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International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation

Formation	25 August 1949 (1949-08-25)
Type	International non-governmental organisation
Headquarters	The Hague
Location	Netherlands
Membership	500,000
Official languages	English, Arabic, French, Spanish
Website	www.ipsf.org

The International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation (IPSF) is a non-governmental, non-political and non-religious organisation that represents pharmaceutical students, pharmacy students and recent graduates from all over the world. It was founded in 1949 and it is the oldest faculty-based student organisation. IPSF represents over 500,000 individuals in more than 100 countries with 127 different representative pharmacy student member organisations.

Every pharmaceutical student, pharmacy student and recent graduates up to four years after receiving their degree may become a member of the Federation individually, or via a representative organisation of pharmacy students.

The Federation has engaged in the following areas: pharmacy education, public health, professional development, advocacy, cultural awareness, and partnerships developing pharmacists worldwide.

The IPSF Team is entirely student-run and is composed of more than 150 volunteers.^[1]

Introduction

IPSF holds official relations^[2] with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).^[3] IPSF works in close collaboration with the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP).^[4] The IPSF Secretariat is supported and hosted by FIP in The Hague, The Netherlands.

History

The idea of forming IPSF came in 1948 from then-Secretary of the British Pharmaceutical Students' Association, Stephen B. Challen, during the 6th Annual Congress of BPSA. The Constitution of the Federation was agreed and signed on the 25th of August 1949, during the Inaugural Conference in London, and marking the organisation's founding date. On the same day, Sidney J. Relph, was elected as the first President of IPSF along with 4 other Executive Committee members.

The 8 founding countries were Austria, Australia, Denmark (also voting for Finland, Norway, and Sweden), Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Objectives

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• Provide opportunities for professional development, education, and international exchange.
• Disseminate scientific and professional knowledge.
• Advocate for improvements to pharmaceutical education strategies.
• Encourage the formation and development of national pharmaceutical student organisations without trespassing on their domains.
• Provide a platform for member organisations to exchange knowledge, experience, and ideas.
• Strengthen international dialogue and cooperation of the Federation with students, professionals, and governmental and non-governmental organisations.
• Advocate for improvements to health systems.

Membership

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IPSF offers several types of memberships. For organisations, these are:

• Member in organisation (MiA)
• Full Member (FM)

Every organisation wishing to join IPSF must first become a Member in Association.

To become a Full Member, the organisation has had to have been a (MiA) for at least one year while also being nationally representative of pharmacy students in a given country. However, according to IPSF Official Documents, if the national organisation does not wish to attain Full Membership, another organisation of any size from the same country may apply. The application and acceptance procedure is then very much the same as for the MiAs.

IPSF also offers individuals to become part of IPSF on their own, should they so desire. An individual may become one of the following:

• Individual Member (IM)
• Friend of the Federation (FoF)

Individual Membership is reserved for pharmacy and pharmaceutical science students or recent graduates up to four years after graduating from their first degree in pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences.

On the other hand, any individual who wishes to contribute to the advancement of the aims of the Federation to the best of their capabilities, may become a Friend of the Federation. They are thus considered to be affiliated individuals of the Federation.

Lastly, IPSF also recognises exceptional individuals who have contributed greatly to the status and the goals of the Federation. These are:

• Honorary Life Members (HLM)
• Alumni

Honorary Life Members are elected at the annual IPSF World Congress. They must be nominated by two organisations and must be accepted by the General Assembly.

Alumni are, like Friends of the Federation, affiliated individuals of IPSF. To become an Alumni, the individual has to have been one of the following:

• Past IPSF Team Member
• Past IPSF Member Organisation Contact Person or Student Exchange Officer
• Past IPSF Event attendee

To be recognised as an Alumnus and if the criteria are met, IPSF Membership Coordinator should be contacted by the interested individual to receive the Alumni Form.

Structure

Executive committee and committees

The IPSF Executive consists of 15 elected members: President, Secretary-General, Treasurer, Chairperson of Public Health, Chairperson of Media and Publications, Chairperson of Pharmacy Education, Chairperson of Professional Development, Chairperson of Internal Relations, Chairperson of External Relations, Chairperson of Student Exchange and Regional Chairpersons. The Executive also includes 02 co-opted members: President-elect and the Chairperson of the Congress Reception Committee. Executive Committee members serve the Federation as volunteers with one Executive member designated as the Permanent Officer to work part-time at the IPSF Headquarters in The Hague, The Netherlands.

IPSF has committees to help and supervise the working of the Executive Committee.

