FIP Education
Initiative
Dr Andreia Bruno
FIPEd Projector Coordinator and
Researcher
IX Pan American Conference
on Pharmaceutical Education
University of Maryland School of
Pharmacy
June 2-4, 2014
Data and
Perspectives
from the Global
Observatory
Project
FIPEd Strategic Plan & Vision
Vision: That FIPEd, as the global professional leader,
ensures that education and training provides the
foundation for pharmaceutical services and
professional development and advancement, in
order to meet global societal needs for medicines
expertise.
Principles/Approaches
• Building Constructive Partnerships
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bringing together and collaborating with all relevant
stakeholders in education – from regional and national
organisations to education institutions to individual
educators
• Ensuring sustainability of the global platform and
activities
• Increasing visibility and effective communication
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both internally, across FIP, and externally.
Advancing the education agenda through advocacy and
policy development.
Needs-based Education Model
WHO‐UNESCO‐FIP Education Initiative Development Team Pharmaceutical Human
Resources
FIPEd Chapter in the WHO document
WHO (2012). The World Medicines Situation 2011. Pharmaceutical Human Resources. Geneva. Available at:
http://apps.who.int/medicinedocs/documents/s21407en/s21407en.pdf
2012
FIP Global Pharmacy Workforce Report
Perspectives . . .
Pharmacists and health expenditure
per 10,000 population
2013
FIPEd Global Education
Report
Global Education Description
The 2013 FIP Global Pharmacy
Education Survey
English, French, Portuguese,
Arabic, Japanese, Chinese and
Spanish.
Data Represents:
Pharmacists
109 countries
175,000 students
2,500 education
institutions
and
graduates
Download from www.fip.org/educationreports
Global
Education
Description
Japan
Australia
Malta
Denmark
Hunagry
USA
Madagascar
Cameroon
Malawi
Number of pharmacists and graduating students
per 10,000 population
Accreditation Agencies
Conclusions
The Report provides the first baseline global
comparative data set and case study set
Added to the 2012 Workforce Report, FIPEd is
striving to produce accurate and useful total
workforce data and intelligence for members.
The global education picture is one of variance,
characterized by under-resource in many countries,
particularly sub-Saharan Africa.
Download from www.fip.org/educationreports
Global Pharmacy Observatory Project
Collaboration with RPS
http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/
education@fip.org