Better practice – science based, evidence driven

28 September – 3 October 2015, Düsseldorf, Germany

VENUE:

Congress Centre Düsseldorf

Stockumer Kirchstraße 61

40474 Düsseldorf

Germany

www.ccd.de/en

Updated Supplement Programme for Member and Observer Organisations

FIP World Congress of

Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical

Sciences 2015

75th International Congress of FIP

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USEFUL LOGISTIC INFORMATION FOR FIP MEMBER ORGANISATIONS 3

ELECTIONS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING 4

- Giovanni Pauletti (USA)

TIMETABLE OF KEY EVENTS 6

FIP STAKEHOLDERS ROUNDTABLES 8

PRESENTATIONS BY FIP MEMBER ORGANISATIONS 9

SOCIAL EVENTS DURING THE FIP CONGRESS 10

CONNECT YOUR YOUNG LEADERS TO FIP’S GLOBAL NETWORK 12

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT FIP SECTIONS AND SIGS 13

BENEFITS OF FIP MEMBERSHIP 15

TABLE OF CONTENTS

This document presents the different events and opportunities developed exclusively for FIP member and observer organisations in conjunction with the 75th FIP annual congress.

DID YOU KNOW……that all FIP statements are available at www.fip.org/statements? A policy statement is a paper

setting out the organisation’s current, firm policy on a specific subject. Policy statements may be

used for your advocacy work and for the production of documents related to the statement’s

subject. Our policy statements will give your position papers support from the international

pharmacy community.

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REGISTRATION OF COUNCIL DELEGATES

Each FIP member organisation can be represented by one

delegate at the FIP Council meeting. He or she benefits from

a discounted registration fee. Delegates can register at:

https://b-com.mci-group.com/Registration/FIP2015/

CODE.aspx using the code COUNCIL2015

WHERE TO FIND THE FIP SECRETARIAT

The FIP Secretariat will be located in the office behind the

registration desks.

PRESS REGISTRATION

If your organisation publishes a journal or carries news on

its website, one of its reporters can obtain a free press

registration for the congress and will be given access to the

media room and presentation slides. To register as a

member of the press, reporters should email press@fip.org

with the following details:

1) Full name;

2) Role/job title;

3) Name of the publication (including website address

where applicable) or website represented; plus

4) Any ONE (scan, pdf, screenshot, image, etc) of the

following:

- A page from the publication (print or web) either

showing promotion of FIP’s 2015 Düsseldorf congress

(materials available at www.fip.org/dusseldorf2015/

media) or reporting from FIP’s 2014 Bangkok congress;

- Journalist’s press card/press pass;

- Business card stating publication and position at the

publication;

- A copy of an article/story the reporter has written in

the past year and which shows his or her name in the

byline; or

- The reporter’s name printed in the publication’s flannel

panel or listed under editorial staff on its website.

A special registration link will then be sent to the reporter.

Free press registration is limited to one person per member

organisation.

VIP ROOM FOR MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

Do you need a place to meet with executives and officers of

other member organisations? One of the benefits of your

FIP membership is access to a VIP room for the executives

and board members.

The VIP room is Room 11. Reservations can be made through

the FIP Secretariat. The FIP Secretariat will be located in the

office behind the registration desks.

USEFUL LOGISTIC INFORMATIONFOR FIP MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

DID YOU KNOW……that your organisation receives a

monthly newsletter with all details on

global trends, specific projects and

updates on contacts for your global

network? Let us know if you’re not

receiving it and we’ll add you to the list!

DID YOU KNOW…… that your organisation can send a

press delegate with a complimentary

registration to cover the FIP congress for

your journal or website?

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In line with the FIP Council rules of procedure on election, “The General Secretary will produce a booklet […] containing all relevant information about nominations. This will be sent to all Council delegates and to candidates standing for election prior to the Council meeting.”

Giovanni Pauletti

This year, the Council is invited to ratify the election of Prof. Giovanni Pauletti as FIP Scientific Secretary. The CV and

statement submitted by Prof. Pauletti are reproduced below.

