This event aims to provide different perspectives on how the pandemic has impacted the scope of services provided by pharmacists in the community, hospital and clinical biology settings. In this roundtable discussion, a panel of experts in different areas will share their thoughts in which services were suspended or de-prioritised and need to be recovered or restored, and which new services emerged and may need to preserved beyond the pandemic.

Learning objectives:
1. Understand the impact of the pandemic on the scope of services pharmacists provide in the different settings
2. Discuss the priorities in the restoration or recuperation of services among different regions

Moderator:
- Robert Moss, President, Hospital Pharmacy Section, FIP - The Netherlands

Co - Moderators:
- Lars-Åke Söderlund, President, Community Pharmacy Section, FIP - Sweden
- Julien Fonsart, President, FIP Clinical Biology Section, FIP - France

Panellist:
- Esteban Zavaleta, Director of Pharmacy, Hospital Clínica Bíblica - Costa Rica
- Ana Paula Martins, President, Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society - Portugal
- Ismael Olmos, Head of the Pharmacy Department, Member of the Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Hospital Vilardebó - Uruguay
- Mariet Eksteen, Professional Development and Support, Pharmaceutical Society of South Africa (PSSA) - South Africa
- András Süle, EAHP President & Chief Pharmacist at the Péterfy Hospital – National Institute of Traumatology in Budapest Hungary, European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP)
Hungary (home country) | Belgium (country in which EAHP is based in)
- Amrahi Buang, President, Malaysian Pharmacists Society (MPS) - Malaysia
- Chris Freeman, National President, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia - Australia
- Ziad Nassour, Former President of the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists, Lebanese Order of Pharmacists - Lebanon

As the global population continues to age, pharmacists' role in long term care and retirement homes will become increasingly more crucial. During the COVID-19 pandemic, with older persons being particularly vulnerable to the most severe forms of the disease, and often isolated from their families and loved ones, the care provided by long-term care facilities became all the more important to preserve health and well-being and prevent disease. This also raised the need to discuss the future role that pharmacists may play in supporting care and medication management in these facilities and to this particular population group.

1) Understanding the role that pharmacists play in medicine optimisation and reduction of medication-related harm in long-term care facilities
2) Understand the impact of the pandemic on the role of the pharmacists in long-term care
3) Discuss multidisciplinary synergies in the context of long-term care facilities
4) Identify changes in organisational culture of reducing psychotropic prescribing in long-term care facilities

Moderator:
-Robert Moss, President Hospital Pharmacy Section of the International Federation of Pharmacists, The Netherlands

Panellists:
- Tim Chen, President FIP Social and Administrative Pharmacy Section, Australia
- Anisa Shivji, Founder and CEO, RxVisit and Long term care expert, Canada
- Hui-Chen Su, Director Taiwan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP), China Taiwan
- Mouna Sawan, Researcher Centre for Medicine Use and Safety, Monash University Research Fellow, Australia

In this interactive session, faculty members and students, will share their past year’s experience with remote and online pharmacy education. Through pre- and in-session polling, we’ll share and discuss what we wish we knew one year ago, what we know now, and what we’d still like to know. Topics will be audience-driven, in the themes of educational methods, faculty support, student views, regional differences and others. The session's learnings will allow us to build future offerings, meeting members' needs.
Learning objectives:
At the end of this session, all participants (faculty members and students from all regions) will be able to:
- Participate in the sharing, assessment and discussion of global perspectives on remote and online learning, through pre- and in-session polling;
- Share and discuss their past year’s remote and online education and assessment experience, noting tips, challenges and rewards, and remaining questions;
- Provide innovative ideas to improve remote and online pharmacy education based on experience of the past year and goals for the future.

Moderators:
-Shaun Gleason, University of Colorado, USA
-Carl Schneider, University of Sydney, Australia
Panellists:
-Vivienne Mak, Monash University, Australia
-Sarah Scoular, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, USA
-Rebekah Moles, University of Sydney - Australia
-Claire Anderson, Division of Pharmacy Practice, UK
-Younes Karodeh, Howard University, USA
-Jamila Jorden, Howard University, USA
-Daniel Moraga, University of Valparaiso, Chile
-Emmanuella Nzeribe, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
-Priscilla Owusu-Mensah, Student, Kwame Nkrumah University, Ghana
-Ikwaibom Umoiyoho, Hospital Pharmacist, Nigeria
-LaMarcus Wingate, Howard University - USA
- Patricia Acuna, Faculty of Pharmacy. U. Valparaiso - Chile

During the COVID-19 pandemic the scientific community has united in the common strive to find the facts needed to fight the virus. Early in the pandemic there was a great push towards drug repurposing to find ways of treating those affected by the virus. Lately we have seen great advancements with vaccines helping to prevent the development of severe effects. In this webinar we will see two case studies: the repurposing of remdesivir and the development of an mRNA-based vaccine.

