The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) has announced the preliminary programme for its BOOST event. This year, BOOST will be held on 14-15 November in Prague, Czech Republic, under the theme ‘Supply Chain Strategies for a Shortage-Free World’.
A keynote speech will be delivered by Joao Francisco Ferreira (European Medicines Agency), who will speak on the topic ‘Value of Real-World Evidence in Managing Medicinal Product Shortages’. Théo Henriet (European Directorate for the
Quality of Medicines & HealthCare) and Maggie Saykall (The European Chemical Industry Council) will deliver a presentation titled ‘Compounding in Times of Shortages – From API to Critical Medicine in Europe’, while Kasper Ernest (European Healthcare Distribution Association) and Tolonen Hanna (Helsinki University Hospital) will present on the topic of ‘Supply Chain Management in Times of Shortages’.
Another keynote speech will be delivered on the synergy of the European and the national systems in managing medicinal product shortages, and the event will also feature interactive workshops, industry satellite sessions, and an SIG session on ‘Interoperability in Automation’.
EAHP BOOST is being accredited by the European Council for Pharmacy Education Accreditation (ECPhA) for a maximum of 7 ECPEC. BOOST participants need to attend all sessions and workshops (except the non- ECPhA accredited session) to receive their ECPhA accreditation certificate.
For more information, see https://eahp.eu/education/eahp-boost-2025/.