About FIP CPD Bites
FIP CPD Bites are short, evidence-based learning opportunities designed to support pharmacists' professional development. Delivered in concise formats such as videos, they offer practical knowledge and skills that contribute to an individual's CPD portfolio and enhance everyday practice.
This collection of CPD Bites is designed to help pharmacists and their teams upskill and enhance their knowledge in four key areas:
- Managing common ailments (acute pain, digestive disorders, sore throat)
- Supporting behaviour change
- Improving patient interactions
- Empowering patient self-care
Each bite-sized video provides practical insights and strategies that can be applied directly in pharmacy practice, supporting better patient outcomes and professional growth.
Note to the viewer: The International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) is an independent, global body representing pharmacy, pharmaceutical sciences, and pharmaceutical education. FIP offers tools, guidance, and resources, including CPD Bites, to support its members in self-directed learning on various topics and services.
These resources are not linked to any specific brands, products, or therapies. All information provided by FIP should be interpreted and applied in accordance with local regulations and guidelines.
Practitioners are encouraged to consult relevant authorities and ensure that their practices align with the standards and requirements in their specific region.
Explore by Topic
Manage common ailments, including:
Acute pain
Digestive disorders
Sore throat
Vaccination, including:
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Let's talk about vaccines!
Special risk groups
Vaccine hesistancy
Other topics
Empower patient self-care
Equity and equality in pharmacy
Improve patient interactions
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
Substandard and falsified medical products
Support health behaviour change
Sustainability
FIP Development Goals
All CPD Bites
Browse our complete collection of continuing professional development resources
Women in Pharmacy Leadership
August 2026
Episode 1: Handling Challenges & Difficult Conversations
Episode 2: Supporting Women in Different Life Phases
Episode 3: Communication, Emotional Intelligence and Empathy in Practice
Supporting tobacco cessation
May 2026
Episode 1: Understanding the impact of second- and third-hand tobacco exposure
Episode 2: Health risks of tobacco alternatives beyond e-cigarettes
Episode 3: Linking tobacco use and pain - Evidence and pharmacy practice
Episode 4: Tobacco use and skin health: What pharmacists need to know.
Early life nutrition
April 2026
Early life nutrition: Supporting parents and caregivers in community pharmacy practice
Early life nutrition: Supporting parents and caregivers in community pharmacy practice (with Chinese subtitles)
Preventing and managing NCDs through physical activity
April 2026
Pharmacists’ role in preventing and managing NCDs through physical activity
Specialised nutrition for cancer care
February 2026
The importance of specialised nutrition for cancer care - Part 1
The importance of specialised nutrition for cancer care - Part 2
The role of pharmacists in supporting patients having cancer treatment
February 2026
Episode 1: Supportive care – nausea and vomiting
Episode 2: Supportive care – diarrhoea
Episode 3: Management of myelosuppression – part 1
Episode 4: Management of myelosuppression – part 2
The role of pharmacists in cancer care
November 2025
Episode 1: Pharmacogenomics
Episode 2: Conventional chemotherapy side effects
Episode 3: Standards and safe handling of oral systemic anticancer therapies
FIP Global Campaign on Patient and Medication Safety 2025
October 2025
The role of pharmacists in addressing substandard and falsified medical products
Supporting patients with uncontrolled hypertension: A toolkit for pharmacists
October 2025
Supporting patients with uncontrolled hypertension: A toolkit for pharmacists
Sustainability in pharmacy
September 2025
Sustainability and self-care
Sustainability and workforce
Sustainability and antimicrobial resistance
Supporting pharmacists in chronic disease management
September 2025
Episode 1: Chronic Disease Service Framework
Episode 2: Chronic Kidney Disease Pharmacy Toolkit
Episode 3: Heart failure pharmacy toolkit
Episode 4: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pharmacy toolkit
Episode 5: Hypertension pharmacy toolkit
Promoting healthier treatment options
August 2025
Episode 1: Understanding sore throat with cough
Episode 2: Promoting symptom-based care through a stewardship approach
It’s time to rethink the management of irritable bowel syndrome: Exploring new approaches
August 2025
It’s time to rethink the management of irritable bowel syndrome: Exploring new approaches
A patient-centred approach to managing common ailments in community pharmacy: A guide for early career pharmacists
July 2025
A patient-centred approach to managing common ailments in community pharmacy: A guide for early career pharmacists
Combination analgesic formulations for pain relief
July 2025
Combination analgesic formulations for pain relief
Beyond medication: Strengthening trust, empathy, and loyalty in pharmacist-patient interactions
June 2025
Episode 1 – Building trust and rapport
Episode 2 – Fostering loyalty
Episode 3 – Demonstrating empathy
Global perspectives and initiatives on safe medicines disposal
April 2025
Global perspectives and initiatives on safe medicines disposal
Improving HPV-related cancers and diseases education among pharmacists
March 2025
Episode 3 - Identifying at-risk populations and overcoming barriers
Episode 1: Introduction to HPV and HPV-related diseases
Episode 2: HPV vaccination mechanism, effectiveness and safety
Brief interventions for tobacco cessation: Guidance for pharmacists
November 2024
Brief interventions for tobacco cessation: Guidance for pharmacists
Management of long-lasting musculoskeletal pain
November 2024
Management of long-lasting musculoskeletal pain
Managing period pain in the community pharmacy
November 2024
Episode 1: Primary dysmenorrhea
Episode 2: Secondary dysmenorrhea
Targeted hygiene in the home in the combat against AMR
November 2024
Episode 1 - What is targeted hygiene?
