Call for Regional Essay Competition to be published in PEN

This year PEN Magazine wants to give the opportunity through a competition to publish
the answer to the following questions to one member from each region. The objective is
to learn the differences in each region and how we can use those differences to better
our region. When answering the question we want you to think about pharmacy in your
country and how pharmacist practice in this area. Please use the criteria provided to
provide a guideline for your answer.
The winner for each region will be selected by your Regional Project Officer and
Pharmacy Education Committee by completeness of answers and innovation. Please
keep in mind that as this topic would be the same for all regions, article selection will
aim to feature the most innovative idea that shows pharmacist in their country the best.

We ask that the essays follows the following publication criteria:

[Theme of paper]

The value of the pharmacist in a world facing antimicrobial resistance: benefits

and challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean region

[Guideline Questions]

While keeping your article unique and original with a focus on your country ,
please address the following questions in your essay:

What is the role and the tasks of a pharmacist in the Antimicrobial

Stewardship (AMS) Team?

How can the role of the pharmacist be expanded in the AMS team?

What are the barriers that pharmacists face and how can they be
overcome?

If not already implemented, how would you propose to include

pharmacists in the team and describe the vital contributions they make?

[Format]

1.5 spacing

Size: 11

Font: Arial

References: AMA style with superscript in-text referencing

(http://guides.lib.uw.edu/c.php?g=99161&p=642357) .

Word Count: 1,500 Maximum

Images: Maximum of 4 images (High Resolution)

Please submit your essay and a picture of yourself by March 10th, 2016 23:59 GMT+0
with the subject line Regional Essay Competition Submission - Authors name to the
Regional Project Officer from your region:
PARO Region: rpo@paro.ipsf.org
EuRO Region: rpo@euro.ipsf.org
AfRO Region: rpo@afro.ipsf.org
EMRO Region: rpo@emro.ipsf.org
APRO Region: rpo@apro.ipsf.org

For any additional information or questions please contact the Regional Project Officer
from your region.

Kind Regards,

Jessica Rodiles (PARO), Lara-Turiya Seitz (EuRO),

Riziki Mulimba (AfRO), Omnia Hamza (EMRO),
Sai-Khim Lengwiriyakul (APRO)
Regional Project Officer 2015-2016