Addington Hospital

Celebrations

7 September 2005Pharmacy in the Community-

A supportive partnership

Meet Your Pharmacist- Your Medicine Specialist

BACK ROW: TAFTA GUESTS.FRONT ROW:(L-R) Nash NARAINSWAMI (intern), Shaneez ISHWAR (MANAGER), Solly HAFFEJEE(CHIEF PHARMACIST), Ridhwan KOYA (control PHARMACIST ASSISTANT)

A variety show was hosted for our geriatric community

The pharmacists educated the community in the following manner:

PostersPamphletsDemonstrationsMicrosoft PowerPoint presentationsOther stands and guests included:Pharmaceutical company repsReps from SANCA, CANSA, Weigh Less, Hospice etc.

POSTER COMPETITIONPharmacists enthusiastically exhibited their

creativity by developing simple but attractive posters & displays.

These were judged by school teachers and other VIPs and the winner of the poster competition was

Sushama Naidoo.

Pamphlets in English, Zulu and Afrikaans were received enthusiastically by the patients.

• PROGRAMME• Prayer by Dave Gooden followed by welcome address by Hospital Manager • Indian Dance by Akira Boodhai

• Lectures:)Substance Abuse • )Medicine Chest• )Asthma

• Song by Nicholas

• Lectures:)Journey of the Drug Lectures:• )Diabetes• )Hypertension in English and isiZulu• )Klebsiella• )Antibiotic Resistance

• Line Dance by T.A.F.T.A. dancers followed by Glamorous Granny Competition

• Belly Dance

• Lectures:)Parkinson’s Disease• )Alzheimer’s Disease• )HIV and AIDS• )Candle lighting Ceremony• )Signing Wall of Wellness

• Tap Dance by T.A.F.T.A. dancers followed by Awards Ceremony• Closing performance by Pharmacy Staff

Entertainment

Ncami Thango-the Pharmacy POP IDOL

Nicholas’s Stars

Belly Dancers

Tap Dancers

Other entertainment

Hypertension: Nadia NaidooKlebsiella: Rupal Patel

Innovative, interactive, patient friendly, talks were given by all pharmacists at Adding ton hospital e.g.

Shaneez Ishwar , Pharmacy Manager, presenting

Best Oral Presentation and Display Awardto a shining star

NEERISHNIE NARAINSWAMIPharmacist Intern

After the Judges:DOH Head Office Reps:Ms B Pillay- Health Services Cluster; Mr. C Shawe- Quality Assurance Unit;

Mr. D Gooden- Pharmaceutical Services; Addington Hospital Reps: Dr D.K. Naidoo- Medical Manager;Dr Devjee- Head O&G, Mr D Govender,- HR Manager;Mr P Khwela- Hospital Engineer

declared her the unanimous winner

Pharmacy Manager, Shaneez Ishwar, rewarding a guest with a prize sponsored by Roche Oncology for correctly answering a question after a lecture whilst the line dancers prepare to wow the crowd on stage!

The average age of the winners of the popular Glamorous Granny Competition

was 75 years

The gracious grannies were escorted by our very gallant Pharmacy Staff

Dennis Mtshali- Intern Mo Hoosen- Pharmacy Asst Pius Ntuli- General Asst

Patrick Nala- General Asst Nimrod Kubekha- Pharm Asst Sam Nsele- Pharm Asst

Highlights included the Line Dance and Tap Dance energetically performed by the residents of John Conradie House, Bill

Buchanan and TAFTA.

GRAND FINALEAll categories of Pharmacy Staff entertain the

responsive audience on stage!

Thank you

• The Pharmacy Staff wish to extend their appreciation to all our supporters and well wishers who made this day an overwhelming success.