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.
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.
Selection, Procurement and Distribution
Marinos Petrongonas, Maria Fragiadaki, Eleni Rinaki, Leonidas Tzimis
HPs were facing challenges related to:
• Stuff shortages in a high risk environment with increasing uncertainty
• Implementation of Directive 2001/83/EC on Falsified Medicines; deadline for Greece is 2025
• Medicines’ shortages for which optimal inventory management procedures are needed • Patient safety and quality of pharmaceutical services: quality assurance processes, medicines’ traceability, monitoring expiration dates and respond-time to ward’s requests
During the last 2 years, hospital pharmacists (HPs) actively participated in the supply, installation and functional integration of the first Automated (Robotic) Dispensing System (ADS) in Greece, in Chania General Hospital (CGH). It is a centralised distribution system installed in the pharmacy department which receives, stores and distributes packages of medicines.
It has a storage capacity of approximately 20,000 packages, including one robotic arm, three distribution exits, two loading ways (semi- and fully-automated), with software comprised. Speeds range from 200 to 900 for loading and 350 to 760 packages/hour for unloading. Under HPs’ direction, medicine management procedures were modified to ensure ADS’ functionality.
Since Pharmacy department of CGH was the first to install an ADS, a new route had to be inaugurated, concerning how HPs:
• Developed the proposal
• Documented and justified such a supply to be prioritised in funding
• Performed market research in Europe, as no such national market existed
• Drafted technical specifications, to assure the best system supplied
• Participated in an international tendering procedure (budget 130,000 euros)
• Planned and supervised installation and functional integration of the system
• Managed interoperability between ADS’ software and the pharmacy’s Information System
• Faced issues related to different barcodes on medicines’ packages
After 3 months of use:
• 50% of medicines’ codes and 35% of total packages are dispensed with ADS monthly
• 1.4 full-time pharmacy assistants equivalent is saved
• Response time to requests decreased
• Traceability and quality are better assured
• Falsified medicines’ check can run automatically
• Storage space is saved
HPs are ready to share nationally and internationally their experience in developing and installing an ADS with colleagues interested in adopting similar solutions. Hospitals from the same region have already shown their interest.
Selection, Procurement and Distribution