learning objectives:
In this webinar the participants will:
1. gain a better understanding of repurposing of remdesivir and the effectiveness of this treatment
2. learn about the development of mRNA vaccines utilized to prevent COVID
3. receive a greater understanding of how mRNA treatments can be applied to other diseases

Moderator:
Professor Ross McKinnon, Beat Cancer Professorial Chair in the College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Australia

Panellists:
Dr. Rebecka Isaksson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, UCL Department of Chemistry, United Kingdom
PharmD Sunish Shah, Clinical Pharmacy Specialist (infectious diseases), University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Interim Clinical Coordinator (antimicrobial stewardship), Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Adjunct Professor, University of St. Joseph College of Pharmacy, US/India
Professor Colin Pouton, Professor of Pharmaceutical Biology, Monash University Australia

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The world’s pharmacy team, including students and young pharmacists, is fighting COVID-19. Some students have been working on the frontline during COVID as volunteers. In this webcast, we will talk to pharmacists and students from different regions, learn about their experiences and share their stories.

Learning objectives:
1- Learn about pharmacy students’ and young pharmacists' experiences working in different countries during COVID-19 pandemic.
2- Discuss some of the challenges and possible solutions faced by pharmacy students and young pharmacists working during COVID-19.

Moderator:
Naoko Arakawa, Assistant Professor in International Pharmacy, University of Nottingham -UK
Co-moderator:
Dimitrios-Ilias Balourdas, PhD Candidate, Goethe University Frankfurt, Structural Genomics Consortium - Germany

Panellists:
- Sarah Emerson, Principal Advisor, Immunisation, Ministry of Health - New Zealand
- Gelan Mahmoud Zakhera, Registered Pharmacist at a Hospital Pharmacy International Pharmaceutical Student’s Federation - Egypt

Guests:
- Kats, Hospital pharmacist in training Haaglanden Medisch Centrum - The Netherlands

- Comfort Tanaka Gutu, Public Health Pharmacist (District Pharmacist), Ministry of Health and Childcare - Zimbabwe

COVID-19 has not only changed our daily routines, it also changed the traditional education system into distance learning or hybrid model. And convening classes with live and pre-recorded lessons challenged the pharmacy academics to innovate methods to engage their students in active online learning. This webinar will focus on pharmacy schools and accreditation bodies’ roles to make online learning creative and effective for students. Immersing pharmacy students in research, and meeting pharmacy students’ needs in an online environment will be addressed by the experts in their fields. Also, pharmacy students will discover enrichened ways to adjust and foster their education in online/virtual delivery.
Learning objectives:
1. To explore the roles of accreditation bodies in the quality of pharmacy programmes and transition to online
2. To determine the roles of schools of pharmacy in maintaining quality of programmes including skills development and experiential learning (especially when transitioning to online/virtual learning)
3. To describe the skills that professors/teachers must adopt/adapt to maintain quality of programmes (especially online/virtual versions)
4. To discuss how learners should adapt their learning to maintain their quality of learning during online/virtual delivery

Moderator:
- Carlo Marra, Dean School of Pharmacy University of Otago - New Zealand
Facilitator:
- Naoko Arakawa, Assistant Professor in International Pharmacy University of Nottingham- UK
Panellists:
- Vibhu Solanki, Associate Professor of Community Pharmacy and Digital Education University of Nottingham - UK
- Janet P. Engle, Executive Director Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education- USA
- Ilkay Erdogan Orhan, Dean Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy - Turkey
- Yahya Choonara, Professor University of Witwatersrand - South Africa

This session targets stakeholders involved in professional and continuing pharmacy education. Its purpose is to equip educators with strategies and techniques used in cultural sensitivity training for pharmacy students, an essential component of modern pharmacy education and optimal patient care. Specifically, experts will share strategies and lessons learned from creating and tailoring educational activities within the pharmacy curriculum that address cultural sensitivity.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Identify key steps in creating activities aimed to improve cultural sensitivity among pharmacy students
• Describe strategies educators can use to engage students in learning about and addressing the needs of patients from different culture
• Consider strategies for integrating cultural sensitivity training in pharmacy curricula

Moderator:
- Dalia Bajis, FIP Lead for Provision and Partnerships, Bahrain

Panellists:
- Mohamed Amin, Associate Professor, Beirut Arab University - Lebanon
- Cherie Lucas, Senior Lecturer and Clinical Education Manager (Experiential Placements), University of Technology - Australia
- Gizem Gülpınar, Research Assistant, Ankara University - Turkey

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 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
- Catherine Duggan, CEO, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) - The Netherlands

Aim
To describe an evidence-based approach to self-care of mild COVID-19 symptoms

Learning Objectives:
• Describe approaches for preventing the spread of COVID-19
• List symptoms of COVID-19 – similarities and differences to influenza;
• Identify myths associated with self-care of COVID-19.
• Describe how mild symptoms such as fever and pain should be managed;
• Discuss when to refer more serious cases (escalating care in COVID-19).

