Forums

Education Forums are avenues for current issues in pharmacy education to be addressed. Such Forums are held each year at the annual IPSF Congress and at regional meetings. The next IPSF Education Forum will be conducted during the 55th IPSF Congress in Basel, Indonesia in August 2009.

Symposia and Poster Exhibitions

Symposia are great avenues for sharing and gaining knowledge, and to network with others. They take a varied format of lectures, workshops, exhibitions, study tours etc. Symposia can be of the following types:

• Informative/educational – Informative symposia aim to equip participants with information surrounding various topics e.g. clinical therapeutics, healthcare financing

• Combined – Such symposia combine the above types. Their broad scope caters to a wider range of interest and allows subjects like translational research to be addressed.

IPSF-EPSA Joint Symposium of Pharmacy Education

I n 2001 and 2003, IPSF and the European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (EPSA) held this joint event to further develop the aims of the Pharmacy Education – Vision of the Future document. International speakers were invited to present on innovative learning and teaching methods and the empowerment of students for positive changes in pharmacy education. The event was very well-received by the attendees, and outcomes were contributed to UNESCO’s work on Higher Education.

Poster exhibitions are usually held as part of a symposium or as a standalone event. They allow research work to be presented as attractive visual designs. A poster exhibition may also include a competition where the best poster presentations are awarded.

The next IPSF Symposia will be held during the 55th IPSF Congress in Bali, Indonesia in August 2009.

The theme for the education symposia is Role of the Pharmacist in Primary Health Care.

The theme for the scientific symposia and poster exhibition is Infectious disease treatment.