MEETING REPORT
Pharmacy united in the recovery of healthcare
Pharmacists from around the world gathered in Seville for the 80th FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences . Key topics included antimicrobial stewardship , mental health challenges and health literacy
Christine Clark PhD FRPharmS FCPP ( Hon ) Freelance medical writer
FIP has had a long-standing commitment to combatting antimicrobial resistance ( AMR ) and antimicrobial stewardship ( AMS ) is one of the organisation ’ s key development goals . Launching a session devoted to global , regional and national perspectives on AMR , Manjiri Gharat ( Chair , FIP AMR commission ) traced the history of FIP initiatives from 2015 when the first report 1 was published to the launch of the FIP Commission on AMR . During the session , representatives from all regions of the globe presented examples of activities related to antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship .
Victoria Rutter ( Executive Director , Commonwealth Pharmacists Association ( CPA )) described how the CPA aims to develop the pharmacy workforce and build capacity through education and training . Commonwealth Partnerships for
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Antimicrobial Stewardship , funded by the Fleming Fund , have been developed and managed by the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association and the Tropical Health and Education Trust ( THET ). These have leveraged the expertise , particularly in pharmacy , of UK health institutions , volunteers and technical experts to strengthen the capacity of the national health workforce and institutions in four Commonwealth countries in Africa . A poster presented by Anja St Clair Jones 2 described how 42 multidisciplinary health care workers in Zambia had been had trained in AMS through one of these projects . The Brighton-Lusaka Health Link ( BLHL ) drew on expertise from Brighton and Sussex hospitals and medical school to develop and pilot a hub and spoke model to enhance AMS in tertiary hospitals in Zambia . The results showed that AMS knowledge and awareness improved and AMS practice was enhanced .
Saed Nuh ( Ministry of Health Development , Somaliland ) highlighted a number of initiatives in Somaliland including
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