25-26 March 2026 - Sandton Convention Centre
ICPA encourages pharmacists to expand their scope of practice at The Pharmacy Show (TPS) 2025. ICPA will be offering short 45min seminars in which you will learn something new to implement within your pharmacy practice, immediately. Up your skills, invest in training your staff and expand your business services! Join us at The Pharmacy Show (TPS), get your FREE visitor badge, let’s begin “BUILDING HEALTH TOGETHER”.
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09h30 – 09h40 | WELCOME & OPENING BY ICPA & SAACP | A brief overview of the ICPA and SAACP collaboration aimed at strengthening community pharmacy in SA | Joe Ravele – President SAACP Mehboob Cassim – ICPA Chairman |
| SESSION 1: COLLABORATIVE INNOVATIONS IN COMMUNITY PHARMACY | |||
| 09h40 – 10h00 | THE EVOLVING ROLE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACIES IN PRIMARY HEALTHCARE | Showcasing the evolving responsibilities of pharmacists beyond traditional dispensing roles, such as chronic disease management and preventive care. | Key note speaker (DH) Leigh Van der Bijl |
| 10h00 – 10h45 | PANEL DISCUSSION PHARMACISTS AS ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE PARTNERS: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY APPROACH | Collaborative Models in Pharmacy Practice Integrating pharmacists into primary healthcare teams. Case studies on community pharmacist collaborations, Pharmacist-led initiatives in preventive care. | Keith Johnson | Leigh van Der Bijl | Dr Raythaan Addinall |
| 10h45 – 11h00 | Q&A | ||
| 11h00 – 11h30 | BREAK | ||
| SESSION 2: EXPANDING PATIENT CARE SERVICES IN COMMUNITY PHARMACIES | |||
| 11h30 – 11h55 | PHARMACIST-DRIVEN CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT | Pharmacist involvement in communicable and non-communicable disease prevention, detection and treatment to target through patient-centred care plans. | Prashnee Naidoo (Universal Health PTY Ltd) |
| 11h55 – 12h20 | IMMUNISATION PROGRAMMES: HOW PHARMACISTS ARE FILLING GAPS IN VACCINE DELIVERY | Highlighting the role of pharmacists in vaccination campaigns and emergency preparedness, including lessons learned from recent public health crises | Prof Hannelie Meyer |
| 12h20 – 12h45 | SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES IN THE PHARMACY: A GROWING ROLE FOR PHARMACISTS | Addressing how community pharmacies can lead patient education initiatives on family planning, sexual wellness, and disease prevention | Prof De Wet Wolmarans |
| 12h45 – 13h00 | Q&A | ||
| 13h00 – 14h30 | LUNCH | ||
| SESSION 3: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES ENHANCING PHARMACY PRACTICE | |||
| 14h30 – 15h30 | LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO EXPAND ACCESS AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES | Discussing how technology, such as telehealth and digital platforms, can enhance patient care and pharmacy services plus demo of new cutting edge pharmacy technologies | Ronel Reyneke (Allegra) | Sheraan Amod (Recomed) |
| 15h30 – 16h00 | PHARMACISTS ROLE IN MALARIA PREVENTION AND EDUCATION | A discussion on the vital role pharmacists can play for travelers visiting malaria-endemic regions | Sumari Davis (Amayeza) |
| 16h00 – 16h15 | Q&A | ||
| 16h15 | BREAK EXHIBITOR BROWSING |
| Time | Topic | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SESSION 4: EXPANDING PRIMARY HEALTH SERVICES IN PHARMACIES | |||
| 09h00 – 10h00 | MOTIVATIONAL TALK | Winning in the Challenging Community Pharmacy Landscape | Prof. Bonang Mohale (Title: The Author of “Behold the Turtle” and “Lift as you Rise” |
| 10h00 – 10h20 | PHARMACISTS ROLE IN SMOKING CESSATION | Pharmacists are ideally suited to initiating funder reimbursed smoking cessation services which are evidence based and effective | Jackie Maimin (ICPA CEO) |
| 10h20 – 10h45 | PHARMACISTS ROLE IN PREVENTATIVE HEALTH SCREENING | Point of care diagnostics – the new frontier in disease prevention, detection and management | Jameel Kariem (Vice President – National SAACP) |
| 10h45 – 11h00 | Q&A – Session Chairs to confirm a resolution(s) | ||
| 11h00 – 11h30 | BREAK | ||
| SESSION 5: THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY PHARMACY: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES | |||
| 11h30 – 11h50 | PHARMACY OWNERSHIP | Pharmacy ownership – have the objectives of opening of ownership 21 years on, been achieved? FIP position statement | Mojo Mokoena (South African Pharmacy Council) |
| 11h50 – 12h20 | STRATEGIC PLAN ON PHARMACY PRACTICE FOR NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE (NHI) | Present the findings from the NHI Workshop for pharmacy | Kgabo Komape (ICPA Vice Chairman) |
| 12h20 – 13h15 | PANEL DISCUSSION WHAT’S NEXT FOR COMMUNITY PHARMACIES? TRENDS AND PREDICTIONS | Discussions on AI in pharmacy, evolving patient needs, and the future of community pharmacy. | Janomi Norval Thomas (IQVIA) | Erick Calitz (Medscheme) | Tshepiso Masiganuga (SAPSF) |
| 13h15-13h30 | Round Up and Resolutions | ||
| 13h30 | END |
