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FIP World Congress, Copenhagen
Enhancing Precision Healthcare
What is the FIP Copenhagen 2025?
Theme: “Pharmacy forward: Performance, collaboration, and health transformation“
It is the 83rd FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, held in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Subtheme 1 – Making it sustainable
Strengthening the foundations of global health
In the evolving landscape of global health care, the sustainability of the pharmacy profession is pivotal. The congress subtheme “Making it sustainable” embraces a comprehensive approach to healthcare delivery, emphasising the strategic and sustainable use of resources and the development of innovative health solutions within the pharmacy profession.
This focus area addresses key global health challenges, including ensuring supply chain efficiency, combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and advancing continuous professional development. Such initiatives are crucial for enhancing the resilience and adaptability of health systems worldwide. This congress subtheme also prioritises preventive care and broadening access to essential medicines, reinforcing the pharmacy profession’s capability to make a significant impact on global health outcomes. Digital health innovations play a vital role in this strategy in making healthcare sustainable.
Furthermore, this congress subtheme advocates the formulation of robust policy and regulatory frameworks that facilitate advancements. Such frameworks are essential for ensuring that the pharmacy profession continues to be a cornerstone of global health, in alignment with FIP’s mission to advance pharmacy practice, science and education on a global scale. The subtheme also highlights the pharmaceutical industry’s role in promoting sustainable practices, from greener production methods to responsible waste management.
In addition, the congress subtheme will address the integration of sustainability concepts into pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education, preparing future health professionals to contribute effectively to global health challenges. Sessions in this subtheme will delve into integrating sustainable practices into professional activities, thereby enhancing the effectiveness and resilience of the pharmacy workforce.
Subtheme 2 – Making the system work
Enhancing healthcare efficiency through integration and innovation
“Making the system work” focuses on the vital role of pharmacists in boosting healthcare system efficiency. This subtheme explores how integrated care, patient safety, and innovations like telepharmacy and artificial intelligence enhance healthcare delivery. It highlights the strategic importance of pharmacoeconomics and the involvement of pharmacists in healthcare policy development to optimise outcomes and cost-efficiency. This involvement includes advocating pharmacy regulations that minimise barriers and streamline bureaucracy, enabling the profession to contribute more effectively to healthcare systems.
This congress subtheme advocates for robust collaboration between healthcare providers. It stresses the necessity of shared electronic health records and integrated care models to manage vaccinations, provide care for chronic diseases, and expand pharmacy services. These efforts are crucial for improving public health and patient care.
The subtheme also underscores the importance of ongoing training and education for pharmacists to stay current with technological and healthcare advancements. It promotes health literacy and advocates regulatory frameworks that support adaptive healthcare environments. The strategic use of public campaigns and technology also plays a critical role in advancing pharmacy practice.
By fostering a system where collaboration and technological innovation thrive, sessions related to “Making the system work” aim to reinforce the pharmacy profession’s role in driving a more effective, safe and patient-centred healthcare system.
Subtheme 3 – Making it personal
Pharmacy tailoring health care to individual needs
“Making it personal” examines the transformative impact of personalised medicine within healthcare, spotlighting the pharmacist’s role in customising treatment to enhance patient outcomes. Central to this approach is the reinforcement of the pharmacist-patient relationship, a cornerstone in optimising the delivery of healthcare services. Through personalised medication management, pharmacists can guide specific medicine selections and dosages, thereby increasing treatment efficacy and safety.
This congress subtheme also underlines the critical importance of patient education and engagement. Effective communication strategies and educational initiatives are key to ensuring adherence to medication regimens, supported by patient-centred services such as home delivery and telepharmacy. Furthermore, this subtheme will highlight the advancement of the pharmacy profession across practice, science and education, ensuring that pharmacists are well-prepared to influence treatment options and contribute to future global health outcomes.
Sessions related to “Making it personal” extend to health programmes that encompass preventive measures and lifestyle interventions, reflecting FIP’s commitment to promoting the role of pharmacists in disease prevention and health enhancement.
Through these sessions, participants will explore how personalised approaches in pharmacy can lead to more effective healthcare solutions, emphasising the unique contributions of pharmacists in meeting the dynamic needs of patients.
