Webinar Title: Beyond Medicines: Understanding Rehabilitation Devices and Assistive Products
This webinar is designed to strengthen the knowledge and competencies of pharmacists, pharmacy technologists, and other healthcare professionals in understanding common rehabilitation devices and assistive products, their purpose, how they function, appropriate use, and basic patient counselling.
Objectives:
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Introduction to rehabilitation devices and assistive products.
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Understanding the purpose and function of common rehabilitation devices.
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Recognizing when referral to physiotherapy, occupational therapy, orthopedics, or other specialists is required
Speaker: Mr Anup Panchal – Pharmacist
Anup Panchal is a registered pharmacist in Malawi. He has practiced pharmacy for more than 30 years, of which 27 years were in Malawi. He has been head of the pharmaceutical manufacturing unit for17 years. Currently, Panchal is in marketing of disinfectants, rehabilitation products, cold chain equipment, radiology equipment, weighing balances, among others, while working on the development of a pharmaceutical portfolio.
Date: 5th August 2026
Time: 12.00 Noon CAT
Duration: 90 min
CPD Points: Participants will receive 1 CPD point for each of the three webinars.