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.
Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
Joanne Rhodes, Chris Bidad
There was concern that there was a risk of reconstitution errors, missed doses or variation in dosing intervals which could impact on treatment efficacy and patient safety due to:
• a sudden increase in demand for IV antibiotics,
• depleted numbers of front-line nursing staff, and
• nurses being deployed to unfamiliar clinical environments and encumbered by PPE.
The emergency IV antibiotic reconstitution service was designed to mitigate these risks.
In the absence of aseptic dispensing facilities an emergency intravenous (IV) antibiotic reconstitution service was set up in a laminar flow operating theatre. Nurses who could not work in a patient-facing role during the pandemic prepared ready-to-use infusions under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.
It was determined that a manufacturer’s licence was not required under part one, section three of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 providing strict criteria were adhered to. Stability data was collated for the most frequently used IV antibiotics. Even where stability data supported a longer period, a maximum expiry of 24 hours after preparation was assigned. Processes were designed to adhere as closely as possible to the GMP principles described within The Rules and Guidance for Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Distributors 2017. Specially tailored IV reconstitution training was delivered to the nurses.
Over a period of 4 weeks at the peak of the pandemic 1000 doses of IV antibiotics were prepared and supplied, enabling ward-based nurses to focus directly on patients. There were no reports of any incidents of delayed or missed doses, or administration errors relating to IV antibiotics supplied to the wards involved during this period. The time saved on the wards was equivalent to having 3 additional nurses on the wards each day.
With a reduction in the number of COVID-19 positive patients now presenting to the hospital the service has been paused but placed on standby so that it can be resumed in the event of a second wave. Work is underway to determine if there would be value in the team preparing a wider range of products, particularly those which may be of particular use in critical care areas such as sedatives and inotropes.
