WORKSHOPS

Take a Deep Breath! Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live every day with a respiratory condition like asthma or COPD? This workshop will give you an idea of what it’s like to live with these conditions and how medications can help.

Meet the Sims! In pharmacy school, our students use human patient simulators to learn how measure heart rate, respiratory rate, and much more. These are highly advanced robotic mannequins that mimic physiological responses of real patients. You’ll learn how to use a stethoscope and you’ll measure your own temperature by different routes using different types of thermometers.

What’s my BP? Hypertension is a common cardiovascular disease and requires careful monitoring. In this workshop, you’ll learn about systolic and diastolic blood pressure, you’ll measure your own blood pressure using an automatic blood pressure monitor and you’ll learn how to reduce your cardiovascular risk. A little exercise goes a long way…

Assess the Rx – Think like a pharmacist! What do pharmacists actually do after you drop off your prescription? This workshop will demonstrate the steps that pharmacists follow to assess prescriptions, resolve drug therapy problems and ultimately ensure that their patients get safe and effective drug therapy. At the end of this workshop, you’ll start thinking like a pharmacist!

Water, sugar and salt – (re)hydrating your body effectively. Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Gatorade, Powerade, and Vitamin Water? Which should you choose to rehydrate you after exercise, or when you are sick? Water movement into tissues responds to the levels of sugar and salt in the body. Acting as student scientists, you will learn how these molecules are regulated, and predict which sports drinks, clinical rehydration therapies, or home remedies (Dr. Google) you think would be best to replenish and rehydrate yourself. You will then perform an experiment designed to measure the ingredients to see if you are right!