Session: Pharmacy Administration

10.10 Directory of Pharmacists: Present Status and Future Predictions
Sarah Marie Hili
10.15 Devising a Course to enhance Prescribing Competence
Analise Schembri
10.20 Prescribing of Antibiotics
Ritienne Fenech
10.25 Computerised Medication Records
Daniela Hili
10.30 Computerised Records of Medication Errors
Mark Magro

10.35 Coffee Break

Poster Discussion Session: Regulatory Affairs and Industrial Pharmacy

11.05 Quality of Medical Devices
Stephanie Mallia
11.10 Standard Operating Procedures for Bioequivalence Studies
Claire Galea

11.15 Closing Ceremony

Third Year Student Projects

History of pharmacy
Gerard Abela

Bioequivalence: the case of doxazosin
Svetlana Agius

Point-of-care anticoagulant monitoring
Melanie Azzopardi

Point-of-care HbA1c monitoring
Stephanie Azzopardi

Good Distribution Practice: The example of a wholesaler
Vanessa Azzopardi

Computerised patient profiles at Zammit Clapp Hospital
Rodianne Bondin

Distribution of free medicines in Malta
Gilles Briffa Rizzo

Drug information journal
Alison Brincat

Is the pharmacy department meeting the needs of the pharmaceutical industry?
Glorianne Camilleri

Implementation of protocols on allergy disorders
Kathlene Cassar

New passenger regulations: health and travel
Maria Cuschieri

The effects of treatment on the quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis
Stephanie Falzon

Training and development for pharmaceutical industry personnel
Stefanie Farrugia

Microbiological requirements of the local industry
Maria Fenech

Manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients
Liu Wei

Drugs and art
Clint Pace

Prescribing of analgesics by the community pharmacist
Simone Pace O’Shea

Expiry dates in raw materials
Gayle Papps

Satisfaction with pharmacy services
Annelise Saliba

Structure based design: HIV proteases as a case study
Clinton Schembri

Protocols for the introduction of new drugs in cancer care
Francesca Schembri

Production of modified release dosage forms
Karl Schembri

Feasibility study of setting up a museum related to the healthcare professions
Elaine Seychell

The effect of medicinal plants on Maltese honey
Silvan Spagnol

Dictionary of medical and pharmacy terms
Miran Spiteri

Point-of-care diagnostics in infections
Angele Vella

Newsletter for the Pharmacy Department
Antine Vella

Sale of non-prescription medicines from pharmacies: price comparisons
Rebecca Vella

Production of intravenous fluids with special reference to microbiological testing requirements
Thomas Vella

Determination of amylase in gastric juice
Kirsten Zammit

Pharmaceutical care of patients undergoing heart surgery
Natalie Zerafa

Second Year Student Projects

Good Manufacturing Practice: Inspection of suppliers
Rowena Marie Agius

Waste management in pharmacy
Karen Attard

Methods to improve yield in the production of slow release oral dosage forms
Nicolette Bartolo

Good Manufacturing Practice: Examples of standard operating procedures
Jessica Briffa

Use of anti-infectives during pregnancy
Nathalie Brincat

Pain relief after caesarean section
Luana Buhagiar

The content of sulphur dioxide in wine
Ghislaine Calleja

Management of endometriosis and infertility
Lorraine Camilleri

Bioequivalence: Good Manufacturing Practice requirements and accreditation
Samantha Camilleri

Protocols for skin conditions
Anna Maria Cassar

Chronopharmacology in hypertension
Deborah Janice Cassar

Clinical aspects in the intensive care unit
Lara Chetcuti

Drug design at the peroxisone proliferator receptor
Julienne Ciantar

Pharmaceutical statistics: where does Malta stand?
James Cini

Chronopharmacology in diabetes
Michelle Cole

Chronopharmacology in rheumatoid arthritis
Krista Cuschieri

Point-Of-Care testing: hypercholesterolaemia
Stephanie Cutajar

Stability study of drugs in transport
Helga Farrugia

Distribution of anti-infective agents to the peripheries
Lara Fiorentino

Quality control of medical gases
Katrina Gatt

Implementation of POYC scheme and inter-professional relationships
Rosanne Mahoney

Validation of clinical pharmacy services
Maria Mamo

Patient dispensing at Zammit Clapp Hospital
Stefan Meli

Pharmacognosy and drug design
Sarah Jane Mifsud

History of FIP
Lynn Marie Mifsud

Drug policy and access to medicines
Amanda Pace

Colon Cancer
Ilona Pirotta

Maintaining a formulary for Zammit Clapp Hospital
Stephanie Rapa

Palliative care in cancer patients
Ryan Sacco

Pharmacoeconomics and biological agents in rheumatoid arthritis
Cynthia Said

Pharmacist interventions in ENT disorders
Rebecca Ann Said

Validation of community pharmacy: an update
Claire-Anne Scicluna

Pharmacist intervention in the management of parkinson’s disease
Akram Shueb

Identification and synthesis of impurities
Amy Smith

Newsletter for community pharmacies
Gillian Spiteri

Pharmacoeconomic analysis of generic drug use
Federica Spiteri Maempel

Pharmacy journal
Janet Sultana

Public perception of the pharmacist
Francesca Tabone

Pharmacy association
Amanda Vella

M.Sc. Pharmacy First Year Students

Integrated quality systems
Ian Baldacchino

An evaluation of the safety and acceptability of a pharmacist-led anticoagulation clinic
Kristen Buhagiar

An economic study for the establishment of a Chlor-Alkali plant in Malta
Andrew Corrieri

Generic medicines in Malta
Clifton Curmi

Consequences of osteoporosis
Pierre Fava

Pharmacist interventions for the older patient
Elaine Vella