Social and Administrative Pharmacy Section
This section consists of members from a wide variety of backgrounds who share an interest in social and administrative pharmacy. Some members work with government departments of health, pharmaceutical companies, professional societies, chain pharmacies, wholesalers or with private healthcare providers such as HMOs. Others work as researchers in social pharmacy, academic administrators or as consultants in various fields of health care. Their uniting interest is the organization of pharmacy practice and the provision of evidence for decision making in all areas related to pharmacy policy and advocacy. This section therefore provides a unique platform for networking with colleagues in other countries and in other fields of work.
The Section Executive Committee currently consists of:
| Marion Schaefer, Germany | President |
| Marina Altagracia Martinez, Mexico | Secretary |
| Ann Lewis, UK | Treasurer |
| Albert Wertheimer, USA | Past President |
| Cecilia B Bernsten, Sweden | ExCo Member |
| Timothy F Chen, Australia | ExCo Member |
| Yves Gariépy, Canada | ExCo Member |
| Weng F. Huang, China Taiwan | ExCo Member |
| Lenka Pràznocova, Czech Republic |
ExCo Member |
| Inka Puumalainen, Finland | ExCo Member |
Over recent years the section has focused on the following areas and built up special expertise:
- Pharmacoeconomics
- Outcomes Research
- Research Administration
- Quality Assurance
- Pharmacoepidemiology
- Quality of Life Studies
- Epidemiology
- Patient Satisfaction
- Professional Society Management
- Evaluation Research
- Evidence Based Practice
- Health Planning
- Regulatory Affairs
- Health Policy Investigations
This section invites new members where they have an opportunity to make an impact in a smaller, informal section. The section also invites colleagues to join as a second or third section.