Episode 2 - Importance of targeted hygiene in combat against AMR
Oral health
October 2024
Episode 1 - Basics in oral health knowledge and oral hygiene recommendations
Episode 2 - The relationship between oral health and systemic health
Episode 3 - Periodontal disease and other common oral health conditions
Episode 4 - Child oral health
Episode 5 - Tobacco and oral health
Using heat therapy for the management of musculoskeletal pain — Guidance for pharmacists
October 2024
Using heat therapy for the management of musculoskeletal pain — Guidance for pharmacists
Paediatric pain and fever management
September 2024
Episode 1: Understanding paediatric pain and fever
Episode 2: Managing pain and fever across age groups
Episode 3: Practical strategies and case scenarios for supporting care across age transitions in children
Understanding and managing period pain: comprehensive self-care strategies and support
September 2024
Episode 1: Understanding menstruation
Episode 2: Support & advice to adolescents experiencing periods
Episode 3: Pharmacological & non-pharmacological treatment of period pain
Diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
September 2024
Diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Pharmacists' role in supporting health behaviour change
July 2024
Episode 1 – Making health habits last
Episode 2 – The science of behavioural economics
Episode 3 – Models of behavioural change (COM-B)
Episode 4 – Stages of behavioural change model in medicines adherence
Episode 5 – The place of intrinsic motivation in medicine adherence
Episode 6 – The place of extrinsic motivation in medicine adherence
Key self-care concepts
July 2024
Episode 1 – The seven pillars of self-care
Episode 2 – The role of health literacy in self-care
Episode 3 – The self-care continuum
Management of body pain: cold & heat therapy
July 2024
Management of body pain: cold & heat therapy
Causes and management of reflux
July 2024
Episode 1: What is reflux disease?
Episode 2: Gastric acid pocket management vs reflux prevention
Episode 3: Strategies for management of reflux-like symptoms
From prescription to over-the-counter
June 2024
Episode 1 – Key considerations in managing switches to OTC analgesics
Episode 2 – Essential advice on OTC analgesics
Self-care approaches for fatty liver disease management
April 2024
Episode 1 – What is fatty liver disease and who is most at risk of developing it?
Episode 2 – How can pharmacists support individuals living with fatty liver disease?
Episode 2 – How can pharmacists support individuals living with fatty liver disease?
Episode 2 – How can pharmacists support individuals living with fatty liver disease?
Episode 3 – How can pharmacists support patients with co-morbidities in preventing fatty liver disease?
Episode 3 – How can pharmacists support patients with co-morbidities in preventing fatty liver disease?
Episode 3 – How can pharmacists support patients with co-morbidities in preventing fatty liver disease?
Addressing vaccine fatigue, complacency and confidence
February 2024
Episode 1 – What can pharmacists in low- and middle-income countries do about adult vaccination mistrust?
Episode 2 – What is vaccine complacency and fatigue and how can pharmacists address them among at-risk adults?
Episode 3 – How can pharmacists build confidence in adult vaccination?
Interprofessional collaboration
January 2024
Episode 1 - Pharmacists in interprofessional collaborative practice for diabetes
Episode 2 - Interprofessional collaborative practice in the healthcare team
Episode 3 - Empowering pharmacy technicians and the pharmacy support workforce
Let's talk about vaccines!
