Last updated: May 1, 2026, 6:07 am
PSWE-05 - 47 - Education, training, and capacity building for pharmacists in emergency and operational settings
Tracks
Track 5
| Wednesday, September 2, 2026 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM |
Details
Organised by the FIP Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section
Chair(s)
Senior Colonel Matthias Meyer, Executive Committee Member, the FIP Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section, Germany & Ms Petra Straight, Executive Committee Member, the FIP Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section, Australia
Introduction:
Pharmacists contribute significantly to medical logistics, formulary management, and patient safety during global health crises. While military pharmacists often receive formal training in casualty care and field medical logistics, fewer are trained in specialized areas such as blood program management and training specifically involved in civilian emergencies and disaster situations. This session will present practical strategies for integrating operational concepts, interprofessional collaboration, and evidence-based approaches to enhance pharmacist readiness, ensuring their consistent inclusion in multidisciplinary response teams.
Programme:
Learning objectives:
1. Describe key operational and emergency pharmacy training programmes used in military and disaster settings, including blood programme management and the use of simulation devices.
2. Analyse strategies for integrating military-style operational readiness and interprofessional collaboration into civilian pharmacy practice, including academia, hospital, community, and public health settings.
3. Apply evidence-based approaches for safe medication use and patient care in emergency and disaster scenarios, drawing lessons from military experiences.
Take home messages:
Structured education equips pharmacists to operate effectively in emergencies. Embedding operational principles strengthens readiness, interprofessional collaboration, and global health resilience.
FIP Development Goals:
To learn more about these FIP Development Goals, click on the links below.
FIP Development Goal 4: Advanced and Specialist Development
FIP Development Goal 5: Competency Development
FIP Development Goal 14: Medicines Expertise
| 14:15 – 14:25 | Introduction by the chairs |
| 14:25 – 14:40 | Enhancing emergency and operational readiness through pharmacist blood program training |
| Cdr Dr Sylvain Grenier, President FIP Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section, Canada | |
| 14:40 – 14:55 | Military pharmaceutical innovation: From industrialisation to training with the Uniject® training device |
| Lt Col Florence Jarzuel, Military Central Pharmacy, France | |
| 14:55 – 15:10 | Medicine and medical devices in emergency and disaster |
| Dr Laurence Schumacher, University of Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 15:10 – 15:40 | Panel discussion with chairs, speakers and additional panellists: |
| 15:40 – 15:45 | Closing remarks by the chairs |
Chairs & speakers
Cdr Dr Sylvain Grenier
President FIP Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section,
Enhancing emergency and operational readiness through pharmacist blood programme training
Senior Colonel Matthias Meyer
Vice President
Executive Committee member FIP Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section
Chairing of 47 - Education, training, and capacity building for pharmacists in emergency and operational settings
Dr Laurence Schumacher
University of Geneva
Medicine and medical devices in emergency and disaster
Ms Petra Straight
Executive Committee member FIP Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section
Chairing of 47 - Education, training, and capacity building for pharmacists in emergency and operational settings
Lt Col Florence Jarzuel
Military Central Pharmacy
Military pharmaceutical innovation: From industrialisation to training with the Uniject® training device
