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.
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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.
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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 regular round up of news relevant to hospital pharmacy in Europe.You can subscribe to receive the EAHP EU Monitor by email here.
EAHP New Year appeal to Europe: Make 2015 a year of action on antimicrobial resistanceAt the start of the new European Commission’s first full year of operation, the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) has issued a call to EU policy-makers to make 2015 a year of action in meeting the antimicrobial resistance challenge.
More information here.
Latvian Presidency of EU Council of Ministers to include a diversity of health-related initiativesWith Latvia taking on the rotating responsibility for presidency of the EU Council of Ministers (national governments) on 1 January, its health minister Guntis Belēvičs has provided an outline of the Presidency’s initiatives and focus in areas related to health.
Chief among the goals of the 6 month presidency include forging agreement between the EU’s 28 national governments on its position on the amendments to medical device regulation proposed by the European Commission. The proposals have been waiting to start formal ‘trilogue’ deliberation between the Commission, European Parliament and national governments since September 2012. Whilst the Parliament has already agreed its negotiating position, consensus between national governments on the proposals has still not been forthcoming. Many of the proposals for reform, including introducing Unique Device Identification (UDI) to improve traceability, and enhancing the inspection regime for device manufacturers, appear to have broad consensus. However, issues such as how the device assessment and approval processes in Europe should be improved, and regulation of the reprocessing and reuse of devices, has been more controversial.
Beyond this, the Presidency will also host a ministerial conference on tuberculosis and its multi-drug resistance on 31 March in Riga as well as a high level conference in February on the topic of ‘healthy lifestyle: nutrition and physical activities for children and young people in schools’.
Minister Belēvičs has also confirmed that under its term of Presidency, the Latvian Government wish to develop a thesis on patient-oriented healthcare during the joint meeting of the chief medical, chief nursing and chief dental officers in April, in cooperation with the World Health Organisation.
Minister Belēvičs’s introduction to health initiatives under the Latvian Presidency here.
Calendar of health related events under the Latvian Presidency here.
Full programme of the Latvian Presidency here.
Commission’s 2015 Work Programme to include Labour Mobility PackageThe 2015 Work Programme of the European Commission has been adopted with a notable absence of planned initiatives in the area of health, the termination of previous proposals to improve transparency in national pricing of medicinal products, but a promise of a further ‘Labour Mobility Package’ before the end of the year.
Every year, the European Commission adopts a plan of action for the next twelve months, with the 2015 work programme designed to translate into concrete actions the political guidelines by which Jean Claude Juncker was elected Commission President by the European Parliament.
The headline themes for action for the Commission in 2015 will be in areas of economic investment, achieving progress in the creation of digital single market, building a European Energy Union, tackling tax evasion and fraud at an EU level, deepening economic and monetary union, and progressing better European cooperation in relation to migration.
Perceived health angles within this agenda include a new ‘Labour Mobility Package’ with likely impacts for healthcare professional mobility, and mHealth/eHealth components within the Digital Single Market agenda.
Amongst 80 pieces of pending EU legislation that will now be withdrawn include a previous proposal under the Barroso Commision to update the EU transparency directive (1989) regulating the time periods within which EU member states should make decisions in relation to medicines pricing. The reason given was that there is “no foreseeable agreement” among EU member country Governments on this issue.
EAHP will continue to monitor the developments in the Work Programme throughout 2015 for potential impacts to healthcare systems and professionals, advising its member associations and responding as appropriate.
More information here.
EJHP: January edition of the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy now online!In the first edition of the EJHP for 2015 you can find a review of the experiences of patients who use home based parenteral nutrition and orginal articles from Italy and the UK looking at the economic and patient factors influencing the use of antifungals within hospitals.
More information here.
