Helping hospital pharmacists to provide better patient care

The official journal of EAHP, the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (EJHP) is recognized by our colleagues as a valuable source of information and inspiration. With the two issues "Practice" and "Science", EJHP offered in the past and still today not only news, political information and national profiles but also results from practice and background science.

With the launch of a combined issue of the journal published by the BMJ Group (BMJG) EJHP is moving to the next milestone of its history. The new design is not only a question of aesthetics but more a start for a new vision of communication within our association as well as with all hospital pharmacists in Europe and worldwide. While continuing to giving updated information on professional and political developments, the EJHP will become more and more an educational tool answering the emerging questions of our profession. Other educational and scientific activities of EAHP will be linked to the journal and its web-version, giving to our individual members the opportunities for continuing education and especially supporting our colleagues in small and rural hospitals who are not always able to attend our congresses or seminars in order to keep updated. This is paramount to the mission of EAHP assisting and guiding the role of pharmacists nowadays and in the future.

As president of EAHP, I feel rewarded in my role in the organisation as we continue to increase the recognition of our association as a provider of continuing professional education. We will continue in the efforts to foster our profession and to be the voice of all European hospital pharmacists. EJHP will be an important part of this future.