ELECTIONS AT THE COUNCIL MEETING

GIOVANNI PAULETTI

USA

C.V. – GIOVANNI M. PAULETTI

Associate Professor of Biopharmaceutics & Pharma-

cokinetics

James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH (U.S.A.)

Education:

1987 MSc ETH (Eidg. Dipl. Apotheker), Swiss Federal Institute

of Technology, Zurich (Switzerland)

1994 PhD Biopharmaceutics/Pharmacokinetics, Swiss

Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Switzerland)

Professional Experience:

2011-present

Director, Graduate Program in Pharmaceutical

Sciences, Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of

Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.

2004-present

Associate Professor of Biopharmaceutics &

Pharmacokinetics, Winkle College of Pharmacy,

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

1998-2004

Assistant Professor of Biopharmaceutics & Pharma-

cokinetics, Winkle College of Pharmacy, University of

Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

1997-1998

Assistant Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences,

School of Pharmacy, Texas Tech University, Amarillo, TX

1993-1997

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of

Pharmaceutical Chemistry, The University of Kansas,

Lawrence, KS

Awards (past 5 years):

2014 Faculty Service Recognition Award, Winkle College of

Pharmacy

2014 VP, Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences, International

Pharmaceutical Federation

2012 Faculty Research Recognition Award, Winkle College

of Pharmacy

2012 Faculty Service Recognition Award, Winkle College of

Pharmacy

2011 Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences Member,

International Pharmaceutical Federation

2011 Faculty Research Recognition Award, Winkle College

of Pharmacy

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Professional Recognition (past 5 years):

2014-present

Scientific Planning Committee Member, International

Pharmaceutical Federation, 2017 Pharmaceutical

Sciences World Congress in Stockhom (Sweden)

2013-present

Programming Committee Co-Chair, International

Pharmaceutical Federation

2012-present

Co-chair, International Affairs Committee, American

Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists

2012-2014

Scientific Planning Committee Member, International

Pharmaceutical Federation, 2014 Pharmaceutical

Sciences World Congress in Melbourne (Australia)

Scientific Activities:

49 peer-reviewed publications in scientific journals focusing

on pharmaceutical, biomedical, and material sciences

research, 7 issued U.S. patents, and 1 gene bank entry.

Training Activites:

Facilitated successful graduation of 24 MS and 30 PhD

students; trained 6 undergraduate students, 2 research

associates, 7 postdoctoral fellows, and 5 visiting scientists.

STATEMENT

Dear Colleagues:

It is a great privilege, as well as a humbling experience, to be

nominated by the American Association of Pharmaceutical

Scientists as the next FIP Scientific Secretary and follow

esteemed pharmaceutical scientists who previously held

this important position within our organization.

Over the past years, I enjoyed active engagement within FIP

as a member of the Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences (BPS),

chair of the Formulation Design and Pharmaceutical

Technology SIG, co-chair of the FIP Programming

Committee, member of the 2014 and 2017 PSWC Planning

Committee and, most recently, as Vice President of BPS in

the FIP Bureau. These exceptional opportunities allowed me

to develop invaluable professional and personal relation-

ships with current leaders and staff members of FIP.

In addition, I was able to enhance my understanding and

appreciation of FIP’s governance structure. Considering the

diverse responsibilities of the Scientific Secretary, these

experiences represent unique assets predicted to enable

effective communication and collaborative problem solving

with all stakeholders of FIP.

As a European-trained pharmacist from Switzerland, I had

the opportunity to practice in various settings, including

community pharmacy, hospital, and pharmaceutical

industry. Combined with my 21 years of experience in

academic teaching and research at various U.S. colleges

of pharmacy, I am fortunate to understand and value

challenges facing practitioners and pharmaceutical

scientists in more than one geographical region. Further-

more, through my research activities funded by the Bill &

Melinda Gates Foundation, I obtained greater appreciation

for the special health care needs in developing countries.