December 2023
Episode 1 – Pharmacists’ roles in vaccination
Episode 2 – Benefits of influenza vaccination in special populations
Episode 3 – Benefits of pertussis vaccination
Fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes
November 2023
Fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes
Stłuszczenie wątroby i cukrzyca typu 2
Vaccination: Benefits beyond specific disease prevention
November 2023
Episode 1 – Vaccines’ role in healthy ageing
Episode 2 – Vaccination in Australia: A focus on older adults
Episode 3 – A European perspective on vaccination for older adults’ health
Episode 4 – The multifaceted benefits of vaccination
Episode 5 – Pharmacists’ roles’ in addressing vaccination hesitancy
Self-care interventions for enhanced patient care
October 2023
Episode 1 – Self-care interventions for enhanced patient care: management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
Episode 2 – Self-care interventions for enhanced patient care: management of irritable bowel syndrome
Episode 3 – Self-care interventions for enhanced patient care: management of sore throats
Ethics in pharmacy practice
May 2023
Commercialism and loyalty
Potential drug misuse
Paternalism in pharmacy
A framework for ethical decision making
Professional Autonomy
Privacy and confidentiality
Provision of medical advice
Self-management of common ailments
May 2023
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self manage common ailments - Ep 1
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self manage common ailments — Ep 2
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self-manage common ailments — Ep 3
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self manage common ailments — Ep 4
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self manage common ailments — Ep 5
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self-manage common ailments— Ep 6
Reflux management in the community: Guidance for pharmacists
February 2023
Latest developments on the causes of symptomatic reflux
Symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Recognising and managing chronic bronchitis in the community
November 2022
Definition, clinical manifestations and red flags for chronic bronchitis
Non-pharmacological approaches and lifestyle changes to support patients’ self-care
Pharmacological approaches and treatments for chronic bronchitis
Sore throat management in the community
November 2022
Causes (infectious and non-infectious)
Patient's experience: Symptoms, progression and duration
Triage (including POC testing) and decision-making, including referral
Antimicrobial resistance
Pharmacological treatment approaches
Non-pharmacological treatment approaches
Vaccines and special-risk population groups
November 2022
Pharmacy teams and all healthcare workers
Pregnant individuals
Chronic respiratory diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
Older adults
Diabetes
Sore throat management in the community
November 2022
Triage (including POC testing) and decision-making, including referral November 2022
Speaker: Efi Mantzourani, Reader in Pharmacy Practice, Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales
Efi Mantzourani is an academic pharmacist and registered practitioner, with expertise in reflective practice and practice-based learning.
Her research relates to technology-enabled provision of pharmacy services. She has provided an evidence-base to health boards in Wales and the Welsh government for commissioning of pharmacy services which have transformed professional practice. Her areas of interest include electronic prescribing, the discharge medicines service, and integration of GP and pharmacy patient records. Recently, she has been focusing on evaluating the first NHS-funded sore throat test-and-treat community pharmacy service in the UK.
This video presents the most important questions that pharmacists should ask patients with sore throat, and highlights the importance of point-of-care testing as a triage tool and what can be done when those tests are not available.
Other videos in this CPD Bite series
Causes (infectious and non-infectious)
Patient's experience: Symptoms, progression and duration
Antimicrobial resistance
Pharmacological treatment approaches
Non-pharmacological treatment approaches
All CPD Bites
Browse our complete collection of continuing professional development resources
Women in Pharmacy Leadership
August 2026
Episode 1: Handling Challenges & Difficult Conversations
Episode 2: Supporting Women in Different Life Phases
Episode 3: Communication, Emotional Intelligence and Empathy in Practice
Supporting tobacco cessation
May 2026
Episode 1: Understanding the impact of second- and third-hand tobacco exposure
Episode 2: Health risks of tobacco alternatives beyond e-cigarettes
Episode 3: Linking tobacco use and pain - Evidence and pharmacy practice
Episode 4: Tobacco use and skin health: What pharmacists need to know.