Target audience – all those involved in the primary health care response to the coronavirus pandemic

Programme:
1. Welcome – Moderator Gonçalo Sousa Pinto, FIP Lead for Practice Development and Transformation

2. COVID-19: preventing its spread and understanding its symptoms – Jaime Acosta-Gómez, Community Pharmacist and Pharmacy Owner, Spain

3. Dispelling myths about self-care treatments of COVID-19 – Christopher John, FIP Lead for Data and Intelligence

4. How to manage mild symptoms – self-care case study. Lars-Åke Söderlund, President FIP Community Pharmacy Section

5. Panel Discussion – questions and answers – All speakers

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need for diagnostic testing of patients and populations. In response, a multitude of COVID-19 tests are available to use from many different manufacturers and organisations. FIP has created a counselling information guide to assist practising pharmacists around the world in talking to patients who have questions concerning COVID-19 tests. This joint FIP-ASHP online event will present the newly developed guidance on Evaluation of Diagnostic Testing & Methods, as well as tools for pharmacists developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Panellists will discuss issues about care and how to manage the risks with evidence is the focus.

Moderator:
Zuzana Kusynova, Lead for Policy, Practice and Compliance, FIP, Netherlands

Panellist:
Mary Ann Kliethermes, Director, Medication Safety and Quality, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), USA

Catherine Duggan, CEO, FIP, Netherlands

Julien Fonsart, Senior specialist in laboratory medicine pharmacist, Hôpital Lariboisière, Université de Paris, France

Ally Dering-Anderson, Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice & Science, University of Nebraska College of Pharmacy, USA

Margaret Underwood, Pharmacy student & FIP Intern, FIP, USA

Jasminka N Sarunac, Lead Pharmacist Investigational drugs/Clinical trial, Pharmacoepidemiologist, John Hunter Hospital, Australia

Se generó, durante esta pandemia, diversos tipos de evidencia respecto a los tratamientos para la Covid-19 pero aún así, el farmacéutico se enfrenta a la necesidad de tomar decisiones en ausencia de evidencia científica. Para apoyar la toma de decisiones, se compartirán los caminos emprendidos en el Hospital G. Marañón para la selección y protocolización del tratamiento para Covid-19 mostrando las herramientas utilizadas. La segunda parte será dedicada a los sistemas de farmacovigilancia (FV) sostenibles. La FV no es una actividad de lujo sino que es la base del uso seguro de medicamentos. Involucrar al paciente. Uso off-label de medicamentos.

1. Identificar los principales retos en la selección y protocolización de los tratamientos para Covid-19 en un contexto de falta de evidencia científica.
2. Analizar rol de las agencias reguladoras, la Comisión de Farmacia y Terapéutica del hospital, el grupo de expertos Covid-19 y grupo PROA del hospital y el farmacéutico en enfermedades infecciosas.
3. Compartir la experiencia en el abordaje de la selección y protocolización del tratamiento para Covid-19.
4. Discutir estrategias para organizar sistemas sostenibles para la gestión de riesgos de productos farmacéuticos y dispositivos médicos en la farmacia hospitalaria post-Covid.

Moderadora:
Nora Gerpe, Química Farmacéutica Asociación de Química y Farmacia del Uruguay-Uruguay

Panelistas:
Carmen Rodriguez, Farmacéutica Hospitalaria Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón - España
Lucila Castro Pastrana, Full Professor Universidad de las Américas, Puebla - México

Tras la irrupción de la infección respiratoria por el nuevo coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, el desarrollo de vacunas capaces de proporcionar protección individual y poblacional frente a este virus se presenta como uno de los pilares fundamentales para controlar su expansión. Por otro lado, entre los numerosos efectos de la pandemia actual, conviene destacar los relacionados con la interrupción de los servicios básicos de salud, entre ellos, los programas de vacunación que están sufriendo importantes caídas y demoras en la mayoría de los países. En esta conferencia se abordarán las diferentes vacunas que se están en progreso para COVID-19, las tecnologías utilizadas y los adelantos en su desarrollo, así como la importancia de reestablecer y mantener los sistemas de inmunización.

Objetivos:
• Conocer las nuevas vacunas que están en desarrollado en el mundo para COVID-19.
• Describir el avance del proceso de desarrollo de las diferentes vacunas para COVID-19.
• Reconocer la importancia de la vacunación en el contexto de la pandemia.

Moderator: Nai-Hwa Mei
Panellists: Anasemon Aioub, Edurne Fdez. de Gamarra Martínez

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OBJETIVOS
• Conocer las áreas de impacto del COVID-19 en el sistema de salud.
• Describir los efectos del COVID-19 en la salud mental de los farmacéuticos y otros trabajadores de salud.
• Desarrollar un enfoque ampliado de los resultados generados por la pandemia que sirvan para el diseño de estrategias futuras de resiliencia.

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