Advancing future pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences: Launch of the FIP AIM academic capacity assessment tool

In observance of International Day of Education, the January 24th webinar will mark the launch of the “FIP AIM academic capacity assessment tool”, highlighting the critical role of educational advancement in fostering societal peace and development. This event will introduce a strategic tool by FIP AIM, designed to strengthen academic capacity in pharmacy education, in line with global healthcare and workforce development goals. Experts will discuss strategies to empower educators and improve the impact of their programmes. Key domains from the tool will be addressed, demonstrating its effective application to ensure education meets the evolving needs of the pharmacy profession and contributes to improved health outcomes.

Moderator:
- Ozge Ozer, Educational Partnership Manager FIP, The Netherlands

Facilitator:
- Genuine Agakhan Desireh, Educational partnerships and project manager FIP, Kenya

Panellists:
- Ralph Altiere, Dean, Professor University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, USA
- Lilian Azzopardi, Head, Department of Pharmacy University of Malta, Malta
- Pierre Moreau, Dean FIP, Kuwait University, Kuwait
- Renukha Sellappans, Head of School School of Pharmacy, Taylor’s University, Malaysia
- Lisa Hong, Associate Professor and Director of Interprofessional Education Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy, USA
- Rajani Shakya, Associate Professor Kathmandu University, Nepal
- Mohamed Baraka, Dean Fatima College of Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates
- Shaun E. Gleason, Assoc. Prof. and Asst. Dean for Distance Degrees and Programmes University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, USA
- Abby Kahaleh, PhD, MS, BPharm, MPH, FAACP Tenured Associate Professor for Clinical and Administrative Sciences; Board of Trustees Faculty Roosevelt University, United States
- Hanan Refaat, Dean Future University, Egypt