I am committed to effectively apply those skills as Scientific

Secretary and actively contribute with personal integrity

and professional attitude to the future of this federation

serving pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists world-

wide. Specifically, I am dedicated to further integrate

meaningful scientific education through FIPEd into

contemporary training of pharmacists in order to providing

highest level of pharmaceutical care. Today, successful drug

development and safe drug utilization critically depend on

synergistic interactions between scientific communities

beyond the traditional scope of pharmaceutical sciences.

I foresee tremendous opportunities for growth of FIP in the

future by reaching out to those communities with the

objective to broaden the impact of contemporary science

in patient care. This includes augmenting the stature and

visibility of SIGs at FIP venues through expanded collabora-

tion with BPP on membership and programming. Critical to

success of this strategy is meaningful engagement of

students and young scientists interested in the scientific

aspects of modern drug development and safe drug

utilization within our organization. Considering the

multitude of interprofessional relationships within FIP,

this federation is uniquely positioned to explore innovative

concepts at the global scale to foster team-based

collaboration between scientists and practitioners that

effectively improve patient outcomes worldwide.

I am passionate about the future of pharmacy where

science-based decisions continue to improve patients’ lives

every day. Your confidence in my abilities to support FIP’s

mission and objectives as the next Scientific Secretary will

allow me to apply my skills and experiences for advancing

the profession at a global scale. Therefore, I would be deeply

honored to be selected for this position.

Thank you!

Sincerely,

Giovanni M. Pauletti, PhD

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DID YOU KNOW…… that you have at your disposal a set of documents and presentations (http://www.fip.org/

policy_MO) on how to advocate effectively the role of pharmacists to governments and

policy-makers?

TIMETABLE OF KEY EVENTS

TARGET AUDIENCE DATE TIME LOCATION NOTES

DECISION MAKING DURING FIP CONGRESS 2015

EVENT

1ST COUNCIL MEETING

Delegates of FIP member

organisations

Monday

28 September

14:00 - 18:00 Room 3 The Council agenda can be found

from mid July at: https://www.fip.org/

mo_mo_council

And will be emailed to the delegate

(if registered as such through the

FIP congress registration website)

EVENT

2ND COUNCIL MEETING

Delegates of FIP member

organisations

Tuesday

29 September

09:00 - 1200 Room 3 The Council agenda can be found

from mid July at: https://www.fip.org/

mo_mo_council

And will be emailed to the delegate

(if registered as such through the

FIP congress registration website)

EVENT

3RD COUNCIL MEETING

Delegates of FIP member

organisations

Saturday

3 October

14:00 - 16:00 Room 3 This meeting will only take place if

there are agenda items remaining

from the 2nd Council Meeting

EVENT

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SECTION (CPS) STEERING COMMITTEE

Delegates of FIP member

organisations with a focus/

interest on community

pharmacy

Thursday

1 October

14:00 - 17:00 Room 7b Please refer to CPS statutes

(www.fip.org/boppas_comm_

statutes)

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TARGET AUDIENCE DATE TIME LOCATION NOTES

UNIQUE INSIGHTS AT THE FIP CONGRESS 2015

EVENT

FIP STAKEHOLDERS ROUNDTABLES

FIP member/ observer

organisations

Monday

28 September

08:00 - 12:30 Room 3 Full programme available on p8.

EVENT

FIP MEMBER ORGANISATIONS UPDATE

All congress participants Thursday

1 October

Friday

2 October

Saturday

3 October

12:30 - 14:00 Room 16/17 Discover a selection of presentations

on the successes and activities of FIP

member organisations

Full programme available on p9.

EVENT

CONSULTATION ON ADVANCED PRACTICE

FIP member/ observer

organisations

Friday

2 October

07:30 - 08:45 Room 7b This consultation will explore

expectations with regards to mutual

recognition and harmonisation of

specialisations in pharmacy and

the role of FIP.

RSVP to Miss Joana Carrasquiera

(joana@fip.org).

DID YOU KNOW……that all FIP Statement of Professional Standards are available at www.fip.org/statements? These

documents set out the professional standards agreed upon by FIP member organisations. They can be

used to produce national standards or guidelines for pharmacists’ activities and responsibilities in

one or more areas of practice.

