PTAs

The sustainable pharmacy

In this course, PTAs learn how to make pharmacy processes more efficient and sustainable. The course is divided into three modules, which can be completed free of charge with our partner "Die PTA in der Apotheke". 

What you can expect

Our training course system enables you to acquire knowledge and skills in the important areas of climate change and sustainability in a professional environment:

Course I consists of three modules. Modules 1 and 2 provide you with knowledge about climate change and its impact on our healthcare system. They also give you lots of specific tips on how you can work sustainably in your professional environment and at home and save a lot of money at the same time. Module 3 explains important knowledge about the environmental compatibility of medicines. This will enable you to implement sustainable measures effectively and permanently with your team.

Further courses will be available shortly with lots of important information and practical tips. Our training courses are designed to continuously expand your knowledge and skills so that you are always optimally positioned in your role as an employee in the healthcare system. Our courses are continuously expanded and updated. So you are always up to date.

Welcome to our courses! We look forward to working with you to combat climate change.

Lecturer

Esther Luhmann

PTA and pharmacist
Active with Pharmacists for Future

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Costs: free of charge

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The modules at a glance

Module 1

Find out how our climate has changed since the beginning of industrialization, what the greenhouse effect is all about, what direct, indirect and social effects the climate crisis has and how you can define sustainability for yourself and for the pharmacy.

Module 2

This module explains what a CO2-balance, what energy sources are available in the pharmacy and how this energy can be saved. It also provides tips and tricks on how the entire team can implement resource-saving work in the pharmacy.

Module 3

You will learn about the impact of medicines on the environment. This mainly concerns asthma therapeutics, such as powder inhalers and metered dose inhalers, but also the proper disposal of medicines. Measures will be discussed on how you can implement what you have learned in the pharmacy with your team.

Module 4

Module 4 of the PTA e-learning concludes the series: This is where things get very specific. For example, you will learn how to work in a resource-saving way in the pharmacy, where you can find out about the ecotoxicity of active ingredients, why vegan cosmetics are not necessarily animal-free, why microplastics are so dangerous for the environment, which hygiene products belong on a zero-waste shelf and how you can protect the climate with pharmaceutical services.