Early life nutrition
April 2026
Early life nutrition: Supporting parents and caregivers in community pharmacy practice
Early life nutrition: Supporting parents and caregivers in community pharmacy practice (with Chinese subtitles)
Preventing and managing NCDs through physical activity
April 2026
Pharmacists’ role in preventing and managing NCDs through physical activity
Specialised nutrition for cancer care
February 2026
The importance of specialised nutrition for cancer care - Part 1
The importance of specialised nutrition for cancer care - Part 2
The role of pharmacists in supporting patients having cancer treatment
February 2026
Episode 1: Supportive care – nausea and vomiting
Episode 2: Supportive care – diarrhoea
Episode 3: Management of myelosuppression – part 1
Episode 4: Management of myelosuppression – part 2
The role of pharmacists in cancer care
November 2025
Episode 1: Pharmacogenomics
Episode 2: Conventional chemotherapy side effects
Episode 3: Standards and safe handling of oral systemic anticancer therapies
FIP Global Campaign on Patient and Medication Safety 2025
October 2025
The role of pharmacists in addressing substandard and falsified medical products
Supporting patients with uncontrolled hypertension: A toolkit for pharmacists
October 2025
Supporting patients with uncontrolled hypertension: A toolkit for pharmacists
Sustainability in pharmacy
September 2025
Sustainability and self-care
Sustainability and workforce
Sustainability and antimicrobial resistance
Supporting pharmacists in chronic disease management
September 2025
Episode 1: Chronic Disease Service Framework
Episode 2: Chronic Kidney Disease Pharmacy Toolkit
Episode 3: Heart failure pharmacy toolkit
Episode 4: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease pharmacy toolkit
Episode 5: Hypertension pharmacy toolkit
Promoting healthier treatment options
August 2025
Episode 1: Understanding sore throat with cough
Episode 2: Promoting symptom-based care through a stewardship approach
It’s time to rethink the management of irritable bowel syndrome: Exploring new approaches
August 2025
It’s time to rethink the management of irritable bowel syndrome: Exploring new approaches
A patient-centred approach to managing common ailments in community pharmacy: A guide for early career pharmacists
July 2025
A patient-centred approach to managing common ailments in community pharmacy: A guide for early career pharmacists
Combination analgesic formulations for pain relief
July 2025
Combination analgesic formulations for pain relief
Beyond medication: Strengthening trust, empathy, and loyalty in pharmacist-patient interactions
June 2025
Episode 1 – Building trust and rapport
Episode 2 – Fostering loyalty
Episode 3 – Demonstrating empathy
Global perspectives and initiatives on safe medicines disposal
April 2025
Global perspectives and initiatives on safe medicines disposal
Improving HPV-related cancers and diseases education among pharmacists
March 2025
Episode 3 - Identifying at-risk populations and overcoming barriers
Episode 1: Introduction to HPV and HPV-related diseases
Episode 2: HPV vaccination mechanism, effectiveness and safety
Brief interventions for tobacco cessation: Guidance for pharmacists
November 2024
Brief interventions for tobacco cessation: Guidance for pharmacists
Management of long-lasting musculoskeletal pain
November 2024
Management of long-lasting musculoskeletal pain
Managing period pain in the community pharmacy
November 2024
Episode 1: Primary dysmenorrhea
Episode 2: Secondary dysmenorrhea
Targeted hygiene in the home in the combat against AMR
November 2024
Episode 1 - What is targeted hygiene?
Episode 2 - Importance of targeted hygiene in combat against AMR
Oral health
October 2024
Episode 1 - Basics in oral health knowledge and oral hygiene recommendations
Episode 2 - The relationship between oral health and systemic health
Episode 3 - Periodontal disease and other common oral health conditions
Episode 4 - Child oral health
Episode 5 - Tobacco and oral health
Using heat therapy for the management of musculoskeletal pain — Guidance for pharmacists
October 2024
Using heat therapy for the management of musculoskeletal pain — Guidance for pharmacists
Paediatric pain and fever management
September 2024
Episode 1: Understanding paediatric pain and fever
Episode 2: Managing pain and fever across age groups
Episode 3: Practical strategies and case scenarios for supporting care across age transitions in children
Understanding and managing period pain: comprehensive self-care strategies and support
September 2024
Episode 1: Understanding menstruation
Episode 2: Support & advice to adolescents experiencing periods
Episode 3: Pharmacological & non-pharmacological treatment of period pain
Diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
September 2024
Diagnosis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
Pharmacists' role in supporting health behaviour change
July 2024
Episode 1 – Making health habits last
Episode 2 – The science of behavioural economics
Episode 3 – Models of behavioural change (COM-B)
Episode 4 – Stages of behavioural change model in medicines adherence
Episode 5 – The place of intrinsic motivation in medicine adherence
Episode 6 – The place of extrinsic motivation in medicine adherence
Key self-care concepts
July 2024
Episode 1 – The seven pillars of self-care
Episode 2 – The role of health literacy in self-care
Episode 3 – The self-care continuum
Management of body pain: cold & heat therapy
July 2024
Management of body pain: cold & heat therapy
Causes and management of reflux
July 2024
Episode 1: What is reflux disease?
