Bled Festival HallOctober 1st, 2011

Post-Conference Satellite Symposium

Emerging Issues in Pharmacy Education

EUFEPS/Tempus PQPharm Networking Event

FIPEd

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Pharmacy Education Taskforce

Information and summary for 2011

With the release of 'Vision 2020' - FIP's Vision, Mission and Strategic Plan, FIP dedicated itself to advancing pharmacy education worldwide, a goal exemplified in the longstanding activities of the Academic Pharmacy Section and further expanded and developed through more recent initiatives such as the Pharmacy Education Taskforce and the Academic Institutional Membership.

In November 2007, FIP, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), formed the Pharmacy Education Taskforce (PET). The Taskforce is a coordinating body of organisations, agencies, institutions, and individuals with the shared goal of catalysing actions to develop pharmacy education.

FIP-WHO Global Schools of Pharmacy SurveyAs part of PET, FIP and WHO are undertaking a collaborative programme of work to develop evidence-based guidance to facilitate sustainable development of higher education and a needs-based pharmacy workforce. The survey data will be used to identify gaps, shortages and cooperation opportunities. FIP and WHO are calling on all pharmacy schools to participate. Deans and Directors of Education can complete the survey online or in the word file included in the CD, the survey is available in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

2012 Global Pharmacy Workforce ReportFIP is pleased to announce plans to produce a 2012 Global Pharmacy Workforce Report that will be developed with the World Health Organization (WHO). This important report will provide the latest information and will advocate for the need to address pharmaceutical human resources issues. We would like to hear from you if you have compiled data on the pharmacy workforce or have ideas for key themes/stories for the report case studies.

Global Competency Framework – the Draft GbCF BookletFIP PET is now working to develop a global competency framework to support and develop pharmacy practitioners. The draft Global Competency Framework (GbCF) contains a core set of behavioural competencies synthesised from documents collated worldwide. The draft framework has been through an initial process of consensus group meetings, content validation meetings and an iterative content phase to reach this stage. There is further validation work to conduct.

FIP Global Quality Assurance FrameworkAt the 2009 FIP Congress in Basel, the FIP Bureau formally approved a QA Framework that incorporates core principles and elements considered essential for an effective approach to quality assurance of pharmacy education. The QA Framework was adopted as one of the three priority projects of PET. In addition, the Quality Criteria for Pharmacy Education have been incorporated in the joint WHO/FIP tool for Institutional Self-Assessment in Pharmacy Education.

FIP-UNESCO “UNITWIN” Global Pharmacy Education Development Network (UNITWIN GPhEd Network)FIP and UNESCO launched the Global Pharmacy Education Development Network (GPhEd) on August 31, 2010. The UNITWIN GPhEd Network, is a joint initiative to encourage international higher education cooperation. This UNITWIN collaboration is the first in the field of higher education for health professionals and the first for global pharmaceutical education jointly coordinated by FIPEd. The GPhEd Network will act as a mechanism for the educational work of FIP dedicated to developing tools and resources to help tackle challenges of academic capacity, quality assurance of educational systems and workforce competency.

PET team Claire Anderson; Ian Bates; Andreia Bruno; Andrew Brown; Billy Futter; Diane Gal; Mike Rouse.FIPEd Steering Committee: Jennifer Marriott; Henri Manasse Jr; Ross McKinnon.

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Emerging Issues in Pharmacy Education

EUFEPS/Tempus PQPharm Networking EventBled Festival Hall, October 1st, 2011

17:00 – 17:30Opening Remarks

EUFEPS Mission in Pharmaceutical Sciences Education and TrainingClive G Wilson, Hans H Linden & Lennart Dencker, The European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences – EUFEPS

17:30 – 17:50Transforming Health Professional EducationIan Bates, School of Pharmacy, University of London

17:50 – 18:10Post-Registration Development and Education for Practitioners - Challenges to Delivering a Flexible WorkforceCatherine Duggan, The Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Great Britain

18:10 – 18:30Transforming Hospital Pharmacy Specialization in EUAida Batista, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists

18:30 – 18:50

Pharmaceutical Sciences In-Silico Learning Systems: Value and Availability Norbert Haider, Department of Drug and Natural Product Synthesis, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna

18:50 – 19:10The Impact of Digital Literacy in University EducationSimon Walker, University of Greenwich

19:10 – 20:00Panel Discussion

20:00 – 21:00Networking Cocktail

EUFEPS Mission in Pharmaceutical Sciences Education and TrainingClive G Wilson, Hans H Linden & Lennart Dencker, The European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences – EUFEPS

EUFEPS recently celebrated twenty years of operation as an instrument of pharmaceutical sciences in policy, education and training. It exists to represent a united voice for twenty four member organizations and societies in Europe and is proud to be a respected authority interfacing with industry, academia and regulatory sciences.

