EAHP represents over 29,000 hospital pharmacists across 36 member countries. EAHP represents and develops the hospital pharmacy profession within Europe in order to ensure the continuous improvement of care and outcomes for patients in the hospital setting. This is achieved through science, research, education, practice, as well as sharing best-practice and responsibility with other healthcare professionals.
The EAHP Board, elected for three-year terms, oversees the association’s activities. Comprising directors responsible for core functions, it meets regularly to implement strategic goals. Supported by EAHP staff, the Board controls finances, coordinates congress organization, and ensures compliance with statutes and codes of conduct.
The EAHP staff supports the Board in executing EAHP’s mission. The Staff assists in financial management, events organisations, policy activities and all EAHP projects. The EAHP staff works closely with EAHP’s members and ensures the effective communication all relevant stakeholders.
The first member countries were Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany and The Netherlands in 1972. EAHP has now 36 EAHP members and 2 Associate Members. EAHP is open to countries members of the Council of Europe and since 2022 to organisations representing the interests of hospital pharmacists from outside the Council of Europe (Associate Membership)
EAHP’s structure is also composed by different standing committes: EAHP Scientific Committee, EAHP Education Executive Committee and the EAHP CTF Steering Committee.
At EAHP, we are committed to transparency in our governance, ethical standards, and funding practices. This section provides open access to our foundational documents, including the EAHP Statutes, Code of Conduct, and Funding Sources. By sharing these resources, we aim to uphold accountability and foster trust with our members, partners, and the public.
Keep up with all EAHP’s events and webinars. Contact the team at info@eahp.eu should you have any questions about upcoming events or activities.
Here you can find all upcoming events organised by EAHP and by all its members and associate members. Do not hesitate to contact the events team at events@eahp.eu should you have any questions about the organisation of these events.
Hospital pharmacists conduct a critical role in the care of patients in hospitals. Learn more about what they do here and in all the pages under Hospital Pharmacy practice and Policy.
Self-Assessment
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EAHP brings together experts from many areas of hospital pharmacy practice providing and highlighting good local sustainable practices as that can be up-scaled and shared with other countries. The EAHP Working Group on Sustainability has the aim of reducing the environmental burden of the hospital pharmacy services.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), and its 36 member country platforms are creating a Common Training Framework for the hospital pharmacy education in Europe. The goal of this project is to allow the free movement of hospital pharmacists within the European Union.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP) have collaboratively developed the Oath to Society. The Oath to Society is all encompassing and acts as a contract for excellence in providing compassionate patient care, working as part of the healthcare team and advancing the pharmacy profession, and showcasing how clinical and hospital pharmacists work every day
A day created to highlight the importance and to celebrate the work done by hospital pharmacies. This day celebrates all hospital pharmacy teams.
Catch up with EAHP’s press releases
Find all EAHP relevant publication like the EAHP Surveys, annual reports and the history books.
The European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) is the only official journal of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) and is committed to advancing the science, practice and profession of hospital pharmacy. As the premier communication platform for hospital pharmacists worldwide, EJHP is a major source for continuing education as well as updates on advances in the practice and standard of pharmaceutical care for patients.
When EAHP and Hospital pharmacists appear in the news.
EAHP publishes a monthly EU monitor with updates about the latest EAHP initiatives and information relevant for the hospital pharmacy profession.
Sponsor Channel
The Sponsor Channel is designed to maximise visibility and engagement, allowing sponsors to connect with the hospital pharmacy community and partners in a dynamic and interactive environment. From product demonstrations to networking sessions, the Sponsor Channel offers a range of opportunities for sponsors to showcase their offerings and generate leads in the new EAHP Website.
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Ulrika Gillespie
Linked to the EAHP Statements:
Section 1 – Introductory Statements and Governance: Statement 1.6
Section 2 – Selection, Procurement and Distribution: Statements 2.1, 2.6
Section 4 – Clinical Pharmacy Services: Statement 4.6
Section 5 – Patient safety and Quality Assurance: Statements 5.2, 5.5
ACPE UAN: 0475-0000-18-030-L04-P. A knowledge based activity.
Abstract
Swedish hospital pharmacy has changed in recent years from being completely uniform across the country – within a state-owned monopoly that also ran all community pharmacies – to become more and more diverse; the monopoly gone (in 2006) and hospital pharmacy adapting to local requirements of each county.
Hospital pharmacy is being run by various private companies in different counties, winning contracts through procurement processes. The contracts include anything from one service (such as sterile compounding) to the whole package. Hospital pharmacy is hence developing in partnership between the county councils and pharmacy operators, regulated by national regulations.
The first 5-10 after the fall of the monopoly, hospital pharmacy was struggling to find its identity and direction. Now, 2017, the hospital pharmacy “function” in each hospital has gained strength and the future is looking brighter with many counties starting to arrange hospital pharmacy services within their own organization.
Sweden was very early in having all processes in healthcare completely electronic. Electronic medical journal, medication administration records, prescriptions and ward supply. For the last decade, focus has been on introducing electronic prescribing support, linking systems between secondary and secondary care.
Clinical pharmacy in a hospital setting is growing, especially in certain parts of Sweden and the demand is starting to exceed the supply of pharmacists with a postgraduate degree in clinical pharmacy. For the last few years, pharmacy technicians (and Swedish receptarier, “pharmacists” with a three-year university degree) have been in high demand, primarily because of a national shortage of nurses.
Learning objectives
After the session, the participant should be able to:
• Describe how hospital pharmacy is organised in Sweden today
• Define which factors have aided and hindered progress of hospital pharmacy in Sweden
• Describe the role of pharmacist in the support of best practice
Educational need addressed
The Swedish hospital pharmacy system is – for better or worse – unique in Europe. This session will provide participants with good ideas and initiatives, from fields where Sweden is at the forefront of development as well as valuable lessons learnt in fields where Sweden is behind or simply applying whole other systems.
Keywords: hospital pharmacy organisation, clinical pharmacy, electronic health systems
