About Us
Contact
If you would like more information about the Pharmacy Education Taskforce, please contact education@fip.org.
Taskforce Director
The Director of the Pharmacy Education Taskforce is Prof Ian Bates who is based at the FIP Collaborating Centre, School of Pharmacy, University of London.
Advisory Group
The Advisory Group is comprised of experts, Project Leads, FIP leadership and staff, WHO and UNESCO. The Advisory Group’s role is to provide technical support, feedback and advice on the Action Plan process.
Advisory Group members are:
Prof Patricia Acuña-Johnson, Universidad de Valparaiso/Faculty of Pharmacy, Chile
Prof Claire Anderson, University of Nottingham, FIP Board of Pharmacy Practice Executive Committee
Ms Rebecca Bailey, Technical Officer, Health Workforce Education, World Health Organization
Prof Ian Bates, School of Pharmacy, University of London
Mr Mohamed Bin Shahna, Essential Medicines & Pharmaceutical Policies, WHO, Egypt
Prof Tina Brock, University of San Francisco
Mrs Andrew Brown, University of Canberra
Ms Andreia Bruno, Project Coordinator & Researcher, FIP PET
Prof Billy Futter, Rhodes University, South Africa
Ms Diane Gal, Project Manager, FIP
Mr Ton Hoek, FIP General Secretary
Dr Henri R. Manasse Jr., Board of Pharmaceutical Practice Professional Secretary
Prof Jennifer Marriott, Monash University, Australia and President of the FIP Academic Section
Mr Jan Roder, President, IPSF ( International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation )
Mr Mike Rouse, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), FIP International Forum for Quality Assurance of Pharmacy Education
Prof Bhojraj Suresh, JSS University, India and President of the Pharmaceutical Council of India
Prof Shigeo Yamamura, Josai International University, Japan
Dr Akemi Yonemura, Program Specialist, UNESCO-IICBA
Project Team Leads
Project Team Leads are responsible for overseeing and developing activities in each priority domain of work to achieve the Action Plan’s objectives.
Academic and Institutional Capacity – Claire Anderson, claire.anderson@nottingham.ac.uk
Vision and Competency – Ian Bates, ian.bates@pharmacy.ac.uk
Quality Assurance – Mike Rouse, mrouse@acpe-accredit.org
Pharmacy Support Workforce - Andrew Brown, andrew.brown@canberra.edu.au
Strategic Lead - Billy Futter, b.futter@ru.ac.za
Andreia Bruno, PhD student, The School of Pharmacy, University of London
Zoe Lim, PhD student, University of Nottingham
Country Case Studies and Leads
The Taskforce has initiated pharmacy education country case studies in seven countries in Africa (Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya). The studies will focus on developing and evaluating tools which would facilitate local education capacity and quality improvement. They will also include research to examine education challenges and solutions and foster better understanding of the process of engaging government and other stakeholders to enable education development. This research is currently in the early stages of planning and will be conducted over the next two years by experts at the local institutions within each country in collaboration with Taskforce.
Country Case Study Leads are focal points for each of the country case studies in Africa. They are responsible for bringing stakeholders together and overseeing country case study activities.
Prof Mike Berry, Acting Head, Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Malawi
Prof Mahama Duwiejua, Dean, School of Pharmacy, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
Dr Lungwani Muungo, Head, Pharmacy Department, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Zambia
Prof Olipa Ngassapa, Immediate Past Dean, School of Pharmacy, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Tanzania
Prof Richard Odoi Adome, Dean, School of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda
Prof Sultan Suleman, Immediate Past Head, School of Pharmacy, Jimma University, Ethiopia
Prof Grace Thoithi, Dean, School of Pharmacy, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Community of Practice
In 2008 a Pharmacy Education Taskforce Community of Practice (CoP) was established to facilitate dialogue between stakeholders and interested individuals and serve as a virtual working space for collaborative activities in the Action Plan. Through the CoP, Taskforce members can post documents and resources, hold discussions and keep informed of events and activities. Please contact Sarah at education@fip.org if you are interested in joining.