Executive Committee 2022 - 2023

• President: Ms. Amira Rayene Abdelhadi (SCOPS, Algeria)
• President-Elect: Mr. Isaac Nii Ofoli Anang (GPSA, Ghana)
• Secretary General: Ms. Sue In Lee (APSA, New Zealand)
• Treasurer: Mr. Kishen Kunalan (MyPSA, Malaysia)
• Chairperson of External Relations: Ms. Yifan Zhou (CAPSI, Canada)
• Chairperson of Internal Relations: Mr. Moustafa Kamel (EPSF, Egypt)
• Chairperson of Media and Publications: Mr. Nazim Berbiche (ASEPA, Algeria)
• Chairperson of Pharmacy Education: Ms. Maria Halimeh (EPSF, Egypt)
• Chairperson of Professional Development: Mr. Myat Thu Kyaw (NUSPS, Singapore)
• Chairperson of Public Health: Ms. Audrey Wong (APhA-ASP, United States of America)
• Chairperson of Student Exchange: Ms. Youmna Atef (EPSF, Egypt)
• Chairperson of the African Regional Office: Mr. David Do Céu Fiagan (C.E.PHARM, Burkina Faso)
• Chairperson of the Asia Pacific Regional Office: Mr. Bill Whilson A. Baljon (FJCPPhA, Philippines)
• Chairperson of the Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office: Ms. Ebtehal Elsayed (EPSF, Egypt)
• Chairperson of the European Regional Office: Ms. Isabela Stoica (FASFR, Romania)
• Chairperson of the Pan American Regional Office: Ms. Gabrielle Gimenes Lima (FEBRAF, Brazil)
• Chairperson of the Reception Committee of the 68th IPSF World Congress, Bali: Mr. Immanuel (Noah) Glustino (HMF AP ITB, Indonesia)

Regional Offices

The IPSF Regional Office is a functional extension of the IPSF Executive structured by elected pharmacy students from IPSF member countries of a specific IPSF region, forming Regional Working Group. Its mission shall be to advance and support the aims and objectives of the Federation at regional level.

• African Regional Office (AfRO) – Established in 2008^[6]
• Asia Pacific Regional Office (APRO) – Established in 1999^[7]
• Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) – Established in 2008^[8]
• European Regional Office (EuRO) – Established in 2013^[9]
• Pan American Regional Office (PARO) – Established in 1999^[10]

General Assembly

The main activity of the World Congress is the General Assembly, where the elections of the Executive Committee happen, approval of reports, changes to the Official Documents, and any matter from the members or Executive Committee take place.

IPSF World Congresses

Projects

The Federation runs several projects during the year, mainly on Pharmacy Education, Professional Development, Public Health and on Student Exchange. Some of those projects are made and implemented by IPSF alone, and others depend on the active participation of member organisations.

Pharmacy Education (PE)

The Pharmacy Education Portfolio focuses on promoting and developing pharmacy education worldwide, a critical objective of the Federation. A key partner of this portfolio in helping meet its objectives is FIPEd (FIP Education Initiative). The main projects are:

Publications

The Pharmacy Education Portfolio has two main publications:

• Pharmacy Education Newsletter (PEN) – It is the Pharmacy Education Featurette of the IPSF Newsletter. Containing updates from the portfolio and articles from students and professionals related to pharmacy education around the world.
• Phuture – It is the scientific publication of IPSF with to promote research by providing a platform for students and graduates to publish research articles, abstracts, reviews and commentaries.

Competitions

The main competitions include the Poster Competition, held during IPSF Official Events, and the Critical Essay competition, held in collaboration with FIPed. Information regarding the posters, such as size, format and subject are shared with the Contact Persons and in the call for abstracts prior the event. This information will also be made available on the IPSF website.

Research

The Pharmacy Education Portfolio undertakes various research projects. The opportunities may be for direct involvement or for collaborating on sharing and promoting the project.

Internships

The Federation releases calls for Internships with several partners, such as the World Health Organization, International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, International Pharmaceutical Federation among others. These calls are shared with the Contact Persons and with IPSF students through the website and the Facebook Page. Each call may contain different criteria, as criteria pertains to the specific internship.

Professional Development (PD)

IPSF is committed to ensuring quality pharmacy education and promoting the role of the pharmacist. Professional Development involves the process of active participation in formal and informal learning activities that assist individuals in developing and maintaining continuing competence, enhancing their professional practice, supporting the achievements of their career goals, and optimising health outcomes as an integral member of the health professional team.

Through professional skills workshops and competitions, pharmacy awareness campaigns and leadership training opportunities, IPSF strives to enhance the knowledge, skills, attitudes and values required by pharmacy professionals and students for their future practice.

Patient Counseling Event (PCE)

The Patient Counselling Event (PCE) aims to demonstrate the importance of communication and counselling skills for pharmacists, increase the awareness of pharmacists as public educators, and encourage and promote the development of the pharmacy profession through an expanded scope of practice.

