This session focuses on new technologies and approaches in pharmacotherapy, including emerging ethical dimensions associated with their implementation. Advancements in drug discovery, formulation, compounding, delivery ...
A - From bench to bedside: advancing pharmaceutical care
In the complex health arena, a key proposition is that no person acting alone is as effective as a team to drive best practices and outcomes. Another key factor supporting best outcomes is access to the best information ...
Life-saving drugs are fully effective only when they are prescribed for the right patient and if patients use them correctly. The reasons why patients are often unable to use the medicines correctly vary enormously. ...
As a result of the Global Conference on Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education, held in Nanjing, China, in 2016, a set of global workforce development goals (WDGs) were developed by FIP and FIP Ed through a ...
Homeopathic medicines are prepared by taking a substance (e.g. plant, animal material, or chemical), diluting it in water or alcohol, then forcefully hitting the container against a hand or a surface. This process is ...
Professional development (PD) is a critical component in advancing pharmacy careers, both for young pharmacists and established pharmacists. Regardless of where a pharmacist is in his or her career, there will always be ...
Medicines information is essential to empower patients in appropriate and quality use of medicines, and to ensure safe use of medicines. More attention should be paid to coordinating widely available medicines ...
FIP member organisations will present their best initiatives and challenges. Presentations will include the winning projects of the FIP Health Promotion Campaign Award and the FIP Pharmacy Practice Improvement Award.
This is a session about political actions that should be taken by pharmacists’ associations or pharmacy leaders to get pharmacists recognised in the healthcare system and remunerated for their services. The dynamic ...
It is routine for physicians and pharmacists to consider factors such as age, body mass, renal function and drug interactions in an attempt to avoid unintentional drug consequences. Nonetheless, genetic factors alone ...
A - From bench to bedside: advancing pharmaceutical care
This session will focus on different aspects of competencies that pharmacists have to achieve according to the FIP Global Competency Framework. It will describe not only the competency-based education and training of ...
A key component of leadership is building and maintaining strong teams. This requires an ongoing application of skills to foster trust, shared communications, manage debate and conflict, identify shared team goals and ...