The raison d'etre for EUFEPS is to provide education and training with regard to safe, efficacious medicines. To make better products, science-led regulation and best practice has to be adopted in all sectors, not just across a country but globally. This necessitates conferences and workshops which focus on current, urgent issues which shape opinion and provide training for young scientists.

The past activities include activities which were recognized and adopted by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) and of course, EUFEPS fosters important sister networks including BBBB, usually by participation in the programme. Other important events include the PharmSciFair in which we try to showcase the activities of member societies and additional organizations, as well as have an active young scientists session.

Like many organizations, EUFEPS has gradually adopted a special interest group structure to explore the emerging arenas in pharmaceutical sciences. Within EUFEPS, seven networks are currently operating which organise a mix of workshops and larger conferences. Two more are under way. These networks must influence educational and training at the grass-roots level, for a stronger, better informed world of pharmaceutical sciences.

Clive Wilson is the J. P. Todd Professor of Pharmaceutics at Strathclyde University and the immediate past-president of the European Union Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Major areas of research have been the study of the behaviour of drug formulations in man. With John Hardy in Medical Physics at Queen's Medical Centre and later Professor Davis in Pharmacy at Nottingham, he pioneered applications of

scintigraphy in the study of physiological and patho-physiological effects of transit on drug absorption following oral, nasal, pulmonary and ophthalmic delivery. These activities have continued at Glasgow and increased through a network of worldwide collaborations. The focus of the present work is divided between ocular drug delivery and implant technology and gastrointestinal physiology applied to the study of oral dosage forms. He has published more than 150 papers, six books and over 100 reviews and book chapters and has supervised 55 Ph.D. and 1 M.D. student. He was made a fellow of the Controlled Release Society in June 2010 and a Fellow of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences in September 2010.

Transforming Health Professional EducationIan Bates, School of Pharmacy, University of London

The presentation will explore current trends in higher and professional education and assess the potential impact on practice and pharmaceutical care. In particular, the current policies on CPD will be evaluated and matched against the evidence base and theoretical issues. Health care policies related to service provision, the patient safety agenda and practitioner regulation will be placed in context. The lecture will aim to define new career pathways for practitioner development that satisfy policy trends whilst providing an infrastructure for development of higher levels of practice. Competency frameworks will be discussed, and an assessment made of likely impact on workforce development and future pharmaceutical care delivery.

Ian Bates is Professor of Pharmacy Education at the School of Pharmacy, University of London and Head of Educational Development. He is additionally seconded to the NHS in North-Central London, as workforce development facilitator across university teaching hospitals in London. He is Director of the FIP Global Education Taskforce, an international team appointed by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), WHO and UNESCO, and additionally Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacy Education, an international peer review research journal. Professor Bates is elected

on the General Committee of the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association (UKCPA), a Fellow of the Royal Statistical Society, a long time Fellow of the Royal Society for Public Health, a Trustee for the European Pharmaceutical Students' Association and an Advisor to the WHO. He is the Programme Director of the Joint Programmes Board, providing innovative workplace education and practitioner development support for NHS pharmacists; additionally, as a founder member of CoDEG, provides advice on workplace education for many domestic and international institutions. Professor Bates is Director for the UNESCO Global UNITWIN Network for Pharmacy Education, a transnational network spanning over 25 universities in 16 countries worldwide. He was made a Fellow of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society in 2010.

Post-Registration Development and Education for Practitioners - Challenges to Delivering a Flexible WorkforceCatherine Duggan, The Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Great Britain

Many countries now have mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as a component of ongoing registration as a pharmacist. There are a range of providers of this CPD including universities, professional bodies, and independent educators. Pharmacists working in areas of advanced practice have specific education needs relating to their scope of practice. Using example models such as the Advanced Level Framework (ALF) this presentation will illustrate how pharmacists working as, or striving to achieve recognition as, advanced practitioners, can use available education programs to assist in their development, and provide a vision for how professional partnerships between university providers and professional bodies can advance the profession and contribute to a greater impact on health services provision in national health systems.

