Dissolution testing is an important physiochemical test for the development of solid oral dosage forms. As a quality control test, the dissolution test is used for assessment of drug product quality and is specified for batch release and regulatory stability studies. In vitro dissolution test results
can often be correlated with the biopharmaceutical behavior of a product. This webinar provides a summary
of views from major global agencies (Europe, Japan, United States), pharmacopoeias, academia, and
industry. Based on available guidance and literature, this webinar summarizes highlights for development
and validation of a suitable dissolution method, setting appropriate specification.
Clarify the importance of dissolution testing within the pharmaceutical lifecycle.
Learning objectives:
• Understand the concept of Dissolution Testing
• Learn which parameters are relevant for the development of a dissolution method
• Learn how to validate the dissolution method
• Learn how to set suitable specifications

Moderator:
Jobst Limberg, Head of Unit Scientific Quality in European Procedures, Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) - Germany

Panellist:
Horst-Dieter Friedel, Former Director, Former Bayer AG - Germany

Biopharmaceutical drug product development is a multistage process that involves various activities from molecule design to process engineering and validation. QbD based approaches can help connect consecutive stages of product development to each other and ultimately to the desired clinical performance. The webinar will address practical approaches to utilizing QbD based approaches for biologics drug product formulation and process development as well as manufacturing using case studies as examples.

Learning objectives:
*How QbD is applied to discrete stages in biologics development and manufacturing
*Application of QbD that is phase- appropriate
*Case studies of real- life examples

Moderator:
Mathew Cherian, Consultant - USA
Co-moderator:
Maria Mantziri, Quality Project Manager, IPS ExCo Associate - Germany

Panellist:
Krishnan Sampath, Executive Director, Analytical and Drug Product Sciences MacroGenics - USA

Pharmacy technicians have a critical role in the delivery of healthcare and patient care services. This webinar will offer an overview of current research and publications about pharmacy technicians’ contributions. Speakers will also discuss the importance of data, evidence, and research related to pharmacy technician practice and describe current literature that demonstrates the value of the pharmacy support workforce.

Learning objectives:
· Understand the importance of data, evidence, and research related to the role and practice of pharmacy technicians
· Learn about the many contributions of pharmacy technicians on an international level
· Describe recent and upcoming publications regarding pharmacy technicians

Moderator:
- Ryan Burke, Director of Professional Affairs Pharmacy Technician Certification Board PTAC - United States
Co-moderator:
Teri-Lynne, Fogarty Lecturer/ Coordinator of Pharmacy technician programme Nelson Mandela University PTAC member - South Africa

Panellists:
- Kimberly McKeirnan, Associate Professor, Pharmacotherapy Director for the Center for Pharmacy Practice Research Washington State University, PTAC Member - United States
- Charlotte Verner Rossing, Director of R&D
Pharmakon, Danish College of Pharmacy Practice, Vice-chair FIP Special Interest Group on Pharmacy Practice Research - Denmark
- Tamara Köhler, Consultant and lecturer, PhD Candidate FPZ-instituut -Netherlands
- Michael Mungoma, Dean, School of Pharmacy Mount Kenya University PTAC Member - Kenya

Moderator: Rula Darwish

Speakers:Zeid Kilani, Falah Eddy, Ian Bates, Lina Bader, Dalia Bajis, Kirstie Galbraith

Panelists: Shepard Mhalaba, Asmaa Al Hagan, Desak Ernawati, Arit Udoh

The presentation is available here.

The presentation is available here.

Is Amazon – with Amazon Pharmacy – going to disrupt the pharmacy market? Amazon is known for disrupting businesses and has a long and very solid track record of doing so. The company started by disrupting the bookstore business and did it in record time. Then, the company expanded into other products and has significantly disrupted other retailers as it continued to grow. A few years ago, the company moved into the cloud and launched Amazon Web Services and disrupted the online cloud storage industry.

Back in 2018, Amazon acquired PillPack, an online prescription drug site, and it is now ready to use it to disrupt the pharmacy business. Amazon is giving Prime Members free delivery to help kickstart the business. This step makes perfect sense for the company and once again it will likely make a huge impact in the market. At the same time Amazon has started to use modern technology, as well as acquiring health companies in order to create a one-stop-shop for health and medicines.

How will this affect the patients, the current pharmacy model, the healthcare systems?

Furthermore, technology is reshaping the relationship between patients, healthcare providers, and the health system. Mobile will play a crucial role, as it has become the patient’s constant companion – which has been evident during the pandemic. By connecting patients and healthcare providers, treatments can be improved due to non-stop real-time gathered data. By providing access to such accurate information, healthcare providers are able to take immediate action if necessary. This will prevent conditions from worsening and therefore improve quality of life. The transformational change in the healthcare industry is thus only taking place because patients are empowered by using digital tools on every step of their journey.

