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FIP Pharmacy Education Taskforce Newsletter
Volume III Issue 5 June 2011
News and Updates
Representation and Dissemination through International Events
It has been a busy month for FIP Education representatives who have been
participating in a number of different initiatives and events. Please find a short summary of the outcomes and outcomes below:
People that Deliver virtual discussion forum, “Developing a Sustainable Workforce to Successfully Manage Health Supply Chains”
16th to 20th of May by Andrew Brown
The "People that Deliver" Initiative and (World Health Organization)
WHO/(Reproductive Health and Research) RHR conducted a one-‐week virtual discussion forum, convening public health logisticians around the world. The purpose
of this forum was to share, discuss and better understand the issues and challenges related to workforce excellence in public health supply chain management.
The topic ‘Who Manages the Supply Chain?’ had as an expert commentator our PET lead, Mr. Andrew Brown. A few of the key points discussed were:
• The diverse range of cadres and systems represented from across the globe
show that supply chain systems are country specific and reflect the availability of current resources;
• Country experiences demonstrate the variety of approaches used in pre service and in-‐service training to reflect local requirements;
• Training issues have been put forward as a major challenge in addition to finance.
10th CIDPHARMEF Conference
Lyon, France | 30th of May to 2nd June by Diane Gal
Over 60 participants took part in this conference of Deans from Pharmacy
Schools/Faculties in French speaking countries. Deans or their representatives participated from 21 schools of pharmacy in France and from 20 schools of pharmacy
from 19 other countries around the world.
An annual General Assembly and biennial international conference are organised by the Deans of Faculties of Pharmacy of French speaking countries (CIDPHARMEF) to
build collaboration and encourage professional and cultural exchange between French-‐speaking Deans or their representatives. The theme of the conference was
'What education for the pharmacists of the future: Viewpoints'.
Several speakers shared their viewpoints and opened the debate on education for community, industry, hospital, laboratory and clinical biology pharmacists. Various
aspects of the curriculum were debated such as the balance of chemistry vs. biology, fundamental vs. applied science, and the inclusion of social sciences in the curriculum.
The majority of speakers were from the pharmacy faculties in France.
On the 31st of May, a presentation about FIP Education Initiatives was made during the session on education and social sciences, which focused on the philosophy and examples of FIP’s work in education. The presentation by Ms Diane Gal was well received and generated a few requests for additional information. The session presentation (in French) is available on request.
Global Consensus on Social Accountability Follow-‐up Strategic Meeting Yvoire, France I 14th to 15th June
by Diane Gal
The Global Consensus on Social Accountability of Medical Schools was developed by 130 organisations in 2010, with FIP representative Dr Henri Manasse, participating in
the development process (www.healthsocialaccountability.org).
The Consensus consists of ten strategic directions for medical schools to become socially accountable, highlighting required improvements to:
• Respond to current and future health needs and challenges in society
• Reorient their education, research and service priorities accordingly • Strengthen governance and partnerships with other stakeholders
• Use evaluation and accreditation to assess performance and impact
A follow-‐up strategic meeting was recently held to plan coordinated efforts in priority areas of work to sustain a momentum for implementing social accountability in
medical schools, and in expanding the approach to other health professions, worldwide.
FIP was represented at the meeting by Diane Gal, who provided input about the
development and experiences of the Pharmacy Education Taskforce. The 30 meeting participants worked to identify priority areas of focus for the development of social
accountability in the education of health professionals.
Establishing a global taskforce on social accountability has been proposed and work groups were assigned to increase advocacy, facilitate the development of policy,
strengthen the evidence base and build capacity in social accountability of education.
IV Congresso Ibero-‐Americano de Ciências Farmacêuticas Lisbon, Portugal | 21st to 23rd June
by Andreia Bruno
The Ibero-‐American Association of Faculties of Pharmacy (COIFFA) has the objectives of promoting actions that will enhance academic mobility and development of research
and scientific projects. The association is focused on working to improve the professional training of the pharmacists, and to reach consensus on standards, curricular
objectives and professional competencies with the knowledge of the professional qualifications that are currently in place in the European Union and others. In 2006
Portugal and Brazil were included in this initially hispano-‐american organization and this is the first time in 20 years that the event was held in Portugal.
