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Bhuvan KC,1,2 Alian A Alrasheedy,3 Peter A Leggat,1,2,4 Nagashekhara Molugulu,1 Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim,5 Asmita Priyadarshini Khatiwada,6 Sunil Shrestha1 1School of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Selangor, Malaysia; 2College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia; 3Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Buraidah, Qassim, Saudi Arabia; 4School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; 5College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar; 6Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Service, Nepal Health Research and Innovation Foundation, Lalitpur, NepalCorrespondence: Bhuvan KCSchool of Pharmacy, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, MalaysiaTel +603-5514 5885Email kcbhuvan@gmail.comIntroduction: Pharmacists at airport pharmacies could offer essential health services for air travelers. Consequently, this study aimed to explore the type of professional services, the types of medicines at airport pharmacies and the pharmacists’ experiences and views regarding their practices.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted with pharmacists practicing in airport pharmacies from June 2020 to December 2020. A validated Google form-based interview questionnaire was developed, and the electronic link was sent to the participants. Recruitment of participants was continued until data saturation was achieved. In total, 15 pharmacists working at different airport pharmacies in different countries were included. Thematic analysis was used in the data analysis.Results: The study identified six major themes including type of professional services and medicines at airport pharmacies, pharmacists’ experiences, challenges at the airport pharmacy, suggestions to improve airport pharmacy services, pandemics and the role of pharmacists, and business aspect of the airport pharmacies. The study showed that several professional services provided at airport pharmacies, including the provision of medicines, health products, general health services, travel health services, and counseling. Moreover, 46.7% of the participants reported having a dedicated travel health service. In addition, most of the participants described their experience at airport pharmacies as good and exciting as they met different people from different countries. The most common challenges that pharmacists face at airport pharmacies include language barriers, requests for different medicine brands by travelers, and financial issues. The participants indicated that there is a need for promotion of pharmacists’ role in providing health care services at airport pharmacies.Conclusion: The study showed that pharmacists could play vital roles in providing medicines and health care services for air travelers. However, there is still further scope for improvement in this sector of the pharmacy profession to ensure a more active role in travel medicine.Keywords: airport pharmacy, air travel, aviation pharmacy, pharmacy services, travel health, supplements

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Understanding water safety at rivers. The full English language survey used in data collection for this study. (DOCX 13 kb)

Table detailing characteristics of research sites, date of data collection, maximum air temperature and total daily rainfall Additional information about the four sites where data was collected for this study. (DOCX 82 kb)

Background Effective pool fencing legislation is a cornerstone of child drowning prevention, but can Australia improve further? Aims/Objective/Purpose A) Estimate the prevalence of swimming pools per 100 households and children under 5 years per household swimming pool in Queensland. B) Explore perceptions regarding effectiveness of updated pool fencing legislation in Queensland. Methods Data from the 2011 Queensland Social Survey (QSS)--were used and additional questions asked were: 'How many children under the age of 5 years reside at your residence?'; 'Do you have a swimming pool at your residence?; 'How effective do you think that tightening the pool fencing legislation will be in reducing child drowning deaths?' Results/Outcome There were 1265 respondents (response rate=32%). 26 per 100 households had a swimming pool. 11.4% of households with a pool also had children under 5 years. 57% of respondents believed tightening pool fencing legislation would be effective in reducing child drowning deaths (22% 'very effective' 35% 'effective'), 40% of respondents were either unsure or doubtful. Pool owners were significantly more likely to doubt the effectiveness of tightening the legislation. Perceptions of effectiveness of the legislation did not differ as a function of the presence of children under 5 years (p>0.5). Significance/Contribution to the Field Between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2011 there were fourteen children who drowned in home swimming pools in Queensland, a rate of 1.7 per 10 000 home swimming pools per annum. Pool owners were less likely to think that tightening the legislation would be effective. This is an abstract of a presentation at Safety 2012, the 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, 1-4 October 2012, Michael Fowler Center, Wellington, New Zealand. Full text does not seem to be available for this abstract.