FIP World Congress 2026
- August 30 to September 2, 2026
- Palais des congrès de Montréal, Montreal, QC
- Presented by International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)
On Sunday, August 30, the opening day of the 84th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Montreal, the Ontario Pharmacists Association and the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy ran the interactive workshop Minor ailments, major impact using MAPflow's minor ailment assessment and prescribing tool. Dr. Kenny Chong, MAPflow's Director of Clinical Innovation, led its technology and tools segment.
Minor ailments, major impact: An interactive pharmacy workshop
An interactive workshop from the Ontario Pharmacists Association and the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy, supported by L'Oréal Dermatological Beauty. Participants worked with MAPflow's minor ailment assessment and prescribing tool, and Dr. Kenny Chong led the technology and tools segment from 11:00 to 11:45 AM.
About the FIP World Congress
The International Pharmaceutical Federation held its 84th World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from August 30 to September 2, 2026.
Published research
Members of the MAPflow team also co-authored an abstract published for the congress in FIP’s journal Pharmacy Education: “Minor ailments, major impact: Using small group learning to build practitioner confidence in Ontario, Canada community pharmacy practice”, by Nardine Nakhla, Kenny Chong, Kathy Tam, Ruth Ackerman, Jen Belcher, Michael Sevestre and Rosemary Killeen.
Why this workshop matters
Over 2,300 pharmacies across nine provinces use MAPflow Clinical Services for minor ailment assessments, with each province’s rules built in. A hands-on workshop let pharmacists work through that kind of assessment and prescribing themselves, with the tool in front of them.