These model powerpoint presentations contain example slides that comprehensively cover the topics outlined in AIHP’s Guidelines on Teaching History in Pharmacy Education. Instructors should choose to use the slides that cover the topics that are appropriate to their particular history of pharmacy class or module.
Sample slide about the Era of Blockbuster Drugs from Presentation E – Growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry
The Teaching History of Pharmacy Committee members (2017-2019) of the AACP History SIG were responsible for the creation of these PowerPoint Presentations:
Sumerian Cuneiform Prescription, c. 2100 BCE
Download Presentation A – Introduction to the Study of Pharmacy History (.pptx)
Download Presentation A – Introduction to the Study of Pharmacy History (.pdf)
Learning Objectives:
Arabic medical scholar Rhazes
Presentation B: Evolution of Pharmacy Practice (75 slides)
Download Presentation B – Evolution of Pharmacy Practice (.pptx)
Download Presentation B – Evolution of Pharmacy Practice (.pdf)
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Sample slide about Federal Pharmacy Law Development
Download Presentation C – Pharmacy Regulation via State and Federal Governance (.pptx)
Download Presentation C – Pharmacy Regulation via State and Federal Governance (.pdf)
Topics Covered:
Sample slide about Early US Pharmacy Education
Download Presentation D – Pharmacy Education (.pptx)
Download Presentation D – Pharmacy Education (.pdf)
Topics Covered:
Sample slide about the Age of Quackery
Download Presentation E – Growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry (.pptx)
Download Presentation E – Growth of the Pharmaceutical Industry (.pdf)
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Sample Slide about National Pharmacy Organizations
Presentation F: History of Professional Association (29 slides)
Download Presentation F: History of Professional Association (.pptx)
Download Presentation F: History of Professional Association (.pdf)
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Read MoreUpcoming events of interest to historians of pharmacy, pharmaceuticals, medicines, science, and related fields. (Event information current when posted. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, please double-check the status of all events):
July 22-26, 2023: Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Aurora, CO.
August 30-September 2, 2023: Biennial Meeting of the European Association for the History of Medicine and Health, Oslo, Norway.
November 11-14, 2023: Annual Meeting of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Dallas, TX.
December 3-7, 2023: Midyear Clinical Meeting of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Anaheim, CA.
January 4-7, 2024: Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association, San Francisco, CA.
September 4-7, 2024: 46th International Congress for the History of Pharmacy, Belgrade Serbia.