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.
When EAHP and Hospital pharmacists appear in the news.
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.
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) is seeking members to join its Special Interest Group (SIG) on Interoperability in Automation. This initiative aims to address a critical barrier to adoption of automation equipment by European hospital pharmacies—interoperability between automation technologies from different vendors. The SIG is set to begin its work in the last quarter of 2024.
Despite the significant proven benefits of automation in improving pharmacy operations and patient safety, only fewer than 30% of European hospital pharmacies are fully or partially automated. A major challenge in the wider adoption of these technologies is the lack of seamless communication and integration between automation systems, which leads to inefficiencies, higher costs, and complexity in implementation.
The SIG on Interoperability in Automation has been established to tackle this issue. Inspired by the success of standards like DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine), the SIG will aim to develop a communication protocol to facilitate integration between the various automation equipment in hospital pharmacies, building on existing protocols such as HL7, IHE and FHIR. This collaborative effort will bring together hospital pharmacists and automation vendors to simplify and standardize these processes, ultimately driving higher adoption of automation in hospitals.
EAHP’s SIG on pharmacy automation interoperability will be responsible for developing a vendor-neutral standard communication protocol enabling seamless workflow while delivering selected use cases with different equipment from multiple vendors.
The SIG on pharmacy automation interoperability will focus on:
Hold one of the following qualifications:
SIG candidates should:
The SIG will meet at least once per month for 2 hours. In addition to the monthly meetings, there are between 2 to 4 hours of preparatory and follow-up work each month before/after the meeting.
Geographic diversity will be one overarching criterion applied in the selection of the SIG members. To guarantee the smooth functioning of the SIG, its size will not exceed 20 members.
Expressions of interest from pharmacists meeting the eligibility criteria should be submitted by email to: Jennie.DeGreef@eahp.eu. In order to be deemed admissible, applications must provide EAHP with a:
The Kick-off meeting will take place on Thursday, 30 March 2023, from 5.00 to 7.00 PM CEST.
This Call for Expression of Interest closes on june 30th. EAHP reserves the right to disregard any application sent after that date/time. Successful candidates will be contacted after the application deadline has passed.
Each of these organizations plays a key role in enhancing interoperability solutions, ensuring more efficient and secure medication management in healthcare settings.
