Final Program
Friday, October 23rd
13:30 – 14:30 Registration & Welcome Reception
14:30 – 18:30 Session 1
2020 Vision for Pharmacy Profession
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Opening and Welcome Remarks
Pharmacist, a changing profession
Jan Smits – Pharmaceutical Group of European Union (PGEU)
Medicaton review- the opportunity and challenge for practice, system and academia
Mitja Kos – Pharmaceutical Care Network of Europe (PCNE)
Indicators of quality in patient care (EDQM)
Arijana Meštrović – Pharma Expert Consultancy and Education, Croatia
Future of pharmacy profession and education – students’ perspective
Svetlana Kolundžić – European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (EPSA)
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee break
16:30 – 17:30 World Café discussions
What services can we implement in our health systems? Do we need same standards and policies? Expansion of patient care services and what is needed to achieve this (competency development/continuing education/CPD, practice setting changes (physical layout, facilities)), regulation and expanded scope of practice for pharmacists).
17:30 – 18:15 Group reports
20:00 – 23:00 Conference dinner
Saturday, October 24th
9:00 – 12:00 Session 2
From Professional Competencies to Educational Outcomes
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The advancement of pharmacy education in Europe – for the new generation in pharmacy
Andries Koster - European Association of Faculties of Pharmacy (EAFP)
Inter-professional education in pharmacy: the challenges
Graham Davies – King’s College London, United Kingdom
Competency based design of traineeship as part of the pharmacy curricula
Mitja Kos – Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Teaching competence development to support innovation in pharmacy education
Jelena Parojčić - Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, Serbia
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 World Café discussions
Competencies development in line with the expansion of patient care services, regulation and expanded scope of practice for pharmacists. Development of experiential pharmacy curriculum (traineeship). How to design and deliver the relevant study program? Roles and responsibilities of university. Roles and responsibilities of placement sites and teacher practitioners. Students’ expectations. Is there a need for regional cooperation? Teaching competence development of university staff and teacher practitioner: Is there a need for formal study program?
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
13:00 – 16:00 Session 3
Towards excellence in pharmacy education and research
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Quality assurance and standards in pharmacy education
Mike Rouse - International Services, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), USA
Excellence in professional pharmacy education
Stanley Weber – School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, USA
The importance of experiential education
Martin Henman – School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Taking advantage of excellence in science and innovation
Hans Linden - European Federation for Pharmaceutical Sciences (EUFEPS)
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 16:00 World Café discussions
How to achieve quality assurance in experiential education (clinical placement)? How to collaborate with other healthcare professionals? What are best examples in our countries so far? Do we need specific accreditation standards for Pharmacy Education? Is there a case for common regional accreditation standards? What would be the way to achieve this? How to establish a platform to collaborate in scientific research and overcome the challenges in PhD education?
16:00 – 17:30 Conference Wrap-up
Sessions 2 and 3 group reports
Recommendations and concluding remarks
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