Call for Papers
We encourage the submission of abstracts from all disciplines of hospital pharmacy or related areas. The major categories and examples of topics are illustrated in the table below. The topics are not meant to represent a complete and exclusive list, but examples only that guide authors to select the most appropriate topic groups during the submission process.
Introductory Statements and Governance
Management theories, human resources, training requirements, financing, resource optimization, staffing, organisation, working environment, medicines management policies, drug & therapeutics committees, communication technology (telepharmacy, eHealth), national standards of hospital pharmacy services, pharmacoeconomics, health technology assessment
Selection, Procurement and Distribution
Procurement processes, logistics, storage conditions, ordering systems, drug distribution technology (e.g., bar code scanning, electronic cabinets, dose dispensing), home delivery, supply chain management, medicines shortages, policy for medicines brought into the hospital by patients, preparation conditions, dispensing conditions, distribution conditions, disposal of medicines, medicines formulary systems, drug use evaluations
Production and Compounding
Production technology, use of suitable commercially available pharmaceutical equivalents, risk assessment prior to production, formulation, quality control, best practice quality requirements, procedures for reconstitution or mixing of medicines, stability studies
Clinical Pharmacy Services
Multidisciplinary therapeutic decision-making, quality improvement interventions, adherence, seamless care between and within healthcare settings, monitoring medication changes, service evaluation, service implementation, outcome evaluation, medicines reconciliation, medication history, prescription review, medication management review, medication appropriateness, drug-related problems, patient education, career education, health care professional education, patient knowledge, therapeutic drug monitoring, interactions, clinical pharmacokinetics, drug information and pharmacotherapy, nutrition support
Patient Safety and Quality Assurance
Medication errors, adverse drug events, pharmacovigilance, medication error reporting, root cause analysis, high-risk medicines, patient safety programmes, risk minimization procedures, computerised decision support, safe transcription steps, accurate recording of allergy etc., quality and safety procedures, safe medicines use (preparation and administration), labelling, quality assurance, traceability, drug efficacy/safety evaluations
Education and Research
Development of curricula, participation in European-wide competency frameworks (e.g., for initial post graduate education and training in hospital pharmacy), research methods, publication skills, pharmacy practice research, pharmacoepidemiology, protocols
