The FIP Hub | An engine room for the advancement of Pharmacy Worldwide
Advancing Practice, Advancing Workforce, Advancing Science
The FIP Hub provides a "ONE FIP" approach to advancing the global vision for the entire pharmaceutical profession by supporting the continued implementation of the FIP Development Goals (DGs) among our Members through tools, frameworks, and evidence. It integrates elements of the pharmaceutical workforce, practice, and science in alignment with the DGs. These efforts are closely linked to the broader FIP mission and aligned with the World Health Organization's (WHO) Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and the Astana Declaration of 2018.
The Hub facilitates cross-sectoral collaboration and supports our volunteers in applying their skills and expertise. Guided by our FIP priorities and the DGs, and meeting the needs of our Members, the Hub serves as a focal point for projects and activities, monitoring progress and tracking evidence and impact at global, regional, and national levels.
What is the FIP Hub
How the FIP Hub works
Who's involved in the FIP Hub?
Our story
In 2016, FIP developed 13 Pharmaceutical Workforce Development Goals (PWDGs) to support the implementation of its vision for Education and Workforce at the Global Conference held in Nanjing. The Nanjng Vision and Statements reaffirmed the commitment of FIP to assisting its Members with the implementation of the PWDGs and workforce transformation to meet global healthcare needs. The Workforce Development Hub (WDH) was initially established to develop tools and frameworks for implementing the PWDGs.
To support our Member Organisations (MOs) in implementing these initiatives at the country level, the FIP Workforce Transformation Programme was launched in 2019. Since then, the original 13 PWDGs have evolved, through a process of global consensus, into 21 FIP Development Goals, encompassing the principal areas for advancing the pharmaceutical profession globally, crucially including practice, pharmaceutical science and education.
As an organisational progression, the WDH transformed into the FIP Hub to encompass the full scope of developmental transformation. In its current form, the FIP Hub fulfils its mission to ensure that FIP continues to deliver its commitment to the Astana Declaration by driving progress across the workforce, education, practice, and scientific dimensions of the DGs, while fostering the broader mission of FIP and its Member and constituencies.
The FIP Hub structure and governance
The FIP President and nominated Vice-Presidents oversee the Council-approved strategic direction of the Hub through a Hub Steering Group, which functions as an accountable senior management team for this significant FIP structure. The Hub Steering Group provides recommendations to a management and operations group, comprising all Hub Directors, FIP staff members, and chaired by the CEO. This unit serves as a project reporting group and is responsible for managing collaborative linkages on Goal-driven projects and activities between Hub Global Leads, volunteers, FIP Boards, their Sections, Special Interest Groups, and other FIP structures.
DGs remain the primary focus of the FIP Hub.
Projects and activities
The Hub’s involvement in projects and activities extend across three key areas of work:
- FIP Development Goals: monitoring progress and evaluating impact and implementation
- Pharmaceutical intelligence through the Global Pharmaceutical Observatory (GPO): Data capture and reporting; analysis and informing; Learn more about GPO's latest publication, the Global Situation Report on Pharmacy, here
- Expanding the global evidence base on pharmaceutical education, workforce and practice.
The Hub is dedicated to advancing pharmacy practice and workforce development through impactful activities inspired by FIP's Brisbane Calls to Action (CstA) and the subsequent workshop. These initiatives, rooted in the collective insights and expertise of FIP's global members and constituencies, address key themes such as advancing digital health, optimising workforce deployment, enhancing equity and inclusivity, promoting mental health and wellbeing, and supporting competency development frameworks. By prioritising these areas, the Hub drives progress in pharmacy's contribution to health systems worldwide, fostering innovation, collaboration, and sustainable positive practice environments.
Hub-led projects aim to deepen understanding of the global landscape, innovations, and emerging methods and tools in specific, priority-driven areas of healthcare need. Hub DG Leads and volunteers collaborate with wider forums and expert groups to implement their work plans through literature reviews, case study development, policy analyses, and quantitative and qualitative research. These efforts result in evidence-based frameworks and guidance to inform policy and practice development. Reports and tools are rigorously tested, validated, and shared with FIP’s global community of practice for adoption and implementation.