Episode 2: Gastric acid pocket management vs reflux prevention
Episode 3: Strategies for management of reflux-like symptoms
From prescription to over-the-counter
June 2024
Episode 1 – Key considerations in managing switches to OTC analgesics
Episode 2 – Essential advice on OTC analgesics
Self-care approaches for fatty liver disease management
April 2024
Episode 1 – What is fatty liver disease and who is most at risk of developing it?
Episode 2 – How can pharmacists support individuals living with fatty liver disease?
Episode 2 – How can pharmacists support individuals living with fatty liver disease?
Episode 2 – How can pharmacists support individuals living with fatty liver disease?
Episode 3 – How can pharmacists support patients with co-morbidities in preventing fatty liver disease?
Episode 3 – How can pharmacists support patients with co-morbidities in preventing fatty liver disease?
Episode 3 – How can pharmacists support patients with co-morbidities in preventing fatty liver disease?
Addressing vaccine fatigue, complacency and confidence
February 2024
Episode 1 – What can pharmacists in low- and middle-income countries do about adult vaccination mistrust?
Episode 2 – What is vaccine complacency and fatigue and how can pharmacists address them among at-risk adults?
Episode 3 – How can pharmacists build confidence in adult vaccination?
Interprofessional collaboration
January 2024
Episode 1 - Pharmacists in interprofessional collaborative practice for diabetes
Episode 2 - Interprofessional collaborative practice in the healthcare team
Episode 3 - Empowering pharmacy technicians and the pharmacy support workforce
Let's talk about vaccines!
December 2023
Episode 1 – Pharmacists’ roles in vaccination
Episode 2 – Benefits of influenza vaccination in special populations
Episode 3 – Benefits of pertussis vaccination
Fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes
November 2023
Fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes
Stłuszczenie wątroby i cukrzyca typu 2
Vaccination: Benefits beyond specific disease prevention
November 2023
Episode 1 – Vaccines’ role in healthy ageing
Episode 2 – Vaccination in Australia: A focus on older adults
Episode 3 – A European perspective on vaccination for older adults’ health
Episode 4 – The multifaceted benefits of vaccination
Episode 5 – Pharmacists’ roles’ in addressing vaccination hesitancy
Self-care interventions for enhanced patient care
October 2023
Episode 1 – Self-care interventions for enhanced patient care: management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.
Episode 2 – Self-care interventions for enhanced patient care: management of irritable bowel syndrome
Episode 3 – Self-care interventions for enhanced patient care: management of sore throats
Ethics in pharmacy practice
May 2023
Commercialism and loyalty
Potential drug misuse
Paternalism in pharmacy
A framework for ethical decision making
Professional Autonomy
Privacy and confidentiality
Provision of medical advice
Self-management of common ailments
May 2023
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self manage common ailments - Ep 1
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self manage common ailments — Ep 2
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self-manage common ailments — Ep 3
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self manage common ailments — Ep 4
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self manage common ailments — Ep 5
A day in the life of a pharmacist supporting patients to self-manage common ailments— Ep 6
Reflux management in the community: Guidance for pharmacists
February 2023
Latest developments on the causes of symptomatic reflux
Symptoms of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Recognising and managing chronic bronchitis in the community
November 2022
Definition, clinical manifestations and red flags for chronic bronchitis
Non-pharmacological approaches and lifestyle changes to support patients’ self-care
Pharmacological approaches and treatments for chronic bronchitis
Sore throat management in the community
November 2022
Causes (infectious and non-infectious)
Patient's experience: Symptoms, progression and duration
Triage (including POC testing) and decision-making, including referral
Antimicrobial resistance
Pharmacological treatment approaches
Non-pharmacological treatment approaches
Vaccines and special-risk population groups
November 2022
Pharmacy teams and all healthcare workers
Pregnant individuals
Chronic respiratory diseases
Cardiovascular diseases
Older adults
Diabetes
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