DID YOU KNOW…… that you can use the VIP room for meetings with FIP officers or other member organisations during

the FIP congress? Please contact the FIP secretariat (rachel@fip.org)for assistance.

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Two roundtables will be held in Düsseldorf

before the FIP Council meeting, serving as a

conference tailored for leaders in pharmacy.

08:00 - 08:30

Registration and welcome coffee

08:30 - 08:45

Introduction to the roundtables: Dr Carmen Peña,

FIP President

08:45 - 10:15

First Roundtable: Collaborative practice to achieve

responsible use of medicines

The value of collaborative practice was recognised in 2009

by FIP through its reference paper, followed in 2010 by the

FIP Statement of Policy on Collaborative Pharmacy Practice.

Similar considerations have been given to the topic within

the World Health Professions Alliance through a joint state-

ment in 2013 and an award dedicated to interprofessional

collaborative practice (launched in 2015).

But how can we establish strong collaborative practice

between pharmacists and medical doctors? What are the

challenges encountered? This first roundtable will focus

exclusively on collaborative practice between medical

doctors and pharmacists, aiming at achieving “responsible

use of medicines”.

Moderator: Ema Paulino, FIP Professional Secretary

Panellists:

- Otmar Kloiber, Secretary General, World Medical

Association

- André Gariépy, Ministry of Justice, Office of the

Professions, Government of Quebec, Canada

- Teresa Leonardo Alves, International Policy Adviser,

La Revue Prescrire

- Andy Gray, FIP Vice President, South Africa

STAKEHOLDERS ROUNDTABLESMONDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 201508:30-12:30, Room 3

10:15 - 10:45

Coffee break

10:45 - 12:15

Second Roundtable: Responsible use of self-medication

The FIP/WHO Joint Guidelines on Good Pharmacy Practice

— Standards for Quality Services, adopted in 2011, contain

a description of the roles and functions of pharmacists,

including “Role 2: Provide effective medication therapy

management” and “Role 4, Function A: Disseminate

evaluated information about medicines and various aspects

of self-care”.

There are different pushes for the development of self-care

and self-medication, but how to ensure that the use of

such medicines is responsible? This second roundtable will

explore the possible contribution of pharmacists in

ensuring the responsible use of self-medication from the

different perspectives of different stakeholders.

Moderator: Helen Gordon, CEO of the Royal Pharmaceutical

Society, UK

Panellists:

- Jolanta Bilinska, President of the International Alliance of

Patients’ Organizations

- Sandra Carey, President, McCann Pharmacy Initiative

- Xavier Deau, President, World Medical Association

- Gerald Dziekan, Director General, World Self-Medication

Industry (WSMI)

- Eeva Terasalmi, FIP Vice President, Finland

- Per Troein, Vice President, Strategic Alliances, IMS Health

12:15 - 12:30

Conclusions

DID YOU KNOW……that FIP has a database of activities of

all member organisations called POPAD?

This valuable compilation of

professional programmes, campaigns

and services (almost 600 examples) can

be used for inspiration and references

in the development of your own

projects. Name a topic and we will

provide you with a full report!

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Learn about latest developments from your

fellow pharmacists’ associations at a selection

of presentations organised by FIP.

PART 1:

THURSDAY 1 OCTOBER

12:30 - 14:00PM

Room 16/17

Chair: Isabelle Adenot

Programme

12:30 Health check-up in Swedish pharmacies

Marianne Norelius (Swedish Pharmacists Association,

Sweden)

13:00 Post-marketing quality surveillance of medicines

dispensed by Belgian pharmacists

Sophie Sarre (Association Pharmaceutique Belge,

Belgium)

13:30 Pharmacy Practice Regulations 2015: a milestone for

pharmacy practice development in India

Manjiri Gharat (Indian Pharmaceutical Association,

India)

PART 2:

FRIDAY 2 OCTOBER

12:30 - 14:00

Room 16/17

Chair: Eduardo Savio

Programme

12:30 Russian system of pharmaceutical provision: current

status and future aspects

Roza Yagudina (Moscow Pharmaceutical Society,

Russia)

13:00 Policy and activities developed by RPS to contribute

to Antimicrobial Resistance government policy

Helen Gordon (Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK)

13:30 Vaccination programmes by community pharmacists

in Australia

Paul Sinclair (Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Australia)

PRESENTATIONS BY FIP MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

PART 3:

SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER

12:30 - 14:00

Room 16/17

Chair: Thony Björk

Programme

12:30 Presentation of CISMED, the Information Centre for

the Supply of Medicines — a tool to address medi-

cines shortages

Laura Martín Gutiérrez (General Pharmaceutical

Council, Spain)

13:00 New pharmacy regulations and GPP guidelines in the

Philippines

Leonila Ocampo (Philippine Pharmacists Association,

Philippines)

13:30 Pharmacy services in primary healthcare:

a comprehensive strategy for Costa Rica

Lorena Quirós (Pharmaceutical Society of Costa Rica,

Costa Rica)

DID YOU KNOW…… that FIP has produced guidelines for

member organisations to develop

activities for World Pharmacists Day

(25 September)? You can find them at

http://www.fip.org/files/fip/Events/

Preparing for World Pharmacists Day.pdf.

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SOCIAL EVENTS DURING THE FIP CONGRESSOPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING

TARGET AUDIENCE DATE TIME LOCATION NOTES

EVENT

COUNCIL DINNER

Delegates of the member

and observer

organisations

Monday

28 September

20:00 Restaurant

Schnellenburg

By invitation only

EVENT

OPENING CEREMONY

All registered participants

and accompanying persons

Tuesday

29 September

15:00 - 17:00 Saal X + Y The Opening Ceremony is open to

all registered participants and their

registered accompanying persons,

but you do need to indicate when

registering whether you will attend

this ceremony. Please be on time as

a high number of attendees are

expected.

EVENT

WELCOME RECEPTION

Delegates of the member

and observer

organisations

Tuesday

29 September

17.00 - 19:00 Congress centre

foyers

Directly after the Opening

Ceremony, the German Host

Committee invites all participants

and accompanying persons for a

warm and festive Welcome

Reception, including the FIP

Showcase where sections, SIGs and

the FIP Education Initiative will

present themselves.

After a big welcome by our German

Hosts, all guests will be treated to

drinks. The perfect setting for

catching up with old friends and

making new ones.

EVENT

PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION

Delegates of FIP Member

Organisations

Tuesday

29 September

20.00 -21.00 Hilton hotel By invitation only

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TARGET AUDIENCE DATE TIME LOCATION NOTES

EVENT

SECTION DINNERS

All welcome Friday

2 October

20:00 - 22:30 Different

restaurants

Requires separate ticket. Tickets

can be bought online or onsite in

the registration area. The following

dinners are organised:

1. Academic Pharmacy Section

2. Clinical Biology Section

3. Community Pharmacy Section

4. Hospital Pharmacy Section

5. Industrial Pharmacy Section

6. Military & Emergency Pharmacy

Section

7. Health and medicines

Information Section

8. Social and Administrative

Pharmacy Section

EVENT

CLOSING DINNER

All welcome Saturday

3 October

19:30 - 23:00 Rheinteresse

(www.rheinter-

rassebenrath.de)

Please purchase a ticket for

this event .Tickets can be bought

online or onsite in the registration

area.

FIP FOUNDATION 2015

EVENT

RAFFLE FOR FIP FOUNDATION

All welcome Saturday

3 October

13:00 FIP Booth For the second time the

FIP Foundation will host an auction.

Your organisation is invited

to bring items that can be

auctioned!

DID YOU KNOW…… that FIP and the local host association (ABDA) organises the President’s Reception and the Council

Dinner, respectively, during the congress to give you the opportunity to meet and network with

leaders and experts in pharmacy from around the world?

