• Highlight the Importance of Innovation and Creativity in Pharmacy Entrepreneurship

• Discuss examples of innovative and creative pharmacy startups and current trends of Pharmacy innovation.

• Provide practical strategies for implementing innovative solutions in pharmacy practice.

• Guide Participants Through the Development and Launch of Innovative Pharmacy Ventures

• Outline the steps involved in transforming innovative ideas into viable business models.

• Discuss the challenges and opportunities specific to launching creative ventures in healthcare.

Moderator:

- Gonzalo Miguel Adsuar Mesequer, Community Pharmacist, FIP ECPG - SEFAC, Spain

Panellists:

- Antria Pavlidou, Pharmacist Ministry of Health, Cyprus & ECPG CPS Liaison | International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), Cyprus

- Sherif Gourgui, Co-CEO and Chief Strategy and Stakeholder Relations Officer at OnPharm-United OnPharm-United, Canada

- Jaime Acosta Gómez, Community Pharmacist Farmacia Acosta; FIP, Spain - Lars-Åke Söderlund, Community Pharmacist FIP; Apoteket, Sweden

The original Nanjing Statements, launched in 2016, continue to guide global direction for pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education. On November 7, 2024, FIP will host a digital event to launch the updated publication titled “FIP Nanjing Statements - Shaping pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education to 2030 – Guidance Document”. This revised edition addresses shifts in global healthcare, especially in light of COVID-19, and the evolving competency needs of the pharmaceutical workforce. The webinar will explore the updated eight domains, discussing how they reflect these changes and affirm their relevance to both current and future healthcare demands.

Moderator:

- Dalia Bajis, FIP Senior Programme Lead FIP, Netherlands

Facilitator:

- Ozge Ozer, FIP Education and Professional Development Manager FIP, Netherlands

Guests:

- Toyin Tofade, Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, USA

- Ralph Altiere, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA

- Ian Bates, University College London, United Kingdom

- Pascale Salameh, Institut National de Santé Publique, Epidémiologie Clinique et Toxicologie

- Liban (INSPECT-LB) & Faculty of Pharmacy, Lebanese University, Lebanon

- Nadia Al Mazrouei, Associate professor University of Sharjah, Pharmacy practice and Pharmacotherapeutics Department, Clinical pharmacist and Chairman of Experiential Training Committee, UAE

- Silvana Leite, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

- Yahya Choonara, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa - Anisha Sandhu, School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Malaysia

- Jack Yu-Chieh Chen, Taiwan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (TSHP), China Taiwan - Wanda Maldonado Davila, University of Puerto Rico, School of Pharmacy, Puerto Rico

- Lilian M. Azzopardi, Department of Pharmacy at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the University of Malta, Malta

This webinar is hosted by FIP on behalf of the World Health Professions Alliance (WHPA), which brings together the global organizations representing the world’s dentists, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and physicians: www.whpa.org. Antimicrobial resistance is not only one of the top ten global health threats, but it is also exacerbated by climate change, making it a major challenge to global health security and achieving the SDGs. Given this heightened global relevance, it was the subject of the recent High-Level Meeting (HLM) at the 2024 UN General Assembly.

In this webinar, WHPA’s expert speakers will take stock of the meetings’ outcomes and discuss how they contribute to ongoing efforts to tackle AMR. Will they result in higher levels of political commitment, and funding? What are the key financial and operational challenges? How does AMR play out differently in low-, middle- and high-income countries? How should public health messaging evolve? And what are best practice examples of interprofessional collaboration on AMR?

Moderator:

- Catherine Duggan, Chair of WHPA and CEO of FIP WHPA/FIP, The Netherlands

Panellists:

- Wendy Thompson, Clinical Senior Lecturer in Primary Dental Care and practicing dentist,University of Manchester and mydentist (dental practice), UK

- Enrique Castro-Sanchez, Senior Lecturer in Global Challenges Brunel University, UK

- Caline Mattar, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Director of Global Health Education and Partnerships Washington University at St. Louis, USA

Important dates

• Abstract submissions for oral presentations, posters and workshops open: August 2024
• Early bird registration opens: October 2024

The MyDispense Symposium will take place from 13th to 16th July 2025 at the Monash Prato Centre, Italy, marking the 15th anniversary of the MyDispense programme. This event will introduce MyDispense version 8.0, incorporating features such as Medication Administration Records (MAR), Pharmacist Independent Prescribing, and diagnostic tools for pharmacists. The upgrade also includes enhancements to ePharmacy workflows and patient avatars to improve the realism of training exercises.