The European Society of Clinical Phamarcy promotes, supports, implements and advances education, practice and research in clinical pharmacy in order to optimize outcomes for patients and society. Specifically, it promotes the value and impact of clinical pharmacy services among health care professionals, scientific societies, health authorities and the public, raises awareness of clinical pharmacy practice and its activities across Europe and internationally (e.g. through publications), promotoes a philosophy of practice in which clinical pharmacists are members of a multidisciplinary team of patient-centred health care providers and it supports R&D in clinical pharmacy.