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, Germany, Italy 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.
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.
Selection, Procurement and Distribution
Lars Munck
After years with increasing numbers of backorders and unplanned drug changes implemented in the hospitals under time pressures, we decided in 2017 to replace firefighting with proactive action through better transparency between hospital pharmacies and drug suppliers.
We established a national Sales & Operations planning (S&OP) unit able to develop and implement a national S&OP process for drugs on national tender:
• All hospital pharmacies estimate their expected purchase volume (number of packs) of each item-number.
• National estimates for each item-number are shared on a national supplier portal (web-page).
• Advise suppliers, when new estimates are shared on the portal, to confirm supply capability or report potential supply problems.
• Proactive solutions/decisions are made for potential supply problems.
• Suppliers share production lead-time to enable planning of tenders and drug-changes accordingly.
• Monthly review process in place: hospital pharmacies/clinical pharmacy update estimates for changed drug use, suppliers re-confirm their supply capability accordingly, and national solutions/decisions are made for new potential supply problems.
1. INVOLVING hospital pharmacies and suppliers in step-by-step development.
2. HELPING hospital pharmacies to estimate and identify estimates that require revision to improve estimate accuracy.
3. ACTIVE COMMUNICATION of estimates to suppliers.
4. Rebuild supplier’s TRUST in our estimates as accuracy improved.
5. Ask suppliers to confirm supply capability.
6. Open and CROSS-FUNCTIONAL DIALOGUE. Dialogue concerning possible solutions to potential supply problems.
Proactive solutions/decisions for potential supply problems have improved the overall supply situation/information, and have improved patient safety, as fewer unplanned drug changes are implemented under time pressures. The number of backorders have stabilised during 2017 to 2018. We have not experienced the explosions in backorders that some of our neighbouring countries have experienced. Transparency across the supply chain has generated trust and enabled more value-adding and cross-functional dialogue such as sharing causes of estimate changes and early sharing of potential supply problems. Positive feedback from hospital pharmacies and suppliers regarding resources/benefits from participating in the S&OP process.
Continue to improve the S&OP process/tools. Helping hospital pharmacies in predicting changes in drug estimates, based on the impact of national decisions about drug selection in therapeutic areas. Willing to help other countries.
