Community Pharmacy Section
Objectives
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to improve the professional standards of pharmacy and encourage realisation of the social aims of the profession as a part of public health and as a pharmaceutical service to the community;
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to plan and be responsible for the activities of FIP in the field of community pharmacy; in particular:
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to provide and exchange information which will assist in the co-ordination and improvement of the scientific, technical and professional activities of pharmacists in community pharmacy;
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to organise meetings for members of the Section during FIP Congresses: ‘World Congress of Pharmacy' and 'World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences’ in accordance with the general programme approved for such Congresses by the Council;
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to study and report upon any question of interest to pharmacists in community pharmacy.
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Near Future Vision
The community-based pharmacist:
- is an expert in pharmaceutical care, pharmacotherapy and health promotion;
- is a professional communicator to patients, other health care providers and decision-makers;
- delivers a high quality of products, services and communication, and;
- documents his/her actions, communicates the outcomes to professional colleagues.
Mission
The Community Pharmacy Section will support the community-based pharmacist in:
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providing professional development within pharmaceutical care, pharmacotherapy, health promotion, communication and documentation;
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offering a platform for professionals and leaders;
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increasing the focus from product to services, and;
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increasing the awareness and involvement of the (national) professional bodies in the mission of the Community Pharmacy Section.
The Community Pharmacy Section undertakes many initiatives within the framework of the objectives.
