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Reflux management – Heart burn and indigestion

Empowering patient self-care improves health outcomes and reduces the burden of diseases. Improving health and self-care literacy is key to empowering pharmacy-based self-care. This is especially important when it comes to the management of minor ailments through pharmacy. Consisting of a series of five events focusing on common health issues, this new FIP digital programme aims to examine how pharmacists can be enabled to improve health and self-care literacy. Approaches for each of the five areas of minor ailments will be discussed including embedding health and self-care literacy into education and training, developing self-diagnosis and self-medication protocols, widening access to patient information, and improving referral strategies. Consisting of a series of five events focusing on common health issues, the new FIP digital programme aims to examine how pharmacists can be enabled to improve health and self-care literacy. The last event in the series will focus on reflux management, particularly due to heartburn and indigestion. Pharmacists hold a vital position in enhancing health and self-care literacy for the management of these minor ailments. Health literacy can empower individuals to take an active role in managing their reflux by understanding the condition, recognizing symptoms, making lifestyle changes, knowing treatment options, and communicating effectively with healthcare providers. Moderator: Amy Howard, Clinical Faculty University of Maryland School of Pharmacy - United States Panellists: Pali Hungin, Professor Emeritus, Primary Care and General Practice Newcastle University - UK Brett MacFarlane, Medical Director Panwar Health - Australia Rúben Viegas, Practice Development and Transformation Projects Coordinator FIP - The Netherlands Michael Boivin, Continuing education developer CommPharm Consulting Inc. - Canada