The world’s pharmacy team is fighting COVID-19 in a variety of ways. This webinar will host stakeholders working in various pharmacy sectors and from different geographical regions to share examples and draw on what we can learn in our pursuit of resilience. Research-driven findings will be shared that may aid in developing and advancing resilience within ourselves, for our patients, colleagues and the systems we are a part in our ability to tackle very challenging times. This event is delivered by FIP in collaboration with GRiT – Global Resilience Team, Led by: Dr Karen Whitfield.

The webinar aims to:
- Introduce participants to GRiT - Global Resilience Team ethos; a collaborative team passionate for raising awareness of the importance of developing resilience in our workforce.
- Showcase global perspectives from research and practice related to resilience in pharmacy.
- Share experiences in developing relevant and practical material to build into pharmacy curricula.

Moderator:
- Prof. Zubin Austin, Koffler Research Chair in Management, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy and Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation - Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto - Canada

Event Chair:
- Dr Catriona Bradley, Executive Director, The Irish Institute of Pharmacy - Ireland

Panellists:
- Dr Karen Whitfield, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Queensland - Australia
- Dr Sarah Wills, Senior Lecturer, The University of Manchester - UK
- Dr Dalia Bajis, Assistant Professor, Mohammed Al-Mana College for Medical Sciences - Saudi Arabia
- Dr Kyle Wilby, Associate Dean (Undergraduate) and Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Otago - New Zealand
- Dr Vibhuti Arya, Global Lead, Equity and Equality, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) - USA
- Elizabeth Shekalaghe, Registrar /CEO, Pharmacy Council Tanzania - Tanzania

Qualification of dissolution apparatus

Dissolution testing is of outmost importance when characterizing pharmaceutical products with regards to their performance as well as their quality.
In order to ensure reliable dissolution results, using properly qualified instruments is crucial.
This presentation will go through the various possible qualification approaches with their Pros and Cons.

Learning objectives:
Understand the importance of instrument qualification
Identify the possible qualification strategies
Select and implement the most adapted qualification process

Moderator:
Horst-Dieter Friedel, Director, Bayer AG, Germany
FIP Chair Special Interest Group Regulatory Sciences and Quality

Speaker:
Samir Haddouchi, Managing Director, SPS Pharma Services, France
FIP focus group dissolution/drug release member

In the fourth of six regions we dissect, event 3.4 focuses on the regional needs and drivers for transforming vaccination in the Western Pacific. This involves discussing the progress made in Western Pacific countries with regards to pharmacist vaccination, the quality and universal access to vaccinations. We also discuss barriers and challenges and regional needs for future transformation. FIP members, stakeholders and partners from the Western Pacific join us for a true regional perspective.

Objective

To understand the Western Pacific perspective in delivering on the Transformation of Vaccination Globally and Regionally

Moderators

• John Jackson, President, Western Pacific Pharmaceutical Forum – Australia
• Parisa Aslani, Vice-President, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) – Australia

Facilitator

• Gonçalo Sousa Pinto, Lead for Practice Development and Transformation, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

Speakers

• Gilda Sebua-Saljay, President, Philippine Pharmacists Association – Philippine
• Peter Guthrey, Senior Pharmacist- Strategic Policy, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia – Australia
• Scarlett Pong, President, The Pharmaceutical Society of Hong Kong (PSHK) – Hong Kong

In the fifth of six regions we dissect, event 3.5 focuses on the regional needs and drivers for transforming vaccination in the African region. This involves discussing the progress made in Africa with regards to pharmacist vaccination, the quality and universal access to vaccinations. We also discuss barriers and challenges and regional needs for future transformation. FIP members, stakeholders and partners from Africa join us for a true regional perspective.

Objective

To understand the African perspective in delivering on the Transformation of Vaccination Globally and Regionally

Moderators

• Prosper Hiag, President, African Pharmaceutical Forum (APF), Member of the Council of the FIP – Cameroon

• Jacqueline Surugue, Hospital Pharmacist, Centre Hospitalier Georges Renon, 79000 NIORT, Vice President, Past President of the Hospital Section Chair of the FIP Pharmaceutical Technology Forum – France

Facilitator

• Nilhan Uzman, Lead for Education Policy and Implementation, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) – Turkey

Speakers

• Yvonne Yirenkyiwaa Esseku, Vice President, Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana – Ghana
• Redouane Soualmi, General Secretary, Algerian Pharmaceutical Federation – Fédération Algérienne de Pharmacie – Algeria
• Nahil Dave, Superintendent Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya – Kenya

En la sexta y última de las seis regiones que analizamos, el evento 3.6 se centra en las necesidades regionales y los factores impulsores de la transformación de la vacunación en la región de las Américas. Se trata de examinar los progresos realizados en los países de las Américas en lo que respecta a la vacunación por los farmacéuticos, la calidad y el acceso universal a las vacunas. También se examinan las barreras y los desafíos y las necesidades regionales para la transformación futura a este respecto. Los miembros de la FIP, las partes interesadas y los socios de la región de las Américas se unen a nosotros para obtener una verdadera perspectiva regional.