Over 150 participants took part in this conference of Pharmacy Schools/Faculties from Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.
The conference offered a place to share scientific projects, and programmes that are
being developed and tested using new teaching methods and to network. Working meetings were also held to share expertise in specific areas of interest and a general
assembly (GA) was held where the new executive was elected for 2011-‐2013.
The FIP Education Initiatives projects were presented at the GA on the 21st of June in Spanish
and Portuguese by our project coordinator & researcher, Ms Andreia Bruno. The slides are
available upon request in English, Spanish and Portuguese and encompass the projects that PET
is currently developing.
Ms Andreia Bruno also presented a poster
regarding specific results of the competency domain survey of pharmacists from the COIFFA
countries, in Portuguese.
European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy | Annual Congress Lisbon, Portugal | 23rd to 25th of June
by Diane Gal
The theme of the EAFP annual congress was ‘New Roles for Pharmacy and Pharmacists
in Europe: A Challenge for Education in Pharmacy’. The programme opened the debate on the need of the Faculties of Pharmacy to adapt their courses towards
current and future opportunities for service provision in both pharmacy practice and the pharmaceutical sciences.
Approximately 120 participants participated in the event and actively discussed and
debated initiatives and innovative examples of education models/methods (integrating science and practice into problem based learning courses) and potential
service provision (eg. adherence coaching), presented by academics from across Europe and from North America and Australia.
FIP Education Initiatives Presentation: On the 24th of June, Ms Diane Gal, FIPEd Project Manager, presented on the experience the FIP-‐WHO group had in preparing the process and survey tool for the Global Survey of Pharmacy Schools entitled: ‘Assessing the status of pharmacy education globally, what information should be regularly collected and analysed at the global level?’.
On the 25th of June Prof Ian Bates gave a brief report regarding the European Pharmine project (Pharmacy in Europe), which aimed to:
• Identify, localise and survey existing curriculum in pharmacy education and training in Europe, which includes, amongst other objectives, a study of those
faculties in which options for hospital or industrial pharmacy have been developed in order to evaluate how options can be incorporated in the
pharmacy curriculum; and to evaluate the impact of options on the pharmacy profession in the country concerned. Together with stakeholders (EU
professional pharmacy associations, EU pharmacy students, national professional organisations, industrial representatives) Pharmine reported on competence frameworks for European Pharmacy Education & Training.
This has parallels with the FIP aims for a global competency framework. For more information, visit www.pharmine.org.
9th International Conference in Life Long Learning in Pharmacy Rotoura, New Zealand| 29th of June to 2nd of July
by Andrew Brown
The conference provides an unparalleled opportunity to discuss issues of importance and relevance to advancing pharmacy practice through continuing education (CE) and
continuing professional development (CPD).
This year’s theme was "Learning together in the Land of the Long White Cloud – emerging from the mist". The conference focused on education and continuing
professional development for current and emerging pharmacy practice – including new extended scopes of practice, pharmacist prescribers, collaborative pharmacy
practice, pharmacy technician roles and new technologies. There were 120 delegates from 22 countries around the world.
PET had the opportunity to showcase the work that has been developed through two
oral presentations and two workshops presented by Andrew Brown. These included presentations and workshops on:
• The presentation of a competency framework for the pharmacy support
workers of Pacific Island Countries | 22 attendees;
• Developing Consensus on Foundation Level Competencies in a Global
Competency Framework (on behalf of Andreia Bruno, Ian Bates and Tina
Brock) | 22 attendees;
• Novel pedagogical approaches for developing workforce competencies for
specific practice environments | 11 participants;
• Using road map models to ensure seamless pharmacy education | 29
participants.
Upcoming Events
The FIP ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP (AIM) Global Deans Forum 2011 3-‐4 September 2011, Hyderabad, India
FIP is very pleased to announce the second AIM Deans Forum will take place at the FIP Congress in Hyderabad. An outstanding programme has been developed by a programme committee of your global peers and colleagues. The Deans Forum gives leaders in pharmacy education the chance to informally connect and offers an atmosphere of knowledge transfer and networking that will prove invaluable to Faculties of Pharmacy.