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FIP is the global platform for exchanging knowledge in the international arena of pharmacy. You get new ideas, learn about tomorrow’s trends and meet pharmacy leaders from all over the world.

But what about your successors? How are they trained, how can you connect them and make sure they are better equipped to influence the practice of tomorrow?

FIP welcomes young leaders and will help you to connect

them to the global network in pharmacy. Not only will they

benefit from knowledge gained during the congress

sessions, our First-timers’ Programme and the member

organisations’ presentations, but they will also be able to

connect to all different fields in pharmacy and network,

speaking to other leaders and learning from them, and last

but not least to gain some international exposure.

For a bright Future In Pharmacy, make sure your delegation

includes a young leader.

CONNECT YOUR YOUNG LEADERS TO FIP’S GLOBAL NETWORK

DID YOU KNOW……that pharmacists worldwide can show their support and commitment to their profession’s ideals

and core values, by using a common global oath? The FIP Model Oath/Promise of a Pharmacist

(2014, Bangkok) is available here (http://www.fip.org/www/index.hp?page=statementsandguidelines_

translations) in 11 languages and may be used in your country at graduation ceremonies or at any

point in a pharmacist’s professional career. Your organisation may provide a translation in your

own language.

DID YOU KNOW……that FIP, via its sections, organises

online educational sessions (webinars)

available to pharmacists worldwide on

current hot topics? All webinars are

available free to our members at

www.fip.org/webinars.

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OVERVIEW OF SIGS PRESENTATION MEETINGS

FIP currently has 8 scientifically oriented special interest

groups. Through the Meet the SIGs meetings at the

congress, you will be able to find out what they have to

offer to you and what you can offer to them.

At each Meet the SIG the chair of each group will introduce

his or her group. Then the focus will be on how to become

engaged with the SIG. The specific impact of the SIG on

pharmacy practice will also be indicated.

Meet the SIG on Translational Research and

Individualized Medicines

Wednesday 30 September | 17.30 - 18.00

Room 3

Meet the SIG on Regulatory Sciences

Wednesday 30 September | 17.30 - 18.30

Room 2

Meet the SIG on Biotechnology

Wednesday 30 September | 15.00 - 15.30

Room 11

Meet the SIG on PK/PD & Systems Pharmacology

Wednesday 30 September | 15.30 - 16.00

Room 11

SIG on Formulation Design & Pharmaceutical Technology

Wednesday 30 September | 16.00 - 16.30

Room 11

Meet the SIG on Analytical Sciences & Pharmaceutical

Quality

Wednesday 30 September | 16.30 - 17.00

Room 11

Meet the SIG on Drug Design and Discovery

Wednesday 30 September | 17.00 - 17.30

Room 11

Meet the SIG on Natural Products

Friday 2 October | 17.30 - 18.00

Room 1

If you want to know more about the work and activities of FIP (practice) sections or (scientific) special interest groups, don’t hesitate to attend the following meetings.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT FIP SECTIONS AND SIGS!

OVERVIEW OF SECTION BUSINESS MEETINGS/GENERAL

ASSEMBLIES

The FIP section general assemblies (also called business

meetings) are open to all interested participants. They take

place as follows:

Academic Pharmacy Section (APS)

Business meeting

Friday 2 October | 07.30 - 09.30

Room 8

Community Pharmacy Section (CPS)

Steering Committee meeting

Thursday 1 October | 14.00 - 17.00

Room 7b

Health and Medicines Information Section (HaMIS)

Business meeting

Friday 2 October | 12.15 - 14.15

Room 7a

Hospital Pharmacy Section (HPS)

Section assembly

Friday 2 October | 12.45 - 13.45

Room 8

Industrial Pharmacy Section (IPS)

Business meeting

Saturday 3 October | 12.15 - 14.30

Room 8

Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section (MEPS)

Business meeting

Saturday 3 October | 10.15 - 12.15

Room 7b

Social and Administration Pharmacy Section (SAPS)

Business meeting

Friday 2 October | 12.30 - 13.30

Room 7b

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OVERVIEW OF THE REGIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL FORUM

MEETINGS

Regional pharmaceutical forums bring together national

pharmacy associations, the World Health Organization

(WHO) and FIP in six regional platforms. They aim to increase

partnership, dialogue, understanding and activity in the

WHO regions. The goal is to enable the pharmacy profession

to have a greater impact on improving pharmacy services

and health. FIP is proud to work together with the forums

for mutually beneficial advancement of FIP projects,

initiatives and the FIP 2020 Vision and Strategic Plan.

