Wider pharmacy perspective
The role of Pharmacy in tackling AMR and the importance of “Partnership"
While attending the FIP World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2016, GRIP representative Professor Sabiha Essack discussed the global challenge of AMR and the role that the pharmacy community is playing both nationally and internationally with representatives of the International Pharmaceutical Federation and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
The International Pharmaceutical Federation’s (FIP) stance on AMR
Interview with Dr Eduardo Savio, Vice President of FIP, discussing the federation’s role and position on AMR, including the focus of the new Antimicrobial Resistance Working Group to revise FIP’s policy statement, developing a group of recommendations to implement.
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s (RPS) stance on AMR
Interview with Mrs Helen Gordon, Chief Executive of the RPS, discussing the society’s role and position on antimicrobial resistance, highlighting the fundamental role of pharmacists in the stewardship of antibiotics and the strong need for communication in the implementation of best practise.
The role of partnerships in tackling AMR
Interview with Mrs Helen Gordon, Chief Executive of the RPS, and Dr Eduardo Savio, Vice President of FIP, discussing the importance of collaboration among professional societies, including with GRIP, to provide a stronger, more effective voice when tackling AMR.
The role of pharmacy in tackling AMR I
Interview with Mrs Helen Gordon, Chief Executive of the RPS, and Dr Eduardo Savio, Vice President of FIP, discussing the main challenges pharmacists face in tackling AMR, including limited evidence to aid healthcare professional’s development of resolution strategies, differences in healthcare systems worldwide and the management of patient expectations.
The role of pharmacy in tackling AMR II
Interview with Mrs Helen Gordon, Chief Executive of the RPS, and Dr Eduardo Savio, Vice President of FIP, discussing the fundamental role of pharmacists in tackling AMR, including the leadership role they play in antimicrobial stewardship.
The role of behavioural change in tackling AMR
Interview with Mrs Helen Gordon, Chief Executive of the RPS, and Dr Eduardo Savio, Vice President of FIP, discussing the importance of behavioural change, for both the public and healthcare professionals, in tackling AMR, including the supporting of pharmacy through educational changes to help achieve this.
