Global Conference On The Future Of Hospital Pharmacy, 30th August, San Francisco

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Article Date: 19 Jun 2008 - 6:00 PDT

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Saturday 30th of August 2008
08:30-17:00
Basel Convention Center : San Francisco, R5*
ACPE Program #204-999-08-155-L04P (10.0 Contact Hours)

Separate pre-registration in addition to full FIP Congress required

You are invited to participate in a historic event that will guide the future development of hospital pharmacy practice around the world. The FIP Hospital Pharmacy Section (HPS) is hosting a Global Conference on the Future of Hospital Pharmacy immediately before the start of the 68th International Congress of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).

The conference is open to any hospital pharmacy leader, hospital pharmacist or other individual interested in hospital pharmacy practice. This event will give the participants the opportunity to share professional experiences in hospital pharmacy with colleagues from all over the world.

The complete findings of a Global Survey on Hospital Pharmacy Practice, a FIP Board of Pharmaceutical Practice Special Project carried out in 2007-2008, will be presented. The participants will identify opportunities for global advancement of hospital pharmacy practice relevant to the needs of each participating country. Working group sessions will focus on various dimensions of the medication use process in hospital. Consensus statements will be developed to offer guidance on the development of tools to advance hospital pharmacy practice.

The conference will truly be a unique opportunity to influence, in a very direct way, the development of hospital pharmacy in all countries of the world, consistent with the critical needs that patients and healthcare professionals have for pharmacists' expertise.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this programme, the participants will be able to:

1. list all of the steps in the medication-use system for hospitalised patients;

2. describe ways to assure the integrity of the drug supply in the hospitals;

3. describe strategies for improving the prescribing of medicines in hospitals;

4. state how the hospital drug distribution system can improve medication-use safety;

5. describe tools for pharmacists to ensure safe and effective medication use in hospitals;

6. discuss key issues related to human resources and training of pharmacists in hospitals;

7. identify the key strategies that should be used to align the capabilities of pharmacists with the needs of hospitalised patients;

8. discuss the appropriate priorities for hospital pharmacy leaders as related to the development status of a country;

9. identify opportunities for global cooperation that will allow every country to achieve their goals for hospital pharmacy.

Honorary Conference Co-Chairs

Jacqueline Surugue, EAHP, France and Henri Manasse, ASHP, USA

Steering Committee

Lee Vermeulen, USA, Chair
William Zellmer, USA, Vice Chair
Toby Clark, USA
Stephen Curtis, United Kingdom
Andy Gray, South Africa
Stefan Mühlebach, Switzerland
Eduardo Savio, Uruguay
Philip Schneider, USA
Thomas Thielke, USA
Dick Tromp, The Netherlands
Arnold Vulto, The Netherlands
Zhu Zhu, China

Conference Staff

Satu Siiskonen, The Netherlands
E-mail: globalhosp@fip.org
Website: www.fip.org/globalhosp

FRIDAY 29 AUGUST 2008

08:30 - 17:30

Registration

18:00 - 20:00
Welcome Reception

SATURDAY 30 AUGUST 2008

07:30 - 08:30
Registration

08:30 - 08:45
Welcoming address

Andy Gray, FIP Hospital Pharmacy Section, South Africa
Henri Manasse, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), USA
Jacqueline Surugue, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), France

08:45 - 10:00
Opening plenary session

The future vision and challenges for hospital pharmacy: The WHO perspective

Malebona Precious Matsoso, Director, Public Health, Innovation and Intellectual Property, World Health Organization

A global survey of hospital pharmacy practice: Complete findings

Lee Vermeulen, University of Wisconsin, USA

10:00 - 10:30
Break (Coffee/tea)

10:30 - 12:00
Plenary session, concluded

Introduction to Working Group topics
Short presentations by the facilitators of the six working groups

12:00 - 15:00
Working group sessions (Lunch will be served)

All working group sessions are organised simultaneously. You can select two preferences on the online registration form. The final allocation to a working group will be made by the steering committee. The groups will be selected to provide geographic balance. The workshop you have been assigned to will be confirmed to you in an email before the conference.

Theme 1: Medicines procurement

Facilitator: Eva Ombaka, Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network, Nairobi, Kenya

Theme 2: Prescribing of medicines

Facilitator: Lisa Nissen, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

Theme 3: Preparation and distribution of medicines

Facilitator: Ryozo Oishi, Kyushu University Hospital, Japan

Theme 4: Administration of medicines

Facilitator: Rita Shane, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

Theme 5: Monitoring of medication therapy

Facilitator: David Cousins, National Patient Safety Agency, London, United Kingdom

Theme 6: Human resources and training in hospital pharmacy

Facilitator: Tana Wuliji, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

15:00 - 15:30
Break

15:30 - 17:00
Working group sessions, concluded

17:00
First day adjournment

http://www.fip.org/globalhosp

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