The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists
Acronym: EAHP
General Information
Identification Code: 82950919755-02
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Entity Form: International not-for-profit organisation
Registration Category: Trade unions and professional associations
Registration Date: 10/18/2012
Last Update: 4/8/2024
EP Accredited Number: 2
Mission & Interests
Goals: EAHP is an association of 36 national hospital pharmacy associations. Its mission is to represent and develop the hospital pharmacy profession within Europe 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
In the interest of patients and public health, EAHP seeks to
- to promote and further develop hospital pharmacy and to obtain and maintain general joint pharmaceutical principles and a joint pharmaceutical policy;
- to foster research and education activities;
- to promote co-operation with other organisations in the domain of public health;
- to promote the position and function of hospital pharmacists;
- to support and uphold the interests of hospital pharmacists
Detailed information on the goals of EAHP can be found under https://www.eahp.eu/about-us/who-we-are
Interests Represented: Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Interests:
- Digital economy and society
- Economy, finance and the euro
- Education and training
- Employment and social affairs
- Enlargement
- Environment
- External relations
- Institutional affairs
- Justice and fundamental rights
- Public health
- Research and innovation
- Single market
Levels of Interest:
- european
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: The main EU initiatives, policies and legislative files currently followed by EAHP include developments in:
- professional qualification recognition (e.g. the emergence of the common training framework tool, the European Professional Card, and developments associated with the Professional Qualifications Directive)
- access to medicines, including medicines shortages
- clinical trial regulation
- medical device regulation
- EU initiatives in the area of health systems
- tackling antimicrobial resistance, including the better use of antibiotics and an improved research environment for new antibiotics
- digital health
- patient safety
- the implementation of the Falsified Medicines Directive
- the European Medicines Agency, the Heads of Medicines Agencies, and European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines
Communication Activities: Key projects being undertaken by the European Association of Hospital Pharmacists include:
- a project to form a common training framework for hospital pharmacy
- efforts to assist all European countries in meeting the aspirations set out in the 44 European Statements of Hospital Pharmacy, including the conduct of practice surveys
- research and awareness-raising activity to elucidate the problems experienced across Europe relating to medicines shortages, and the advancement of consensus solutions
- advocacy to the pharmaceutical industry to help achieve systematic barcoding of medicines to the single unit in order to facilitate bedside scanning in hospitals to reduce medication errors
- promotion of the role of the hospital pharmacist in leading efforts to combat antimicrobial resistance, especially in respect to achieving prudent use
EAHP conducts a number of events throughout the year, including the live provision of education via its international annual congress, its Synergy Masterclasses and the Academy Seminar Programme. In addition, the Association offers access to open learning courses.
Regular publications of the EAHP include the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) and the EAHP EU Monitor (an email newsletter which can be subscribed to at www.eahp.eu).
EU Supported Forums and Platforms: Antimicrobial Resistance One Health Network#E03853#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3853 #MEMBER #C#Professionals06 - Borderline and Classification (B&C)#X03565/8#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100603 #OBSERVER #C#Professionals09 - Unique Device Identification (UDI)#X03565/10#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100606 #OBSERVER #C#ProfessionalsMedical Device Coordination Group#X03565#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3565 #OBSERVER #C#Professionals
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A
Head Office
Address: Boulevard Brand Whitlock 87
Post Code: 1200
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office
Address: Boulevard Brand Whitlock 87
Post Code: 1200
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data
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Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 1
Members50 Percent: 2
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 3
Members F T E: 1.25
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Information on the 36 national country members of EAHP is available on the EAHP website here: http://www.eahp.eu/about-us/members
Organisation Members: EAHP is a member of the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and its access to medicines and AMR working groups. www.epha.org
EAHP is a member of the Federation of European & International Associations established in Belgium. www.faib.org
EAHP is a member of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). www.fip.org
EAHP is a member of the European Medicines Agency's Healthcare Professional's Working Party. http://www.ema.europa.eu/
EAHP is an affiliate stakeholder in the European Medicines Verification Organisation (EMVO) https://emvo-medicines.eu