Sponsored by Wyeth and CAPSI National

The Canadian Association of Pharmacy Students and Interns, in partnership with Wyeth Consumer Healthcare, are proud to present the “CAPSI/Wyeth – Guy Genest Passion for Pharmacy Award”. This award is in honour of Mr. Guy Genest, an incredibly enthusiastic and passionate individual, whose unwavering support of Pharmacy students and interprofessional healthcare practices has solidified his stature as one of the greatest friends that Canadian Pharmacy students have ever had. This award is intended to recognize one individual from each Faculty/School of Pharmacy in Canada for their notable passion for, and dedication to, the profession of Pharmacy. This ‘Passion for the Profession’ can be displayed in any number of ways, including, but not limited to:

• engagement in professional pharmacy related activities (ie. PDW, PAW etc.);
• active involvement in professional organizations;
• initiatives to advance the profession of pharmacy (ie. interprofessional work - promoting/increasing awareness of the role of pharmacists as an important member of the health care team);
• organization/participation in community/university outreach efforts;
• volunteer experiences within pharmacy or other related settings;
• exceptional research involvement

These are only examples of what may constitute passion for the profession and are by no means intended to be an all inclusive list. Any other activities or characteristics that you believe may exhibit dedication to, and passion for, the profession of pharmacy will be duly considered.

The award is open any CAPSI member and will consist of a reserved space to PDW where the individual will have the opportunity to meet other recipients from across the country and be officially recognized and presented with a plaque at the annual Awards Ceremony. Exact award may differ at each University.

Sponsored by the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists and CAPSI National

The Hospital Pharmacy Student Award is sponsored by the Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP) and Canadian Association of Pharmacy Students and Interns (CAPSI).This award recognizes pharmacy students who show promise as future hospital pharmacy practitioners through their student activities or their experiential training in direct patient care, research or education. The candidates exhibit eagerness, dedication and a positive attitude towards academic learning, the profession and the practice of hospital pharmacy.
The candidate must:

• be currently enrolled in a pharmacy program at a Canadian university.
• be an active member of the Canadian Association of Pharmacy Students and Interns (CAPSI).
• have been a member of CSHP prior to the award application deadline.
• have trained in an organized health care setting.
• have exhibited the traits of a capable hospital pharmacy practitioner in the making.
• have shown a commitment to hospital pharmacy practice through participation in the education of health care practitioners, the public or patients and/or the voluntary participation in CSHP activities.
• be endorsed by a preceptor or supervisor who is an active CSHP member and can attest to the candidate's worthiness of this award for the stated contributions to hospital pharmacy.

The recipient is recognized at the CAPSI's Professional Development Week (PDW) Conference with travel costs provided by CSHP. The recipient is presented with a plaque and a cash award of $500.

To apply for this award, candidates are required to complete the online application form documenting their achievements in several key criteria areas, which is signed by their preceptor or supervisor who can provide an independent validation of the student's contribution to hospital pharmacy practice. Click here for more information. For application forms, visit: here.

Immediately upon submission of your online application form, the signature portion of the form will be emailed to you. The signature form must be endorsed by your preceptor or supervisor who is an active CSHP member and can attest to your worthiness of this award for the stated contributions to hospital pharmacy. Please fax or mail the completed signature form to the CSHP National office as soon as possible following the submission of the online application form.

The application forms are screened at the CSHP National office for compliance with membership criteria and for endorsement by an active CSHP member. The forms are blinded and forwarded to the Awards Committee for review and selection.

Sponsored by Ratiopharm

The Award of Professionalism is awarded annually to the school that holds the most organized and professional Pharmacy Awareness Week (PAW) activities. The winning school shall receive a $1000 cash prize.

Sponsored by Medisca

Student teams compete locally by analyzing and preparing pharmacy compounds. Each winning local team (one from each Faculty of Pharmacy) advances to the National Compounding Competition at PDW.

Each of the members of the winning team (consisting of 4 team members) shall receive: $150 registration to PDW and $100 travel subsidy to be used to travel to the upcoming Professional Development Week where they will get the opportunity to compete in the National Compounding Competition.

The winning team at the National Compounding Competition held at PDW will receive:

• 1st place: 4 team members x $100 each = $400
• 2nd place: 4 team members x $75 each = $300
• 3rd place: 4 team members x $50 each = $200
• 4th place: 4 team members x $25 each = $100

Sponsored by Pharmasave

Individual students compete locally by conducting a fifteen minute patient interview, with the goal of identifying and resolving drug-related problems. The winner advances to the National Patient Interview Competition at PDW.

The winner of the patient interview competition shall receive: $150 PDW registration and $100 travel subsidy to be used to travel to the upcoming Professional Development Week to compete in the National Patient Interview Competition.

The winner of the National Patient Interview Competition will receive:

• 1st place: $400
• 2nd place: $300
• 3rd place: $200
• 4th place: $100

Sponsored by Wyeth and CAPSI National

Individual students compete locally and nationally by conducting a 10 minute patient interview with the goal of identifying OTC drug-related problems, making recommendations as well as proper counselling.

The winner at each school shall receive free registration to PDW, $150 PDW registration and $250 travel subsidy for the upcoming Professional Development Week and the opportunity to compete at the National OTC Competition held at PDW. 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive a CPhA textbook as decided by the Senior CAPSI Representative of the respective Pharmacy School.

The winner of the National OTC Competition will receive:

• 1st place: $400
• 2nd place: $300
• 3rd place: $200
• 4th place: $100

Sponsored by CAPSI National and CPJ

Individual students compete locally by composing articles on issues relevant to Pharmacy. Each local winner advances to the national judging level, the winner of which will be presented at PDW.

The winner of local literary challenge shall receive: $150 PDW registration and $100 travel subsidy to be used to travel to the upcoming Professional where they will get the opportunity to compete in the local Student Literary Challenge Development Week and free Registration to Professional Development Week.
The winner of the National Student Literary Challenge shall receive:

• 1st place: $400 and their article published in a future issue of CPJ/CAPSIL
• 2nd place: $300
• 3rd place: $200
• 4th place: $100