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.
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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
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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.
29 November 2017
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) is working to bring about the full achievement of the European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy within its member countries. As part of the Statement implementation project, EAHP has launched an online self-assessment tool for hospital pharmacists.
The self-assessment tool was developed with the help of EAHP’s country member associations and a working group of highly qualified hospital pharmacists appointed for the matter. Prior to its release, the tool was tested and reviewed during the 47th General Assembly of EAHP in Malta (8-11 June 2017).
The self-assessment tool allows hospital pharmacist to assess the level of implementation of the Statements within their hospitals. It also provides the means for hospital pharmacists and other healthcare professionals to address areas needing improvement with the help of a tailor-made action plan and a broad range of evidence-based resources. Progress can be tracked by individual hospital pharmacies as the assessment can be updated at any time.
By completing the assessment, hospital pharmacists will not only be able to understand the Statement implementation level within their hospitals, but they will also be provided with the opportunity to further use the results. Anonymised comparative reports that are generated by the tool will allow hospitals pharmacies to compare themselves with other hospitals in their own or other EAHP member countries. Moreover, data gathered by the tool will also complement the information that EAHP has been collecting through its annual surveys.
The self-assessment tool is already available in Spanish, Italian, Romanian and Turkish and will be translated into 8 other European languages in the following months. Ahead of its official launch during the 23rd EAHP Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden (21-23 March 2018) hospital pharmacists are already encouraged to use the tool.
EAHP President Joan Peppard stated “This self-assessment too will allow us as hospital pharmacists, to measure over time the developments in pharmacy services in line with the European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy to improve patient care. It is difficult once we improve to remember where we started and this tool will show our individual hospital progress and energise for the road ahead“.
As EAHP Project Director Tony West remarked “This marks an important step in the Statement Implementation project. We now have a tool that enables individual hospitals to demonstrate their progress with these Statements, Statements developed jointly with patient groups, healthcare professional colleagues and our members“.
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For further information contact Statements@eahp.eu; Tel: (+32) 26692514
NOTES TO EDITORS:
1. The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) is an association of national organisations across 35 countries representing hospital pharmacists at European and international levels. More information about the EAHP and its history here.
2. More information about EAHP’s Member Associations is available here.
3. More information about the European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy and the Statement implementation project is available here.
4. The self-assessment tool can be found here.
5. Requests for interviews with EAHP President Joan Peppard, EAHP Project Director Tony West and national spokespersons of EAHP country member associations can be made by contacting Statements@eahp.eu|; Tel: (+32) 26692514
