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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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.
Phil Wiffen has been appointed the new Editor in Chief of the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy: Science and Practice (EJHP).
The title is the official journal of the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP), and has been published on behalf of the Association by BMJ Group since January this year alongside more than 40 of the Group’s other specialist titles.
Phil Wiffen began his career in hospital pharmacy at King’s College Hospital London, after which he worked in Indonesia for 4 years before returning to the UK.
Most of his hospital pharmacy career was spent in Oxford where he was responsible for developing clinical pharmacy services and rose to become Chief Pharmacist in a teaching hospital.
This was followed by posts at the regional advisor level and at the UK Government's Department of Health where he led on antimicrobial resistance issues. These jobs developed in parallel with a key interest in clinical pharmacy for pain services.
Phil was invited to establish the Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group, one of the 52 review groups of the Cochrane Collaboration.
In recent years he has worked as Director of Operations and Training for the UK Cochrane Centre responsible for the training of all authors preparing Cochrane reviews who are based in the UK, Ireland, and the Middle East.
In May 2012 he set up his own training company called Oxford Systematic Review Services.
Phil has served on the WHO essential medicines committee, taught systematic review methods and clinical pharmacy for several months in China and has published over 150 academic papers and 2 pharmacy textbooks.
He is visiting Professor in the Department Pharmacy and Pharmacology at Bath University as well as at three Chinese Universities.
He is passionate about evidence based medicine, clinical pharmacy and encouraging pharmacists to undertake and publish research.
Chief Operating Officer, Jennie De Greef said:
“EAHP is pleased to have Phil Wiffen join the team and we are confident that his leadership will continue to improve the impact of the journal on hospital pharmacy in Europe.”
EAHP President, Dr. Roberto Frontini said:
“We are thrilled to have Phil joining us as the new EJHP Editor in Chief. He brings with him a wealth of experience in both hospital practice and pharmaceutical publishing that I have no doubt will impress itself in the coming editions of the Journal. I am confident that, in combination with the publishing team at BMJ Group, a winning partnership will soon be established to take our Journal to new heights in both quality and audience reach.”
“I also want to extend my sincerest gratitude to departing Editor Prof Arnold Vulto. Without his dedicated stewardship of the Journal since 2004 it would not have been possible to embark on this next exciting stage of development. Prof Vulto can look back with enormous pride on what he has achieved in producing a Journal of Hospital Practice so respected and widely read as the EJHP.”
Press Release here
European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy website here
