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.
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.
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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.
From 8 to 10 June, the members of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) gathered in Krakow, Poland for their 53rd General Assembly to discuss the evolving role of the hospital pharmacist and the future development of the Association.
EAHP is delighted to announce that Dr Nenad Miljković has been elected as the next President of EAHP, commencing a 3-year term of office in June 2024. He will now serve as President-Elect during the final year of András Süle’s presidency. Dr Miljković is the Head of the Hospital Pharmacy Services at the Institute of Orthopaedics Banjica in Belgrade, Serbia. He obtained his PhD degree in Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Belgrade in 2021 for health risk assessment in medicine shortages in cooperation with KU Leuven. In addition to his pharmacy degree with a specialisation in clinical pharmacy, he holds a dual Master’s degree in European Public Health at the University of Sheffield, School of Health and Related Research and at the University Sorbonne Paris Cite, French School of Public Health. Since 2018 Dr Miljković is the President of the Hospital Pharmacy Section of Serbia and the founder of the European Public Health Student and Alumni Association. He joined EAHP’s Board of Directors in June 2017 and he took over the role of Director of Finances in October 2020.
Speaking after his election Dr Nenad Miljković outlined that his presidency would be concentrating on “Building and strengthening an integrated hospital pharmacy care system driven by patients’ needs and open to close cooperation with fellow healthcare professionals across European hospitals.”
The position of Director of Finance was taken over by Dr Louis Bertin. He works as a Hospital Practitioner at the Centre Hospitalier de Montreuil-sur-Mer (CHAM) and the Chief Pharmacist of Hesdin Hospital.
Three new position papers were adopted by EAHP’s General Assembly focusing on Digital Health, the Hospital Pharmacy Workforce, and Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance. In addition, the Position Paper on Biosimilar Medicines received a technical update. The Position Paper on Digital Health concentrates on the urgent need for investments to improve the digital infrastructure in hospitals, the potential of digitalisation for improving patient safety and facilitating patient empowerment as well as the role of training and hospital pharmacist’s involvement in information and communication technology design and implementation. Actual and future needs of the pharmacy workforce, short-term measures for managing workload and improving pharmacy staffing and recovery as well as long-term measures for securing an adaptable, versatile and resilient workforce are covered by the Position Paper on the Hospital Pharmacy Workforce. The Position Paper on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance touches on antimicrobial stewardship, the One Health Approach and incentives for addressing the lack of antibiotic development and keeping old and established but still essential antibiotics on the market.
During the General Assembly, delegates discussed the revision of the General Pharmaceutical Legislation and received updates on EAHP’s educational activities, including the European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy, the Common Training Framework for hospital pharmacy specialisation, the Oath to Society and the Working Group on Sustainability.
In addition to a new President-Elect, EAHP’s General Assembly also welcomed one new full member and two new associate member associations. With the addition of the Cyprus Society of Hospital Pharmacists – which was represented by its President Stravroula Kitiri during the General Assembly – EAHP now represents hospital pharmacists in all EU countries. The new associate member associations include the Algerian Society of Oncology and Hospital Pharmacy (SAPHO) and the Association of Chemistry and Pharmacy of Uruguay (AQFU).
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1. The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) is a not-for-profit organisation that defends the interests of more than 27.000 European hospital pharmacists from its 36 European member organisations. EAHP works to develop knowledge on hospital pharmacy to ease the improvement of care and outcomes for patients in the hospital setting. The Association achieves this through science, practice, research, education, as well as sharing best-practice and responsibility with other healthcare professionals. More information about EAHP is available HERE.
2. Read EAHP’s Position Paper on Digital Health HERE
3. Read EAHP’s Position Paper on the Hospital Pharmacy Workforce HERE
4. Read EAHP’s Position Paper on Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobial Resistance HERE
5. Read EAHP’s Position Paper on Biosimilar Medicines HERE
