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* September 1, 1996 - FIP annouces it's first Congress for the next century. At it's annual Congress, FIP annouced that it would organise the Millennial World Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences to be held in San Francisco in April 2000.
* September 1, 1996 - At it's 1996 Council meeting, FIP adopted a new Statement on Selfcare and Selfmedication. This statement sets out the roles and responsibilities of pharmacists advising on all aspects of selfcare. A copy of the Statement is available from the FIP here.
* September 3, 1996 - An innovative workshop took place during the 1996 FIP Congress in Jerusalem. Using state-of-the-art electronics nearly 500 participants were able to take part in this interactive workshop which tested the participants knowledge of common ailments likely to be met in the community pharmacy.
* September 3, 1996 - Since 1994 FIP has been working towards producing a Charter against HIV-AIDS. Now FIP has been joined by the World Health Organisation. It is expected that the Charter will be adopted in 1997.
* September 3, 1996 - Danish Therapeutics Outcome Monitoring (TOM) Project shows the value of Pharmacuetical Care. The project involved monitoring 500 asthma patients

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