Catherine Duggan is the Director of Professional Development and Support at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPS). In her role, she is responsible for the delivery of professional advice and support to all members across all sectors; the development of strategies to share and showcase good practice across the profession as well as developing professional standards for practice. She has a leadership role in developing programmes of professional development, advancement and recognition in line with the RPS mission. Throughout her career,

Catherine has held joint appointments between clinical practice and academia, supporting professional development and evidence based practice. She has published widely, over 70 peer reviewed papers and articles. Catherine was the Chair of the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association between 2007 and 2009 and an elected member of the Council of the RPSGB between 2008 and 2009. She was made a Fellow of both the RPSGB and the Royal Society of Arts in 2010.

Transforming Hospital Pharmacy Specialization in EUAida Batista, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists

Hospital Pharmacists (HP) develop their activities in one of the most comprehensive organizations produced by human society – the hospital. An environment where normally the most differentiated, invasive and lifesaving interventions take place. HPs are key stakeholders of the management of a very complex health technology: the medicine and they work normally in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health team to treat patients in acute or ambulatory situations. The European Directive on Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications (DMRPQ) established 5 years of basic education for a pharmacist, but some countries realities demonstrated the need for additional competencies to work independently in a hospital setting.EAHP produced, with the support of the EU project PHARMINE, a comprehensive list of competencies necessary to improve hospital pharmacy outcomes and it can be a basis to the recognition of Hospital Pharmacy Specialization in the EU DMRPQ. As it is written in the EAHP Statement on Hospital Pharmacy Specialization, voted and approved by all delegates present in last the EAHP General Assembly (Dublin, June 2011): “We believe that this is an essential step forward to ensure that all patients in acute situations benefit from pharmaceutical care that is underpinned by the highest levels of knowledge, skills, and experience.”

Aida Batista is the Director of Professional Development and Board Member of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP). She obtained the degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon in 1987; Specialization in Hospital Pharmacy (1994) and Postgraduate Course in Management and Leading of Health Services, Faculty of Economics, University of Porto (2004). Aida Batista works as a Senior Pharmacist in Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia . She is a Board Member of Estate Technical

Staff Union (STE – Sindicato dos Quadros Técnicos do Estado (1990-1992); Board Member of the Portuguese Association of Hospital Pharmacists -APFH (2002-2005); President of the Portuguese Association of Hospital Pharmacists –APFH since 2008 and Delegate to the General Assembly of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists - EAHP (2009-2010).

Pharmaceutical Sciences In-Silico Learning Systems: Value and Availability Norbert Haider, Department of Drug and Natural Product Synthesis, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna

Computer-aided learning is gaining growing acceptance in the Pharmaceutical Sciences, as in many other scientific disciplines. Despite the proven value of e-learning scenarios in academic education, the implementation of such methods still requires considerable effort especially from the trainers' side. Best-practice examples are difficult to find in a systematic way, and newcomers in this field are at some risk to 're-invent the wheel' too many times. Based on an early initiative by EUFEPS, there is already some European networking and exchange of expertise in pharmacy-related computer-aided learning. From two previous European workshops dedicated to this topic, examples will be presented which demonstrate different approaches for the concept and implementation of e-learning environments in academia and industry. These include initiatives on a local, regional, and international level, aiming at different audiences from undergraduate students to pharmacy professionals. Moreover, current IMI education and training activities in the field of medicines research and development will be presented, with particular attention to the employment of e-learning/ blended learning methods.

Norbert Haider is Professor in the Department of Drug and Natural Product Synthesis, University of Vienna. He is a co-founder of the PharmXplorer eLearning platform (http://www.pharmxplorer.at/) and eLearning coordinator of the Faculty of Life Sciences. Professor Haider is a Chief executive of the “EUFEPS Branch Office for in-silico Systems and Learning” and organizer and chairman of the European

Workshop on Computer-Aided Learning in the Pharmaceutical Sciences (2007, 2008). He is also involved as Local project leader in the IMI-JU project PharmaTrain.

Professor Haider has published over 70 scientific papers, several review articles and book chapters. He is an editorial board member of two on-line journals: Molecules, ARKIVOC and Editor-in-Chief of the online journal, MolBank.

