Tuesday 4 September 2018

SIG4 Meet and join the group representing YOUR Special Interest on Pharmacy Practice Research!

A2 Biological drugs and gene therapy – Hot topics on regulation and policies affecting use

Carron
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
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B1 Partners in health

Armadillo
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 ...
B - Partners in health
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B5 Strategies to improve adherence – Technology needs communication

Alsh
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. ...
B - Partners in health
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C2 Global workforce development goals – Progress and evaluation

Boisdale
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 ...
C - Empowered for health
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D15 What’s new in practice? Part 1

Lomond Auditorium
Short oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts.
D - Targeting special interests
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CPS Steering Committee meeting

Gala (Clyde)
Please note also: Wednesday 5 September The iQuiva (IMS Quintiles) presentation by Per Troein 12:30 – 14:00 Room: Forth (Clyde)
SEC - Section meeting
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SIG5 Meet the Special Interest Group on Biotechnology!

HPS Assembly

Gala (Clyde)
SEC - Section meeting
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C3 Homeopathy in pharmacies: The great debate

Armadillo
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 ...
C - Empowered for health
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C4 Professional development tools to advance your pharmacy career

Boisdale
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 ...
C - Empowered for health
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C5 Medicines information – Country case studies

Carron
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 ...
C - Empowered for health
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D18 SIGN Session 2 – Sharing Ideas in a Global Network: Recent advancements in pharmacy practice and regulation

Alsh
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.
D - Targeting special interests
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D20 Sign Session 4 – Sharing Ideas in a Global Network: Politics, advocacy and change in the pharmacy profession

Lomond Auditorium
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 ...
D - Targeting special interests
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HaMIS Business meeting

Alsh
SEC - Section meeting
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Tuesday APS Business meeting

Gala (Clyde)
SEC - Section meeting
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A3 Pharmacogenomics: Implementation in pharmacy practice

Carron
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
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C1 Global competencies for the pharmacy profession

Armadillo
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 ...
C - Empowered for health
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C6 Teaching and implementing effective team building

Boisdale
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 ...
C - Empowered for health
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D16 What’s new in practice? Part 2

Lomond Auditorium
Short oral presentations selected from submitted abstracts.
D - Targeting special interests
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SIG8 Meet the Special Interest Group on Translational Research & Precision Medicine!