PROJECT STEERING COMMITTEE

The common training framework project is overseen by a Steering Committee that takes as its mission to monitor the formation of a common training framework for hospital pharmacy in Europe in order to enhance the quality of, safety of, and equity of access to, patient care in every European country.

The CTF Steering Committee members are:

  • Ian Bates (Chair, United Kingdom)

  • Rahul Singal (Chair of Working Group 1, United Kingdom)

  • Roberto Frontini (Chair of Working Group 2, Germany)

  • Aida Batista (EAHP Vice President and Chair of Working Group 3, Portugal)

  • Petr Horák (EAHP Immediate Past President, Czech Republic)

  • Joan Peppard (Ireland)

  • António Gouveia (Portugal)

  • Guillaume Hache (France)

  • Eduardo Echarri (Spain)

  • Jos Kosterink (The Netherlands)

  • Juraj Sykora (Slovakia)

  • Paolo Serra (Italy)

  • Olivia Dalleur (Belgium)

CTF WORKING GROUP 1: COMPETENCY MAPPING

The task of CTF Working Group 1 is “the creation of a strong agreement on the knowledge, skills and competencies required to practice hospital pharmacy at an advanced level in Europe.” Due to the finalisation of the proposed CTF competency framework, Working Group 1 was repurposed to focus on the development of educational standards and guidelines. In addition, the group is mapping the competencies of the framework against existing education and training programmes to provide examples for prospective curriculum and training designs and reassurance as to whether the finalised framework meets individual countries requirements.

Its members are:

  • Rahul Singal (Chair, United Kingdom)

  • Andreia Bruno (Portugal, former Chair)

  • Ana Lozano (EAHP Director of Professional Development, Spain)

  • Steffen Amann (Germany)

  • Patrick Hindlet (France)

  • Evgeni Evgeniev Grigorov (Bulgaria)

  • Gyöngyver Soos (Hungary)

  • Anna-Riia Holmstrom (Finland)

  • Inese Sviestina (Latvia)

  • Kersti Teder (Estonia)

  • Marcela Heislerova (Czech Republic)

  • Marisa Caetano (Portugal)

  • Natasa Faganeli (Slovenia)

  • Paolo Serra (Italy)

  • Petur S. Gunnarsson (Iceland)

  • Claudia Zaugg (Switzerland)

  • Voa Ratsimbazafy (France)

CTF WORKING GROUP 3: COMMUNICATIONS (newly Merged Working group)

The task of CTF Working Group 3 is “securing the strong engagement in, and support of, national governments, competent authorities and the European Commission for the project”. CTF Working group 3 is now approaching national competent authorities in order to present the final framework in full collaboration with EAHP member national associations.

Its members are:

  • Aida Batista (Chair and EAHP Vice President, Portugal)

  • Petr Horák (EAHP Immediate Past President, Czech Republic)

  • Despina Makridaki (EAHP Director of Professional Development, Greece)

  • Ana Lozano (EAHP Director of Professional Development, Spain)

  • Joan Peppard (Irland)

  • Elfriede Dolinar (Austria)

  • Gunn Fredriksen (Norway)

  • Juraj Sykora (Slovakia)

  • Maria Grazia Cattaneo (Italy)

  • Speranta Petria Prada (Romania)

  • Carlo Polidori (Italy)

  • Fréderic Lagarce (France)

  • Gabriela Pura (Romania)

  • Roberto Frontini (Germany)

  • Guillaume Hache (France)

  • Kersti Teder (Estonia)

  • Anthony Sinclair (United Kingdom)

  • László Horvath (Hungary)

  • Magdalena Nidezielko (Poland)

  • Sofia Margarida Santos Ferreira Jesus (Portugal)

  • Vesna Bizjak (Slovenia)

(CLOSED) CTF Working Group 4: CTF realisation

The task of CTF Working Group 4 was to implement CTF and make it a reality within EAHP member countries.

Its members were:

  • Petr Horák (Chair and EAHP Immediate Past President, Czech Republic)

  • Ana Lozano (EAHP Director of Professional Development, Spain)

  • Joan Peppard (Ireland)

  • Carlo Polidori (Italy)

  • Fréderic Lagarce (France)

  • Roberto Frontini (Italy)

  • Guillaume Hache (France)

  • Kersti Teder (Estonia)

  • László Horvath (Hungary)

  • Magdalena Nidezielko (Poland)

  • Sofia Margarida Santos Ferreira Jesus (Portugal)

  • Vesna Bizjak (Slovenia)

(CLOSED) CTF WORKING GROUP 2: EVIDENCE GATHERING

The task of CTF Working Group 2 was “the compilation of supporting evidence of the value that can be created in forming a common training framework for hospital pharmacy.”

Its members were:

  • Roberto Frontini (Chair, Germany)

  • Nenad Miljkovic (EAHP Director of Finance, Serbia)

  • Cornelia Vetter Kerkhoff (Germany)

  • Eduardo Echarri (Spain)

  • Ian Bates (United Kingdom)

  • Jos Kosterink (The Netherlands)

  • Jose Manuel Martinez Sesmero (Spain)

  • László Horváth (Hungary)

  • Lorna Marie West (Malta)

  • Stephanie Belaiche (France)

As the compilation of supporting evidence has been completed and Working group 2 has been closed in summer 2018, EAHP wants to thank all members for their work and support. A small group composed out of Roberto Frontini, Jose Manuel Martinez Sesmero, László Horváth, Piera Polidori and Nenad Miljkovic is continuing with the collection of evidence to inform the impact assessment of the European Commission needed for the adoption of a CTF for hospital pharmacy.

More Information

For any further information or enquiries about the project please contact info@eahp.eu.