African Pharmaceutical Forum

General assembly

Part 1: Thursday 1 October | 17.30 - 19.00

Room 7b

Part 2: Saturday 3 October | 14.30 - 15.45 and 16.00 - 17.30

Room 8

Open to all interested participants

Pharmaceutical Forum of the Americas

Thursday 1 October | 9.00 - 12.00

Room 8

Open to all interested participants.

Please note that the meeting will be run in Spanish.

Interventions in Portuguese and English are welcome.

Eastern Mediterranean Pharmaceutical Forum

(EMROPharm)

Business meeting

Friday 2 October | 17.00 - 18.30

Room 7b

By invitation only.

Europharm Forum

General assembly

Saturday 3 October | 9.00 - 12.00

Room 7a

By invitation only.

Southeast Asian Pharmaceutical Forum (SEARPharm)

General assembly

Friday 2 October | 9.00 - 12.00

Room 7a

By invitation only.

Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum

AGM followed by General Assembly

Saturday 3 October | 12.30 - 14.15

Room 7b

Open to all delegates from WPPF countries.

For more information about forum meetings, please contact

Mr Gonçalo Sousa Pinto, FIP Manager for Profession

Development Support (gspinto@fip.org).

DID YOU KNOW……that FIP publishes two journals: the

International Pharmacy Journal (IPJ)

(http://www.fip.org/mo_im_fl_ipj) and

the Pharmacy Education Journal

(http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org)?

DID YOU KNOW…… that the results and case-studies of the

WHO-FIP workshop on the development

or update of specific policy and

legislation for the pharmaceutical sector

are available to you on the members-

only section of the FIP website?

(http://www.fip.org/www/index.

php?page=policy_MO#PharmPolicyWS)

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You know that FIP membership offers numerous benefits. Access to a global knowledge base and an international network through the annual FIP congress are just starters. Among the many other benefits, FIP offers valuable support for:

- Work to improve pharmacists’ practice

- Political and advocacy work

- Networking with other member organisations and finding

new ideas (and trends)

- Recognition of pharmaceutical organisations and its

members at international level

- Activities developed by other organisations

NEW CONTACT FOR MEMBER ORGANISATIONS

Gonçalo Sousa Pinto is FIP’s new

Manager for Profession Development

Support. He is available to provide

assistance to our member

organisations on issues related to

professional policy and professional

programmes. If your organisation is

faced with a challenging advocacy issue or is planning

to develop a new professional service, you can request

FIP’s support or arrange a meeting with Mr Sousa Pinto

during the congress. FIP may provide you with strategic

options, case studies, references and evidence from other

countries, advocacy documents, technical input and other

resources, including statements of support, meetings

with stake holders and decision-makers and others.

Please email gspinto@fip.org.

BENEFITS OF FIP MEMBERSHIP

DID YOU KNOW…… that the members-only section of the

FIP website includes strategic guidelines

for developing professional projects?

You can read more on http://www.fip.org/

files/fip/Events/Preparing%20for%20

World%20Pharmacists%20Day.pdf.

DID YOU KNOW…… that FIP has a global compilation of

evidence of the impact of pharmacists’

work on health outcomes? This may be

used to produce evidence-based claims

by your organisation. You can find it

on the members-only section of the

FIP website. (http://www.fip.org/files/

members/memberorganisations/

documents/ Evidence%20sheet%20

impact%20pharmacists%20v3.pdf).

YOUR HOSTS

The International Pharmaceutical Federation

(FIP) together with The Federal Union of German

Associations of Pharmacists (ABDA)