The Impact of Digital Literacy in University EducationSimon Walker, University of Greenwich

For centuries education has been orientated towards the development of language, predominantly the cultivation of knowledge through the activities of reading and writing linear text. This is changing as we move into a digital age characterized by a wide range of broadcast and interactive media, increasingly accessed by mobile devices. Digital communications offer new modes of representation and expression, and new approaches to learning, teaching and assessment. It also offers new challenges to traditional university cultures. Students' social use of Web 2.0 tools is increasing. However, raising awareness of the importance of information and digital literacy does not in itself provide our learners with the skills for collaborative learning, or engagement in professional communities of practice. These are skills which require them to operate effectively in group situations and which have been identified as important for future employment (Pea, 2008). Academics acknowledge the need for a cultural shift, but they express anxiety and concern over a lack of coherent, tried-and-tested, pedagogic taxonomies, and models driven by clear institutional strategies (Armstrong and Franklin 2008). This presentation will examine what is meant by the term 'digital literacy', and explore ways in which Higher Education can transform practices so that they represent more accurately the ways we live and work now.

Armstrong, J and Franklin, T (2008) A Review of Current and Developing International Practice in the Use of Social Networking (Web 2.0) in Higher Education. Franklin ConsultingPea, R, (2008) Fostering Learning in the Networked World: The Cyberlearning Opportunity and Challenge. NSF Taskforce.

Simon Walker is Head of the Educational Development Unit at the University of Greenwich, where he is responsible for a wide range of strategic university initiatives in learning teaching and assessment. His teaching and research interests lie in the fields of learning and curriculum design. In 2002, he established an accredited framework for staff development in transformative technologies and currently co-leads the university's e-Centre based in the School of Computing Maths and Science.

He has led a number of nationally funded technology–enhanced learning and change management projects and, in 2006, was awarded a Higher Education Academy National Teaching Fellowship. He is currently responsible for the Digital Literacy in Higher Education project, a nationally funded project that aims to explore the student experience of transition in undergraduate programmes within the context of emerging practices in a digital age. He is editor-in-chief of Compass; The Journal of Learning & Teaching at the University of Greenwich and responsible for the annual Technology–Enhanced Learning, and SHIFT conferences. A keen cyclist he leads the university's Bicycle Users Group.

ndSunday, 2 October, 2011

Tempus PQPharm WorkshopUse of Different Teaching Methods to Enhance Students Engagement and Creativity

Hotel Park, Conference Room

9:00 – 11:30

Workshop Co-ordinators: Simon Walker, Milan Antonijevic, University of Greenwich

There is increasing interest in enhancing learning teaching and assessment in Higher Education institutions and build a more student-centred curriculum design model. This 2 hour workshop, that uses resources developed by the University of Ulster, is intended to facilitate discussion by course teams about the design of curriculum.

This approach, known as Viewpoints, is informed by well-established pedagogical approaches. It employs resources that provide a focus in four main areas or themes:

1. Assessment and Feedback;2. Information Skills;3. Learner Engagement;4. Creativity in the Curriculum

Aimso Become familiar with pedagogical principles and ideas in teaching, learning and assessment,

and be encouraged to be more creative and innovative in their designs.o Stimulate constructive dialogue and foster collaboration.

o Provide opportunities to share experiences

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this seminar, delegates will:

o Explore issues around assessment and feedback, information skills, learner engagement, and

creativity in the curriculum within course designs and institutional processes.o Engage in activities using one of the themed Viewpoints resources.

o Gaine awareness of how discussing and sharing curriculum plans can help academics prepare

for effective practice.o Consider how the Viewpoints approach may be applicable to their own institutions and/or

teaching practice.

University of Belgrade – Faculty of Pharmacy, is the coordinator of the international project entitled „Postgraduate Qualification in Pharmacy: The Way Forward (PQPharm)“ which is funded within the Tempus programme by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). The main objective of the project is the improvement and modernization of Postgraduate Qualification Curricula in Pharmacy and Continuing Professional Development through the (i) improvement of existing/introduction of new study programmes, (ii) teaching staff development, (iii) improvement of teaching/learning methods and educational resources and (iv) establishment of the e-learning platform. The project is aimed at establishing a more flexible and efficient system of postgraduate education and training, based on clearly defined learning outcomes that will meet the specific needs of the profession and the labour market, in compliance with the relevant standards and practices that already exist in the European Union. The realization of the objectives is achieved through intensive cooperation and exchange of knowledge and experience with the EU partner institutions, supported by the relevant national institutions and strengthening links between the RS universities. Beside the University of Belgrade, the Project participants are the University of Dublin, University of London, University of Greenwich, University of Ljubljana, University of Novi Sad, University of Niš, University of Kragujevac, Joint Programmes Board from London, Pharmaceutical Association of Serbia, Pharmaceutical Chamber of Serbia, Society of Medical Biochemists of Serbia, Medical Biochemists Chamber of Serbia. The Project is supported by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia.

Web page:http://pqpharm.ac.rs/