Advocacy is not limited to legislative visits, formal leadership positions, or large-scale policy campaigns. It also occurs through everyday actions that educate others, strengthen patient care, and advance the pharmacy profession. This digital events series is designed to form a practical microcurriculum on pharmacy advocacy. The series will help pharmacy students, educators, practitioners, and early-career professionals progressively build the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed to become effective advocates.
Advocacy micro-curriculum series
Advocacy micro-curriculum session on challenges & emerging trends in advocacy
25 September 2026
This session in the Advocacy Microcurriculum examines barriers to pharmacy advocacy, including workload, limited training, reimbursement, policy complexity, corporate pressures, fragmented systems, and interprofessional challenges. Participants will also explore emerging trends such as digital advocacy, workforce well-being, expanded scopes of practice, coalition building, and engagement. Building on the foundations introduced in Module 1, the session prepares participants to later explore practical advocacy frameworks, resources, position statements, & policies in future sessions.
Series Co-Coordinator:
-Rafie Hani Krachni, Student Pharmacist, Algeria.
-Dr. Jeanine P. Abrons, PharmD, MS, FAPhA, Co-Director - University of Iowa Mobile Clinics Adjunct Associate Professor, Carver College of Medicine
Lecturer - University of Technology, Jamaica, Owner/founder Travel Medica, University of Iowa / University of Technology, Jamaica / TravelMedica, United States.
Panellist:
-Heba BaniHani BSc Pharm. MBA MHD, The Migraine Pharmacist, Canada.
-Associate Professor / Expert Advisory Board Panel at the WHO. Nadia Al Mazrouei, MSc. PhD, University of Sharjah, UAE.
-Deanna Laughlin, MBA, PharmD Candidate, Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), United States of America.
-Hilde Ariansen, Senior Advisor & Pharmacist, Norwegian Pharmacy Association, Norway.
-Olympia Gudiel, Student Pharmacist, School of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC); Organización de Estudiantes de Química Farmacéutica (OEQF), Guatemala.
*Please note that a Zoom account is required to register for this FIP Digital Event. If you are receiving an error message during registration, please create a Zoom account and use the corresponding email address for your registration.
