A special welcome for Young Pharmacists and First Timers!
FIP would like to extend an especially warm welcome to our First Time Congress participants! As first time visitors to the Congress, it is our goal to make sure you feel an immediate sense of belonging amidst your peers and colleagues from all over the world. To do so, many events in Hyderabad will give First Timers a special chance to get to know each other, while discovering the world of networking and learning opportunities that FIP and our Congress have to offer!
YPG Awards
Each year YPG offers several awards for Young Pharmacists to attend the FIP Congress. These awards, such as the YPG Award for Professional Innovation and the Mike How Award are based on projects and initiatives undertaken by Young Pharmacists and judged on the criteria set out under the award guidelines. For more information please visit the FIP Website here.
The FIRST-TIMER MENTOR PROGRAMME Returns!
Following its success in Istanbul in 2009 and Lisbon in 2010, FIP is pleased to bring back the First-Timer Mentor Programme! As last year, first-time Congress Participants will have the opportunity to be paired with a "Congress Mentor", someone who has attended the FIP Congress in previous years and who is ready, willing and able to welcome new participants, introduce them to both new and experienced attendees, connect them with others in their field of interest and help them make the most of their first Congress experience. Many First-Timers took this opportunity last year with great success!
That said, we have taken all their comments, suggestions and ideas and hope to make this year even better. Stay tuned for more information!
A message from the Young Pharmacists Group Steering Committee:
Welcome to Hyderabad, welcome to the FIP-YPG experience!
The FIP Young Pharmacists Group (YPG) steering committe2010-2011 is pleased to welcome you to the Congress in Hyderabad, India. It is our wish that you experience the FIP Congress to its fullest potential, and through the special YPG programme we aim to help you do just that.
You will be able to choose from several YPG joint sessions surrounding important issues in pharmacy education, envisioning and preparing for future practice, meeting the specific needs of patients and specific populations, as well as, improving safety for our patients. The YPG Business Meeting will connect you with fellow new practitioners that are just as excited and passionate about the profession as you are.
Are you looking to fill your social agenda in Hyderabad? Come join us for the YPG Welcome Dinner and IPSF/YPG International Evening, where you will have a great time with new colleagues and friends from around the world.
At the FIP Congress in Hyderabad we hope to advance your understanding of the current issues facing the profession of pharmacy and convince you that being involved in FIP can and will take your career to the next level!
We hope to see you in incredible India!
YPG Steering Committee
Hear from other First Timers and Young Pharmacists
Gloriana Fernandez, First Time Congress Participant at FIP 2009 Istanbul
Last September I had the good fortune of being able to attend the FIP World Congress for the first time. At the time, I had not been a member FIP for very long and was not sure of what to expect. I had been to many professional pharmacy meetings before but none quite so exciting as this. What fascinated me most was the fact that the congress allows for the meeting of minds on a global scale. Watching so many passionate pharmacists from all over the world coming together, exchanging ideas, learning from and inspiring eachother was truly exhilarating.
Over the course of those few days, I had the opportunity to attend interesting and thought provoking sessions and I had the privilege of meeting many pharmacists who tirelessly advocate the role of pharmacy practice in their respective corners of the world. In the evenings, I got the chance to attend dinners and other social gatherings which allowed me to get to know some of these pharmacists, not just as professionals, but as people. FIP members are not just colleagues, but friends and the close knit family atmosphere was truly infectious. I came away feeling energized, empowered and inspired. I also made a few friends, which I'm happy to say I'll be seeing again this year in Hyderabad. Won't you join us?
