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.
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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.
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Hospital pharmacists encouraged to share their successes
7TH OCTOBER 2013
EAHP has today announced it is creating a new section of its annual Congress titled ‘Good Practice Initiatives’ (GPIs). The section of the Congress will inspire hospital pharmacists to strive for the next high standard in practice by identifying how colleagues in other countries overcame commonly presented challenges to making improvement happen. The section will include a special poster display area and an oral presentation session. At the presentation sesson GPI leaders will share in more detail the achievements of their initiatives, and how hospital pharmacy colleagues might emulate and learn from their experiences.
The new Congress section builds on a previously announced project of EAHP to create an online inventory map of GPIs. However, in order for a GPI to be included within the 19th Congress of EAHP in Barcelona (26th to 28th March 2014) submissions must be made by 4th November 2013.
The submission portal is available here.
EAHP Director of Education, Science and Research, Cees Neef described the recent decision:
“Reviewing the GPIs already submitted, the EAHP Scientific Committee was impressed by both the range and quality of improvement endeavours taking place. We were therefore determined that the projects be shared as widely as possible. That is why we are now creating a new section of our Congress: to put recognised change-makers in the spotlight and to demonstrate that the obstacles everybody can face in the workplace when trying to make improvement CAN be overcome.
“Although the GPI submission portal will remain open well into 2014 as we build the online GPI map, we actively encourage colleagues to submit by 4th November 2013 in order to be displayed and highlighted at our next Congress.”
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For further information contact info@eahp.eu, 00 322 741 6835 or 00 44 7895 292 076
NOTES TO EDITORS:
1. EAHP is an association of national organisations in 34 countries which represents hospital pharmacists at European and international levels. More information about the EAHP and its history here.
2. EAHP announced the Good Practice Initiatives project in April 2013, with the first call closing in June 2013. Over 40 submissions were made from countries across Europe and are now in the process of formal review by the EAHP Scientific Committee. The full results of the first call will be published at the 19th Congress of the EAHP in Barcelona (26th-28th March 2014). More information about the first call here. More information about the Congress here.
3. The GPI project is an initiative born of the European Summit on Hospital Pharmacy 2014 which has as one of its workstreams the creation of an online inventory map of good practice initiatives in hospital pharmacy across Europe. The purpose of the workstream is to help hospital pharmacists match aspirational statements of practice with real life examples of their achievement. More information about the Summit is available here.
4. The portal for submitting a GPI example before the 4th November 2013 deadline is available here.
