Health for All is a slogan for a movement by the World Health Organization (WHO) to build a better, healthier future for people all over the world. The WHO emphasizes the importance of engaging young people towards achieving Health for All and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), where the priorities are to ensure that no one is left behind. The WHO set the “triple billion” targets which are aimed at achieving the following goals by 2023: ensure that one billion more people will benefit from Universal Health Coverage (UHC), one billion more people will be shielded from health emergencies and one billion more people will live healthy lives at all ages. How can the youth contribute to achieving these goals?

The Young Pharmacists Group of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP YPG) is hosting a webinar in collaboration with the Global Health Workforce Network (GHWN) Youth Hub, the Asian Young Pharmacists Group (AYPG) and the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF). The purpose of this webinar is to explore the challenges faced by students and early career professionals in accessing the health labor market to fill the 18 million health workers shortfall. It will also address issues specific to young pharmacists and their contributions towards the provision of safe and effective medicines in the UHC era. The webinar will provide insights into the WHO triple billion targets with emphasis on the role of students, young pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists in achieving UHC.

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to: (1) Describe the challenges faced by students and early career professionals in the health sector: the importance of investing in youth and the health workforce; (2) Describe the challenges pharmacists face in ensuring safe and effective medicines in the achievement of UHC and explore solutions to address those challenges; (3) Provide an opportunity to reflect on how students and young professionals can contribute to achieving UHC.

Assessing the value of innovative and existing pharmaceutical services provided in primary and/or secondary care represents a major challenge to commissioners and decision makers, given the complex nature of these interventions. The evaluation of these services involves a multitude of dimensions that need to be defined to accurately capture the impact of these services on patient outcomes. Thus, the purpose of this webinar is to share the presenters’ experiences in relation to conducting, reporting and reviewing economic evaluations of pharmaceutical services including technology-enabled services.

Understanding health behavior theories and models can be a valuable tool for pharmacists, both in patient-centered care and population health initiatives. This session aims to describe basic health behavior theory and models, how they are applied in pharmacy practice, and the value to teaching these public health concepts within the pharmacy curriculum.

Learning Objectives:
At the end of the Webinar, participants should be able to:
1. Discuss basic health behavior theory and models
2. Describe ways to apply health behavior theory models to patient care and population health
3. Explain how public health concepts fulfill global pharmacy education standards.

Moderator
Toyin Tofade, MS, PharmD, BCPS, CPCC, FFIP
Dean and Professor, Howard University College of Pharmacy

Speakers
● Hoai-An Truong, PharmD, MPH, Professor and Director of Public Health, University of Maryland Eastern Shore,
● Miranda Law, PharmD, BCPS Assistant Professor, Howard University,
● Robbie Turner, Director of Pharmacy & Member Experience, Royal Pharmaceutical Society