<p>"Pharmacists are an integral part of medical care today. They should be assertive, demonstrate a proactive role and assume responsibility for their actions," said Dr Raj Warrier, Director, Centre for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Louisiana State University Health Centre, USA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was speaking after the inauguration of the three-day third scientific international conference on Clinical Pharmacy, CPCON-2018 in Manipal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Over 700 delegates from UAE, Australia and from all over the country are taking part in the conference.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr C Mallikarjuna Rao, Principal, MCOPS said, "Rendering pharmacy care to patients is neglected in India. The responsibility to make pharmacy practice strong in India is on us."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The theme of the two-day conference was "New Era of Pharmacy Practice: Beyond Traditional Patient Care".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Delegates from more than 55 pharmacy colleges made 250 oral and poster presentations during the conference.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The resource persons include doyens like Dr Frank May (University of Queensland) who was instrumental in the development of clinical pharmacy practice in India.</p>
<p>"Pharmacists are an integral part of medical care today. They should be assertive, demonstrate a proactive role and assume responsibility for their actions," said Dr Raj Warrier, Director, Centre for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Louisiana State University Health Centre, USA.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He was speaking after the inauguration of the three-day third scientific international conference on Clinical Pharmacy, CPCON-2018 in Manipal.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Over 700 delegates from UAE, Australia and from all over the country are taking part in the conference.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Dr C Mallikarjuna Rao, Principal, MCOPS said, "Rendering pharmacy care to patients is neglected in India. The responsibility to make pharmacy practice strong in India is on us."</p>.<p class="bodytext">The theme of the two-day conference was "New Era of Pharmacy Practice: Beyond Traditional Patient Care".</p>.<p class="bodytext">Delegates from more than 55 pharmacy colleges made 250 oral and poster presentations during the conference.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The resource persons include doyens like Dr Frank May (University of Queensland) who was instrumental in the development of clinical pharmacy practice in India.</p>