IPSF held their first Patient Counselling Event at a congress in 1989 and today, the PCE is held at every IPSF World Congress, IPSF Regional Symposia and by many of our member organisations under the Professional Development portfolio. The main objectives for the Patient Counselling Event are to promote training in communication skills, provide an opportunity for pharmacy students and pharmacists to learn how to effectively interact with patients, determine and address any drug therapy problems, and educate patients on many medications and disease states in a fun and competitive environment.

Clinical Skills Event (CSE)

The IPSF Clinical Skills Event (CSE) provides educational opportunities for members from across the globe to enhance and demonstrate their clinical pharmaceutical knowledge. The purpose of this event is to increase pharmacy students' awareness of the importance of the pharmacist's role in direct patient care. Individuals and teams compete by demonstrating their skills in assessing patient information and current therapy, identifying and prioritising drug therapy problems, identifying treatment goals, and recommending a pharmaceutical care plan.

This activity is an interactive, individual or team-based analysis of clinical scenarios for hospital/health-system pharmacists and is open to all students ranging from first year students to recent graduates.

Compounding Event (CE)

The Compounding Event (CE) was created to highlight the importance and the necessity of compounding skills within the pharmacy profession, especially as we are moving towards personalised medicine in health care. This event was first introduced at the 59th IPSF World Congress in Utrecht, the Netherlands in 2013. The Compounding Event has four main objectives:

1. To raise awareness about the importance of compounding within the pharmacy profession and quality/security measures regarding the production of compounded pharmaceutical products
2. To teach students to recognise that certain patients may have the need for individualised pharmaceutical preparations that may not be readily available
3. To provide students with an opportunity to develop their knowledge in designing and preparing compounded pharmaceutical formulations
4. To provide pharmacy students with an opportunity to practice their compounding skills in an environment that is conducive to learning

The CE generally has two levels of difficulty — beginner and advanced — and typically begins with an introductory workshop. Following the workshop, students will be given a case and will be challenged to determine the best method to compound the formulation and prepare a finished product.

Marketing Skills Event/Industrial Skills Event (MSE/ISE)

These are the newest development events which created for first time in 2018 to highlight the importance of these skills and open eyes of pharmacy students on these fields.

Pharmacy Profession Awareness Campaign (PPAC)

The Pharmacy Profession Advocacy Campaign (PPAC) is aimed at educating the public, policy makers, and other health care professionals about the role pharmacists play as an integral part of the health care team. It aims to provide insight on the daily functions of pharmacists from various sectors, and to promote awareness of the pharmacy profession at all levels, from students and recent graduates, to the general public.

Leaders In Training (LIT)

The IPSF Leaders in Training program aims to impart the necessary leadership and management skills important for taking up professional roles in the future. The main objective of the LIT program is to equip participants with the skills needed to effectively take on roles of responsibility within the Federation as well as in their professional career. These include global roles in health issues, policy making and the pharmacy profession itself.

From the point of a sustainable all round development of personality, Leaders in Training tries to impart skills such as general leadership responsibilities, strategic planning, project management, teamwork, time management, communication and public speaking, advocacy, etc.

The training is delivered by IPSF's Certified Trainers, as well as members of the IPSF Executive Committee to ensure enough acquaintance to IPSF. The Leaders in Training program is held every year prior to the IPSF World Congress in addition to some of the IPSF Regional Symposia and also locally within some of our Member Organisations.

Trainers Development Camp (TDC)

The IPSF Trainers Development Camp aims to develop a high quality and sustainable training program for pharmaceutical students and recent graduates worldwide. To maintain our leadership programs to an exceptional standard and provide sustainable future leadership within IPSF, we need to produce quality trainers to pass down this information. The IPSF TDC provides participants with a background on experience-based learning and equips them with the necessary skills set to prepare and conduct training sessions. IPSF certified trainers are then able to deliver training sessions and workshops within the Leaders in Training program and other educational events (IPSF Regional Symposia, IPSF World Congress, etc.).

Public Health (PH)edit

IPSF strives to engage Member Organisations in initiatives that positively influence health and health knowledge within their communities. The Federation plays an active role in promoting and implementing Public Health activities and its work is greatly aided by its collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). The Federation currently holds six focuses, divided into Health Awareness, Medicine Awareness, and Humanitarian categories.

Health Awareness Sectionedit

HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaignedit

In 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) dedicated December 1 to raise awareness for of HIV and for the AIDS pandemic. As a partner of WHO, IPSF organisations across the globe organise every year an HIV/AIDS campaign aimed at spreading awareness about HIV, how it is transmitted as well as the methods of prevention.

Tobacco Alert Campaignedit

Along with its partner, the WHO, IPSF celebrates World Tobacco Day on the 31 May. On this day, IPSF members educate their society about the consequences of consuming tobacco and its derivatives. The goal of the Tobacco Alert campaign, is to make young individuals aware of the dangers of tobacco and involve them in the fight against it in order to decrease the use of tobacco. Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=IPSF
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