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.
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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.
Sponsor Channel
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.
Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
Catarina Diogo, Rui Caceiro, Maria Helena Duarte, Armando Alcobia
The core objective of healthcare institutions is to ensure patient safety and maintain the highest quality of care throughout every medical procedure.
This principle must extend to the drug circuit as well. Within our hospital, pharmaceutical services have a dedicated route for producing injectable ophthalmic medications, serving 795 patients and yielding 3720 solutions, in 2022. However, the existing paper-based procedure for medication management is laborious, time consuming and error-prone, demanding full-time constant pharmacist involvement to ensure the secure progression of these medications.
A software application was developed on the Power Apps platform to streamline medication management for injectable ophthalmic medications. This application aimed to replace manual paper-based procedures with digital solutions, enhancing efficiency, reducing errors, and providing a comprehensive platform for patient registration, prescription tracking, schedule management, and oversight of injectable solutions’ production.
Over two months, needs of pharmaceutical and ophthalmology services were assessed, soliciting input from pharmacists, ophthalmologists, nurses and administrative personnel. Subsequently, a software application was developed featuring four distinct interfaces, customised for each professional group involved. This application enables patient registration, medical prescription, schedule management and monitoring the injectable solutions’ production – prescription and agenda validation, batch management and generation of identification labels.
This project is presented, therefore, as a customised digital solution, the result of a multidisciplinary collaboration.
It is the authors’ belief that this software has allowed for the development of a safer, more efficient, and integrated workflow, as an alternative to paper – which is more prone to errors. In this manner, from a pharmaceutical perspective, it simplifies the workflow, freeing the pharmacist to focus on other important tasks and optimizing personnel management. Furthermore, it is also valuable for ophthalmologists, enabling prescription repetition and access to patient history, as well as for administrative staff, streamlining schedule management. In conclusion, this software is set to transform our injectable ophthalmic medication circuit.
Further studies confirming its advantages are needed. Its validation would establish its potential and applicability across healthcare settings.