Deans Forum Programme
This year’s programme highlights relevant issues in faculty and pharmacy education development presented by renowned speakers from all over the globe. The Forum will begin by highlighting recent and new schools of pharmacy and programmes, followed by a revisit of Faculty strategic planning. Discussions will focus on solutions with cost-‐restraints, curricula that is fit-‐for-‐purpose and introducing social accountability into pharmacy teaching. Specific examples of expanding industry partnerships and integrating practice, science and interdisciplinary education will also be addressed. For a full programme please visit – http://aim.fip.org/deansforum
FIP Academic Institutional Membership
The FIP AIM helps Faculties and Schools of Pharmacy to become inter-‐connected on a global platform of discussion, leadership and shared challenges, knowledge and successes.
Registration
All Faculties of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences are invited to become a member of AIM and register their leader (Dean or Associate) for the 2011 AIM Global Deans Forum. For more information please send an email to [email protected].
Publications
International Pharmacy Journal | Volume 27 NO. 1 June 2011
The International Pharmacy Journal has been printed by FIP since 1987 as a publication to share information about new developments and activities in the pharmaceutical sciences and pharmacy practice.
The IPJ welcomes contributions from pharmacists, scientists and allied partners which raise awareness of current and significant healthcare trends and scenarios and how health professionals may meet the changing challenges and gobal healthcare.
The latest IPJ features articles from our CoP member Dr Timothy Rennie ‘Sustaining Namibia: Improving the nation’s health though sustainable pharmacy competency’ and from our PET lead Mr Andrew Brown ‘Sustaining Pharmacy Education, where pharmacists are few’. Congratulations to both!
Attention all FIP Members!
Please visit the link below to fill out a survey on the IPJ -‐ by doing so you can enter to win a free congress registration for the FIP Centennial Congress 2012 in Amsterdam! Plus, you'll help us improve the IPJ to ensure you are getting the most from your FIP Membership.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ipj2011
71st International Congress of FIP 3-‐8 September 2011, Hyderabad, India
The chance to meet colleagues from every corner of the globe is yours at the FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The FIP Congress is the leading international event offering diverse learning opportunities for those active within all areas of pharmacy.
The latest trends highlighting innovative and interesting topics will be discussed under the main theme of Compromising quality and safety – a risky path. Participants will be engaged in such issues as their role in ensuring patients receive quality medicines, safe medicines and increasing both the safety and cost-‐effectiveness of services.
PET team is getting busy with the plans for the congress this year we are organising and/or co-‐organising the following sessions:
Monday 5th
F1 -‐ Careers and leadership in pharmacy and education
J5 -‐ Careering toward advanced levels of practice
Tuesday 6th
F5 -‐ The Pharmacy Education Taskforce: A Report, Review and Reflection
Followed by group meetings from each domain.
Wednesday 7th
D13 – Innovations to Improve Teaching and Learning
F6 – Mapping a new vision – Translating ideas into practice
J10 -‐ Building a 'Toolbox' for practitioner development and support
Thursday 8th
J13 -‐ Developing young academics through networking and mentoring
We invite all of you to join us in Hyderabad for this unique event. All the information about the congress can be found in the following link: http://www.fip.org/hyderabad2011/
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Contacts
If you would like more information about the Pharmacy Education Taskforce and other FIP initiatives related to pharmacy education, Community of Practice resources or have any
feedback on the Taskforce Newsletter, please contact Andreia Bruno, at [email protected].
Project Team Leads
Project Team Leads are responsible for overseeing and developing activities in each priority domain of work to achieve the objectives of FIPs action plans related to pharmacy education.
Academic and Institutional Capacity
Claire Anderson | [email protected]
Vision and Competency Ian Bates | [email protected]
Quality Assurance
Mike Rouse | mrouse@acpe-‐accredit.org Pharmacy Support Workforce
Andrew Brown | [email protected]
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