FIP Hub Projects
| Project title | Aim | Planned outputs | Hub team |
| Pharmacists in new practice areas: A mixed-methods study on emerging roles, barriers, and essential competencies | To assess global needs and barriers in primary health care and emerging pharmacy practice areas (e.g., prisons, regulation, education, and professional sectors). |
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Prof Pascale Salameh, DG13 Lead Dr Bärbel Holbein, DG7& DG11 Lead Dr Susan James, PTAC Chair Dr Asma Yahyouche, DG7 Lead Dr Silvana Nair Leite, DG8 Lead Mrs Lizette Ezenekwe, DG21 Lead |
| Global mapping and case studies of pharmacy specialisations | To assess and document the global landscape of pharmacy specialisations, identifying emerging roles, workforce needs, and strategic implications. |
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Dr Vibhuti Arya, DG10 Lead Prof Desak Ernawati, DG4 Lead Dr Juliane Mayette, DG4 Lead Prof Rula Darwish, DG9 Lead Dr Saja Al Nahar, DG12 Lead Dr Ukamaka Okafor, DG13 Lead |
| Compilation of competency frameworks | To compile and compare existing pharmacy competency frameworks globally and create an accessible, visual, and user-friendly database/resource to support policy, practice, and education development. |
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Dr Shaun Gleason, DG1 Lead Dr Aline Hajj, DG10 Lead Dr Arijana Meštrović, DG5 Lead Prof Rhonda Clifford, DG3 Lead Dr Asma Al-Haqan, DG2 Lead |
| Creation of targeted training modules on digital health | To enhance digital health competencies among pharmacists through the development of training modules, CPD Bites, and online events, aligned with global needs and avoiding duplication of existing FIP courses. |
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Dr Andreia Bruno-Tomé, DG5 Lead Mr Kevin Laurence, DG6 Lead Mr Chima Amadi, DG13 & DG21 Lead Mr Mitchell Budden, PTAC liaison Mr Shepard Mhlaba, DG2 Lead Ms Karolina Miljak, PTAC liaison Ms AmiLailaturrahmi, DG1 Champion Mrs Leticia Caligaris, Flexible DG Lead |
| Scoping review and development of a position paper/guidelines on competencies and EPAs | To conduct a scoping review on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) and pharmacist competencies and to develop guidance and a position paper for global implementation. |
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Dr Astrid Czock, DG8 Lead Dr Arit Udoh, DG4 Lead Mr Rony Zeenny, DG7 Lead Mr Franciscus Kristianto, DG2 Lead Dr Sherly Meilianti, DG11 Lead Ms Alison Etukakpan, DG5 Champion |
| Development and analysis of prescribing competency frameworks | To develop a global prescribing competency framework by analysing existing national and institutional frameworks and identifying essential components for education and practice. |
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Dr Naoko Arakawa, DG5 Lead Dr Amy Chan, DG9 Lead Dr Abby Kahaleh, DG3 Lead |
| Mental health and wellness initiative | To review mental health needs in the pharmaceutical workforce and support the development of actionable initiatives for promoting wellbeing and positive practice environments. |
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Prof Ruth Edwards, Flexible DG Lead Ms Carlene McMaugh, DG10 Lead Prof Abeer Al-Ghananeem, DG3 Lead Dr Banan Mukhalalati, DG3 Lead Ms Batool Alkhawaldeh, DG9 Lead |
Who we are
The current Hub key personnel are:
Hub Director – Prof Kirstie Galbraith
Hub Director – Prof Jill Boone
Hub Director – Dr Sarah Dineen Griffin
Global Pharmacy Observatory Director
DG Global Leads
ECPG Liaison
PTAC Chair
Join us
If you’re interested in joining the Hub as a volunteer and wish to support us with your expert knowledge or have any other questions, please get in touch (email: anna@fip.org).