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.
Clinical Pharmacy Services
Greta DUSABE, Jonathan DE GREGORI, Teo TODESCO, Vanessa GOMES, Hélène FEYEUX, Marine AGULLO, Cyril BORONAD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma represent a significant public health issue. Medications are administered using inhaler devices (ID) that require prior demonstration to ensure their proper use. Incorrect usage of inhaler devices might have a major influence on the clinical effectiveness of the delivered drug.
The goal of our study was to detect potential errors in the manipulation of inhaler devices (ID) and to provide patients with appropriate information on their correct use in order to improve medication management.
For this study, every hospitalised adult patient with an ongoing treatment with ID underwent a pharmaceutical interview during their hospitalisation.
This interview was done using a questionnaire assessing the patient’s knowledge of their medications and a 12-items evaluation grid covering every step of proper inhalation technique.
Between June and August 2023, 27 patients were interviewed: the average age was 73 years. 34 ID manipulations were observed. Dry powder inhalers were the most prescribed DIs (68%), followed by pressurized metered dose inhalers (23%) and soft mist inhaler (9%). For 10 DIs (29%), no explanation was given to the patient. Furthermore, inhaler technique instructions were provided by a pulmonologist (65%), general practitioner (23%), pharmacist (4%), nurse (4%) and therapeutic education program (4%). The interviews revealed that 71% of patients were not familiar with the prescribed molecules or their mechanism of action. Out of the 34 DI manipulations, only 15% were performed perfectly, and 27% were not executed properly. The steps of deep exhalation before inhalation and breath-holding after inhalation were not performed in 70% and 62% of observations, respectively. Finally, 50% of patients did not rinse their mouths after using inhaled corticosteroids.
This study has highlighted the improper use of DIs, which can lead to a loss of therapeutic effectiveness. Therefore, we have developed 9 information booklets on the correct use of the DIs that describe different handling procedures for proper inhalation. These booklets are provided at the end of the interview. Educating patients on the proper use of these inhalation devices during the initial prescription or dispensing should lead to an overall improvement in patient care.
