Meeting room: Avicenna
Rapporteur: Bensu Karahalil, Member, TPA Pharmacy Academy, Turkey
The health care needs of tomorrow will not be the same as those of today, and pharmacy must pave its way through the changes ahead. In this session, key pharmacy stakeholders, leaders and partners from Europe and beyond will start the journey towards healthier populations through stronger primary health care with advanced pharmaceutical services, leaving no one behind. The speakers and panelists will discuss strategies for pharmacy to take the next leap forward by positioning pharmacists as one of the most effective providers of primary health care.
13:30 – 13:40 Introduction by the chairs
13.40 – 14.00 Pharmacists’ commitment to deliver primary health care
Catherine Duggan, CEO, FIP, The Netherlands
14:00 – 14:10 Ensuring access to medicines and health products to achieve universal health coverage in WHO European Region
Pavel Ursu, World Health Organization Representative of Turkey, Moldova
14:10 – 14:30 Setting a new vision to community pharmacists through the provision of primary healthcare services
Hakki Gursoz, President, Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency, Turkey
14:30 – 15:15 Panel discussion moderated by chairs:
Panelists:
Catherine Duggan, CEO, FIP, The Netherlands
Alain Delgutte, Former President Council of Community Pharmacies Owners, French Chamber of Pharmacists, France
Melda Kecik, Technical Officer, Refugee Health Programme, WHO Turkey, Turkey
Michał Byliniak, President, Pharmaceutical Group of European Union, Belgium
15.15 – 15.30 Q&A
15.30 – 15.50 Coffee break & networking