The FIP President

 

Dr Kamal K Midha was elected President of FIP at the 66th FIP Congress in Salvador Bahia, Brazil and will fulfill this term until the FIP Congress in Lisbon, Portugal in 2010.

In his role as President Dr Midha has made it top priority to raise awareness and advocacy for key issues facing the pharmacy profession and the pharmaceutical sciences. Through his  steadfast multilevel communication  with all stakeholders of FIP – from direct and local contact with  Member Organisations to high level meetings with global health leaders – Dr Midha continues to push for  the development of  worldwide pharmacy education, inter-professional dedication to patient safety -  including fighting counterfeit medicines - and  increased collaboration and concerted efforts between pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists.  These efforts continue to support FIP in its vision for the future and the mission through which it will be accomplished.

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Midha studied Pharmacy in India and obtained his B.Pharm. (1964) and M.Pharm. (1966) from the University of Saugar, going on to complete  Ph.D. (1969) from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, and his D.Sc. (1985) from the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. 

Dr. Midha’s initial active involvement with FIP began in 1980-1988 when he was appointed as an Expert Member.  This was followed by his election as Chairman of the Board of Pharmaceutical Sciences (BPS) (1988-1996).  He maintained the role of Vice President of FIP from 1998 until his election as FIP President.

Leading up to his being elected President Dr Midha made great strides in FIP, notably by, with the leadership of BPS, initiating an “Outreach Program” which offered Regulatory Workshops to different regions of the world. He also initiated the BIO International Conferences to develop science based regulations in the bioavailability/bioequivalence fields.  These conferences have had significant impact on the development of science based regulations and towards global regulatory harmonization of Multisource (Generic) Products, leading to his joint chairmanship with Dr Vinod Shah of the FIP Task Force to revise the WHO Guidelines on Interchangeability of Multisource Drug Products. 

Throughout his presidency Dr Midha has continued to move forward  with new initiatives and impactful endeavours for the betterment of the Federation and in turn global healthcare.

MAP OF VISITS AND SPEECHES

   

 

2008 Speeches

 

50th Anniversary of the Jordanian Pharmacists Association, Amman, Jordan.
Meeting with reps of Pan Arab Pharmaceutical Federation as well as the Prime Minister, Minister of Health, the Director General of the Jordan Food and Drug Administration, Deans of the Schools of Pharmacy in Jordan and Pharmacy students. Plenary lecture.
(April 10-12, 2008)

Spring Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea (PSK) and Related Visits/Tours.
Plenary lecture and congratulatory message.
(April 28-May 3, 2008)

First World Health Professions Conference on Regulation, Geneva, Switzerland.
Opening Address and Address at Luncheon
(May 17-18, 2008)

Acceptance speech at the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain for Honorary Membership, London
(May 21, 2008)

Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association iIvitation
Attend and speak at Opening ceremony of the Annual Congress. Theme: Improving healthcare delivery on national levels - role of the Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Association and your partners in healthcare. Speech prepared and submitted which will be provided to them and read during the opening ceremony as Dr Midha could not attend.
(July 24, 2008)

Nordic Pharmacists Union Annual Meeting, Copenhagen.
Presentation: "International Collaboration Toward Leveraging the Value of Pharmacists".
(August 14-16, 2008)

 

2007 Speeches

Acceptance Speech  - Pharmaceutical Merit Award, CFF Brazil
(January 18, 2007)

PSWC 2007, Amsterdam
(April 23-25, 2007)

Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences (CSPS), Montreal, greetings from FIP
(June 1-2, 2007)

Canadian Pharmacists Association 100th Anniversary, Ottawa
(June 3-5, 2007)

IPSF Congress, Taipei, Taiwan, greetings from FIP
(August 4 - 8, 2007)

Australia Pharmacy Congress 2007 (150 Years of Pharmacy in Australia), Melbourne, Australia. 
(August 18 - 26, 2007) 

FIP World Congress 2007, Opening Ceremony Address, Beijing, China
(August 27 - Sept 7, 2007)

Conference in Hanoi and HCM City, meetings with Drug Administration of Vietnam and Vietnam Pharmaceutical Association regarding GPP implementation in Vietnam and BA/BE studies and regulatory requirements in Vietnam.
(October 26, 2007)

Awarded Dr. Honoris Causa 2007 from Semmelwies University, Budapest, speach as President of FIP.
(Nov 7, 2007)

59th Indian Pharmaceutical Congress, Varsani, India, greetings from FIP.
(Dec 20-23, 2007)

 

2006 Speeches

 

Elected as President FIP
(August/September, 2006)

FEPAFAR Triennial Congress, Mexico City
(November 15 - 16, 2006)

IPCA Congress, Mumbai.  Opening remarks
(December 1-3, 2006)