Ethnic Minority
Drug Education Workshop
The program aims to enhance the proper medication awareness and medication management skills of ethnic minorities. By attending educational workshops hosted by registered pharmacists from ethnic minority backgrounds, participants will learn basic knowledge and medication education through medication icons. Additionally, ethnic minorities will be taught to use the “PharmCare” medication management app to establish a regular medication routine. The app will also add interfaces in five major ethnic minority languages in Hong Kong for their convenience. The program will also train pharmacy students to become workshop volunteers to better understand the needs of the ethnic minority community.
Speaker Introduction
Dr Yasir Luqman
Doctor of Pharmacy
The first registered pharmacist of Pakistani descent in Hong Kong
Drug Icon CC Introduction
Since 2019, the "Drug Icon CC" program visualizes medication instructions using simple, shared icons. It aims to shift from text-based labels to improve comprehension. Patients benefit from clearer understanding, while healthcare professionals use icons as teaching materials
Project
Drug Education Workshop
Designed by registered pharmacists or nurses from ethnic minority backgrounds, the workshops aim to enhance the medication knowledge of ethnic minorities by serving as instructors and teaching them.
Training for Pharmacists and Student Volunteers
Understanding the cultural backgrounds of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, as well as their medication difficulties and coping methods, and establishing indicators for assessing their medication knowledge.
PharmCare App
Providing support in Nepali, Urdu, Indonesian, Hindi, and Vietnamese languages for them to self-manage their medication.
Collaboration
Purchase Drug Icon Teaching Materials Set
Service Organizations / Companies Referral
Title Sponsorship
Purchase Educational Workshops
If you are interested in collaborating, please contact Alyssa Yeung at [email protected].