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.
Self-Assessment
SILCC
Closed SIGs
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.
Steering Committee
Meeting on 19th October. Call with Ian to discuss content of PowerPoint (currently being prepared by GML) on 14th October in the morning.
CTF WG1
GML following up with PT and BE regarding the mapping document.
CTF WG2
Laszlo is submitting the abstract. GML is monitoring that it is being sent by 15th October.
CTF WG3
Call with WG 3 on 9th October.
Accreditation/ECPhA
COM Health Policy Platform
Each year 1 to 3 new topics are being added to the EU Health Policy Platform. The topics that are up for a vote are:
“Colorectal Cancer Screening in the European Union”, led by Digestive Cancers Europe
The aim is to encourage a more formal commitment by the EU Member States on high quality formal population-based colorectal cancer screening programmes. (Low interest for EAHP)
“Digital skills for future-proof doctors (Digital Doc)”, led by Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam
The focus will be on the actions needed to be taken by the various stakeholders in order to prepare future and current doctors to cope with the digital healthcare transformation as well as to integrate digital skills in the education and training curricula of medical doctors. (Low interest for EAHP
“Profiling and training the health care workers of the future”, led by Health First Europe and the European Health Management Association (EHMA)
The goal is to support the European Commission and its Member States in profiling the health care workers needed for the future of care, identifying their core competences and pointing out their critical role in the debate about health system reforms and new models of care. The project informs the Digital Europe Programme for the MFF 2021-2027 and aims to develop the workforce elements of the digital literacy section of the European Commission’s 2018 Communication of the Digital Transformation of health and care in the digital single market. (Possibly interesting for EAHP)
“Interprofessional Education for Digital Skills”, led by the International Network of Health Workforce Education (INHWE)
The overall aim of the Thematic Network will be to ensure that educational programmes ultimately support healthcare staff as they begin their journey as collaborative practitioners in a fast-moving digital health system. (Possibly interesting for EAHP)
“A human rights-based approach to task-shifting: the role of peer workers”, led by Mental Health Europe (MHE)
The focus will be on how the increase relevance of peers and peer workers could provide a solution to the innovative task shifting in healthcare systems. (Low interest for EAHP)
| 09/10/19 | EMA consultation – Draft qualification opinion of clinically interpretable treatment effect measures based on recurrent event endpoints that allow for efficient statistical analyses | PP’s comments submitted. |
| 31/10/19 | CHMP position statement on Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and plasma-derived and urine-derived medicinal products | We won’t comment. |
| 15/11/19 | EMA – draft framework on preparedness of medicines’ clinical trials in paediatrics | PP and DM contacted |
CIOMS membership
Board decided that EAHP can join CIOMS if membership fee is not too high. CIOMS charges 500 USD for full membership and 200 USD for associate membership.
ESNO Congress – February 2020
ESNO has invited EAHP to speak at the Congress in February (more information HERE).
ENDA
PH did you talk to Steffen?
EMA – PDCO
Only 1 application (Gabriala Pura – RO) received – see HERE
Next policy call – 23rd October?
