The annual conference 2018 was held in Parma, Italy from 16-18 May.
“Pharmacy Education: Towards Pharmaceutical Sciences”
Conference Proceedings:
Wednesday May 16, 2018
09:00 – 13:00 Pre-Conference Workshop Medicines for rare diseases
16:00 – 16:30 Opening Ceremony
Chairs: Lilian M. Azzopardi and Patrizia Santi
Roberto Fornari, Rector’s Delegate, University of Parma
Gabriele Costantino, Head of the Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma
Lilian M. Azzopardi, President of EAFP
Patrizia Santi, Conference Chair, University of Parma
1st Session
16:30 – 18:00 Theme: The stakeholder’s perspective in Pharmacy Education
Chairs: Daisy Volmer and Ruggero Bettini
Presentation of Helsinki results – Lilian M. Azzopardi – University of Malta, Malta
Controlled Round Table: Piero Iamartino – EIPG, Joan Peppard – EAHP, Jamie Wilkinson – PGEU, Dorothea Dalig – EPSA
The industry perspective – Eugenio Cusimano – Farmindustria, Roma, Italy
Meeting the needs and expectations of patients– Mike Rouse – ACPE, Chicago, USA
How CoAcS has promoted pharmacy education in universities – Richard Backhouse – CoAcS, UK
Final discussion
19:00 Welcome Reception
Thursday May 17, 2018
2nd Session
9:00 – 10:00 Theme: Industrial Pharmacy Education: the European reality
Chairs: Luis Recalde and Patrizia Santi
The European situation:
Annamaria Fadda – University of Cagliari, Italy
José B. Fariña – University of La Laguna, Spain
Nicolette Sammut Bartolo & Janis Vella Szijj – University of Malta, Malta – Discussion
10:00-10:30 Oral Presentations:
OP1: Organizing an international bachelor test as part of, pharmacy training – Paul Cos & Wim Martinet – University of Antwerp, Belgium
OP2: FIP global conference on pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education – a consensus framework to transform pharmaceutical education – R. J. Altiere– University of Colorado, USA
OP3: The research internship in pharmacy and industrial pharmacy degrees in the Italian university scenario: an analysis of Parma university – Silvia Pescina – University of Parma, Italy
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
3rd Session
11:00 – 12:00 Theme: The industrial perspective: what are the unmet needs?
Chairs: Dimitrios Rekkas and Fabio Sonvico
Piero Iamartino – AFI, Milan, Italy
Francesca Schiaretti – Chiesi Farmaceutici – Parma, Italy
Dimitrios Rekkas, University of Athens – Greece
Round table discussion (Piero Iamartino – EIPG, Jurate Svarcaite – AESGP)
12:00 – 12:30 Oral Presentations:
OP4: A core anatomy syllabus for pharmacy students: a delphi study – Geeta Hitch – University of York, United Kingdom
OP5: Transforming a traditional biochemistry course into an applied biological chemistry experience: a success story – K.M.G. Mallela– University of Colorado, United States
OP6: Health technology assessment (HTA) – new field in pharmacy education in Bulgaria – Nadia Veleva– Medical University Pleven, Bulgaria
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and Poster Presentations
13:30 – 14:30 EAFP General assembly
4th Session
14:30 – 15:30 Deans’ Forum
Chairs: Lilian M. Azzopardi and Dimitrios Rekkas
Ralph Altiere – FIP
15:30 – 16:30 Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
5th Session
16:30 – 17:30 Theme: Quality of learning: teaching methods
Chair: Andries Koster and Sara Nicoli
Evidence Based Education for improvement of university didactic – Daniela Robasto -University of Parma, Italy
Quality in Education: How do we know? – Ruth Nemire – AACP
Experiential learning in Industry – Enrico Zambelli– Chiesi Farmaceutici, Parma, Italy
Discussion
17:30- -18:00 Oral Presentations:
OP7: New strategies for the assessment of competences during the internship period for students of pharmacy – M. Cordoba-Diaz – Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
OP8: Students’ perceptions about simulation in teaching patient counselling – P. Siitonen -University of Eastern Finland, Finland
OP9: The pharmaceutical students’ role in pharmaceutical education: the EPSA methodology booklet and the EPSA lifelong learning platform – D. Dalig – European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association
19:30 Gala Dinner
Friday May 18, 2018
6th Session
9:00 – 10:30 Theme: Improving patient safety
Chair: Lilian M. Azzopardi and Patrizia Santi
WHO Europe – Nomenclature project – Raffaella Balocco – Geneva, Switzerland
Pharmaceutical regulatory perspective – Anthony Serracino Inglott – Malta Medicine Authority, Malta
Anti-cancer drugs – Alessandra Ranuncoli – AIFA, Italian Medicines Agency, Italy
Discussion (Dorothea Dalig – EPSA)
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break and Poster Presentations
11:00 – 12:00 Closing and Future Perspectives – Lilian M. Azzopardi and Renata Jachowicz