Este evento se llevará a cabo en español con traducción simultánea al inglés.

In the final sixth of six regions we dissect, event 3.6 focuses on the regional needs and drivers for transforming vaccination in the Americas region. This involves discussing the progress made in countries in the Americas with regards to pharmacist vaccination, the quality and universal access to vaccinations. We also discuss barriers and challenges and regional needs for future transformation. FIP members, stakeholders and partners from the Americas region join us for a true regional perspective.

This event will be run in Spanish with live translation into English available

The Global COVID-19 impact on, consumer behavior/patient expectations, healthcare, and pharmacy workforce was noticeable.
The importance of pharmacy technicians in healthcare delivery pre-COVID-19, during crisis, and post-COVID-19 is crucial for the healthcare and patient services.
Pharmacy technicians from different work settings, community, hospital and pharmacy technicians’ association share their experiences with the public

Moderators:
Vijay Sarma, VP Pharmacy Marketing, McCann Health, Canada
Teri-Lynne Fogarty, Lecturer/ Coordinator of Pharmacy technician programme, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

Speakers:
Isnarti Abu Aman, Pharmacy Technician Executive, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore

Lorah Hickman, Senior Pharmacy Technician for Workforce and Development
Alfred Hospital, Australia

Birgitte Jeanette Andersen, Pharmaceutical consultant, Denmark

Mike Johnston, CEO, National Pharmacy Technician Association, USA

The 2019 FIP YPG Needs Assessment survey found that early career pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists who responded to the survey expressed a need for career development resources. It was proposed that a ready-made resource would be beneficial to provide sufficient guidance to pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists who are in the early phase of their careers.

The Career Development Toolkit for Early Career Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Scientists aims to be a guide for career development and building expertise in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. The Toolkit was developed in 2020 and will be launched and presented extensively in this event to promote the Toolkit and encourage its wider dissemination

Moderator: Shepard Nqobile Mhlaba- Global Lead, FIP Workforce Development Hub, WDG2 (Zimbabwe)
Co-moderator and Speaker: Ayodeji Matuluko- FIP YPG Chairperson of Projects 2020/Project lead FIP YPG Career Development Toolkit (Nigeria)

Speakers/Panelists
1. Sherly Meilianti- FIP YPG President 2020 (Indonesia)
2. Emmanuel Oluwagbade- FIP YPG Professional Development team 2020 (Nigeria)
3. Adam Pattison Rathbone- Lecturer in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University (UK)
4. Antria Pavlidou- Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Services, Ministry of Health (Cyprus)
5. Aska Patel- Consultant Pharmacist, Central West Local Health Integration Network Acuvise Consultancy Inc (Canada)
6. Austin Green- PGY-1 Ambulatory Care/HIV Pharmacy Resident, UC Davis Health Sacramento, CA (USA)
7. Dimitrios Ilias-Balourdas- Academic Pharmacist /PhD Candidate, Goethe University - Structural Genomics Consortium, Frankfurt, Germany (Greece)
8. Funmbi Okoya- FIP YPG Chairperson of Public Relations 2020 (Nigeria)
9. Gizem Gulpinar- Academic Pharmacist/Post-Doc Researcher, Ankara University (Turkey)
10. Karima Bennara- IPSF Chairperson of Pharmacy Education 2020-21 (Algeria)
11. Yoonjung Choi- Research Scientist, Korea Institute for Pharmaceutical Policy Affairs (Korea)

FIP’s Transforming Vaccination Globally & Regionally programme is a 3-series programme comprised of 24 events running between September and December 2020. In this third and final series, 8 episodes focus on the transformation of vaccination on a regional level, where we will identify regional priorities, challenges and learnings with our members and stakeholders. This series will also culminate in a global FIP Commitment to transform vaccination which builds on the practice, science and workforce & education needs identified in series 1, the FIP Development Goal mechanisms emerging from series 2, and regional needs and priorities collated in series 3.

This global virtual Summit – the programme finale – is a high-level event in which we will recap the primary outcomes of the 24-event digital series. Together, we will adopt the FIP Commitment to Action on Vaccination in Pharmacy which will be launched during the Summit. Global leaders from health and pharmacy join this landmark event.