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.
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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.
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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.
The EAHP EU Monitor is a weekly round up of news relevant to hospital pharmacy in Europe.
You can subscribe to the EAHP EU Monitor here.
A number of organisations and individuals have this week launched a new campaign for greater transparency in the reporting of clinical trial results in Europe.
Led by organisations such as the British Medical Journal, the Centre for evidence-Based Medicine and the Cochrane Library, the campaign, entitled “AllTrials”, calls for all trials past and present, for all treatments, to be registered; and for the full methods and the results to be reported.
In particular, it calls for greater action by the European Medicines Agency in this area, and for current regulatory proposals on clinical trial regulation, currently under consideration by the European Parliament, to include measures to ensure comprehensive registration and full reporting of trials.
An online public petition has been launched in order to demonstrate levels of support for the All Trials campaign objectives.
More information about the campaign here and here.
Petition here.
Ahead of its annual Summit of world leaders in Davos, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has this week highlighted antibiotic resistance as a major potential global risk.
In a foreword to its report “Global Risks 2013”, Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman and founder of the WEF warns readers that “genes that make bacteria resistant to our strongest antibiotics can hitch a ride with patients on an intercontinental flight”, making a compelling case for stronger cross-border collaboration on the issue.
The report points out that human innovation in creating new antibiotics is no longer outpacing bacterial mutation, presenting increased risk of future global pandemic. It urges readers to take seriously a scenario in which all antibiotics are rendered ineffective for treating even common infections.
The report suggests countries need to cooperate further to stimulate and incentivise the development of new antibiotics, and dedicates a chapter of the report to the subject under the heading “the Dangers of Hubris on Human Health”
Full report here.
In a special EJHP editorial article, Phil Wiffen issues a call to hospital pharmacists to overcome modesty or other sources reluctance, and put forward their research for publication.
The article also describes the personal benefits that can be derived from having research published and the support EJHP can make available for those looking to publish work for the first time.
Read the full article here.
In a special Congress Preview article, EAHP Scientific Committee member Beata Horoszko talks to EAHP about the therapeutic seminar she will facilitate on the topic of antibiotic prophylaxis.
In particular, she highlights the likely key themes of discussions, the use of guidelines on antibiotic and IT tools, and the emergence of specialist antibiotic pharmacists.
Preview article here.
