Oral health is a key indicator of overall health and quality of life, influencing well-being and self-confidence, and the ability to live and work without pain and discomfort. Oral diseases are largely preventable and can be more effectively managed when identified early. Pharmacists are highly accessible healthcare professionals and play a key role in promoting oral health, supporting early identification, providing patient education, and contributing to multidisciplinary care—particularly for populations with specific needs such as pregnant women and older adults.

Moderator:

Leticia Caligaris, Secretary, FIP Community Pharmacy Section. FIP, Uruguay

Panellists: 

Luís Lourenço, Vice President, FIP, Portugal

Khanyi Makwakwa, Specialist – Community Dentistry, and Lecturer, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, South Africa

This event is jointly organised with the FDI World Dental Federation

*Please note that a Zoom account is required to register for this FIP Digital Event. If you are receiving an error message during registration, please create a Zoom account and use the corresponding email address for your registration.

Climate change is a growing global health threat, impacting disease patterns and access to medicines. The World Health Organization estimates that climate change could cause an additional 250,000 deaths per year between 2030 and 2050 due to malnutrition, infectious diseases, and heat-related conditions. In response, global efforts are increasingly focused on building climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health systems.

This World Environment Day webinar will explore pharmacists’ role in addressing climate change, bringing together experts from practice, education, science and humanitarian settings. The session will highlight sustainable pharmacy practices, planetary health education, and real-world responses to climate-related disruptions in medicine access. The webinar will showcase how pharmacists can contribute to climate-resilient, sustainable, and equitable health systems.

The 13th IPCRG World Conference and 1st North African Interdisciplinary Respiratory Forum is a great opportunity to meet leaders in primary care, make new contacts and spend valuable time in an open and friendly atmosphere with other people passionate about primary respiratory care. 

As health care systems grow increasingly complex, pharmacists are key members of the patient care team. This webinar, in collaboration with the World Patients Alliance, will explore how pharmacists contribute to safer care through medication management, patient empowerment, and interprofessional collaboration. It will also highlight the patient perspective by showing how patients and families contribute to safer medication use through shared decision-making, early reporting of concerns, health literacy, and partnerships with pharmacists and other health professionals. Pharmacists’ expertise in disease prevention and patient-centred care is increasingly vital, highlighting the importance of teamwork and shared decision-making in achieving safer and more effective treatment outcomes for the patients.

In collaboration with: World Patients Alliance

Co-Chairs:
- Marianne Ivey, Professor, Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, the University of Cincinnati, USA
- Helen Haskell, Chair of WPA Patient Safety & Quality Council, World Patients Alliance (WPA), USA

Panellists:
- John Hertig, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Purdue University; Founder and President, Hertig Healthcare Advising LLC, USA
- Regina Mariam Namata Kamoga, Executive Director, Community Health and Information Network (CHAIN), Uganda
- Mohamed Elsabakhawi, Pharmacist/Owner, Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada

*Please note that a Zoom account is required to register for this FIP Digital Event. If you are receiving an error message during registration, please create a Zoom account and use the corresponding email address for your registration.

The Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice (JoPPP) was established in 2008 with the mission to promote pharmaceutical policy and practice globally. The journal is published in the United Kingdom, indexed in Scopus and PubMed Central, and managed by a distinguished international editorial board. Based on its growing body of research articles, presentations, and best practices, JoPPP will hold the “5th JOPPP IMPACT MONGOLIA - 2026” conference in collaboration with Etugen University on November 11–13, 2026.

Join us for the world’s first LGBTQIA+-focused pharmacy conference, proudly endorsed by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). This landmark three-day event brings together LGBTQIA+ pharmacists, students, educators, researchers and allies to build a more inclusive and culturally safe future for pharmacy practice.