The “FIP UNITWIN Pathfinder Toolkit” is a step-by-step guide to support the global expansion of the FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN programme. It will also support academic institutions across Africa to establish an Africa-wide association of schools of pharmacy, with the leadership of African Pharmaceutical Forum and building on the experiences of similar associations around the world.

At the end of this session, participants will:

1. Learn about the FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Programme and the value of educational partnerships
2. Share expressions of interest to join new FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN centres for excellence at their regions
3. Discuss the way forward for the establishment of an African-wide association of schools of pharmacy

Moderators:
-Ralph Altiere, Dean and Prof. University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA
-Prosper Hiag, President African Pharmaceutical Forum,
Cameroon

Panellists:
-Nilhan Uzman, FIP UNITWIN Programme Lead, FIP Lead for Education Policy and Implementation, The Netherlands
- Anne H Anderson, Vice Chair UK National Commission for UNESCO, UK
- Alison Ubong Etukakpan, FIP Educational Partnerships Coordinator, Nigeria
-Wanda Maldonado, Dean & Representative University of Puerto Rico & COIFFA, Puerto Rico, USA
-Cyril Usifoh, Prof. and former Dean University of Benin, Nigeria
- Yahya E. Choonara, Prof. and Head of the Dep. of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
-Chiluba Mwila, Lecturer & Research University of Zambia, Zambia
-Gisèle Étamé, Head of Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences University of Douala, Cameroon
- Aysu Selcuk, Lecturer Ankara University, Turkey
- Khalid Garba Mohammed, Lecturer Bayero University, Nigeria
-Arinola E. Joda, Head of Clinical Pharmacy and Biopharmacy Department, University of Lagos, Nigeria
-Reda Djidjik, President & Prof. Algerian Federation of Pharmacy, Algeria

Dissolution testing is an important physiochemical test for the development of solid oral dosage forms. As a quality control test, the dissolution test is used for assessment of drug product quality and is specified for batch release and regulatory stability studies. In vitro dissolution test results
can often be correlated with the biopharmaceutical behavior of a product. This webinar provides a summary
of views from major global agencies (Europe, Japan, United States), pharmacopoeias, academia, and
industry. Based on available guidance and literature, this webinar summarizes highlights for development
and validation of a suitable dissolution method, setting appropriate specification.
Clarify the importance of dissolution testing within the pharmaceutical lifecycle.
Learning objectives:
• Understand the concept of Dissolution Testing
• Learn which parameters are relevant for the development of a dissolution method
• Learn how to validate the dissolution method
• Learn how to set suitable specifications

Moderator:
Jobst Limberg, Head of Unit Scientific Quality in European Procedures, Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte (BfArM) - Germany

Panellist:
Horst-Dieter Friedel, Former Director, Former Bayer AG - Germany

Biopharmaceutical drug product development is a multistage process that involves various activities from molecule design to process engineering and validation. QbD based approaches can help connect consecutive stages of product development to each other and ultimately to the desired clinical performance. The webinar will address practical approaches to utilizing QbD based approaches for biologics drug product formulation and process development as well as manufacturing using case studies as examples.

Learning objectives:
*How QbD is applied to discrete stages in biologics development and manufacturing
*Application of QbD that is phase- appropriate
*Case studies of real- life examples

Moderator:
Mathew Cherian, Consultant - USA
Co-moderator:
Maria Mantziri, Quality Project Manager, IPS ExCo Associate - Germany

Panellist:
Krishnan Sampath, Executive Director, Analytical and Drug Product Sciences MacroGenics - USA

Pharmacy technicians have a critical role in the delivery of healthcare and patient care services. This webinar will offer an overview of current research and publications about pharmacy technicians’ contributions. Speakers will also discuss the importance of data, evidence, and research related to pharmacy technician practice and describe current literature that demonstrates the value of the pharmacy support workforce.

Learning objectives:
· Understand the importance of data, evidence, and research related to the role and practice of pharmacy technicians
· Learn about the many contributions of pharmacy technicians on an international level
· Describe recent and upcoming publications regarding pharmacy technicians

Moderator:
- Ryan Burke, Director of Professional Affairs Pharmacy Technician Certification Board PTAC - United States
Co-moderator:
Teri-Lynne, Fogarty Lecturer/ Coordinator of Pharmacy technician programme Nelson Mandela University PTAC member - South Africa

Panellists:
- Kimberly McKeirnan, Associate Professor, Pharmacotherapy Director for the Center for Pharmacy Practice Research Washington State University, PTAC Member - United States
- Charlotte Verner Rossing, Director of R&D
Pharmakon, Danish College of Pharmacy Practice, Vice-chair FIP Special Interest Group on Pharmacy Practice Research - Denmark
- Tamara Köhler, Consultant and lecturer, PhD Candidate FPZ-instituut -Netherlands
- Michael Mungoma, Dean, School of Pharmacy Mount Kenya University PTAC Member - Kenya

Moderator: Rula Darwish

Speakers:Zeid Kilani, Falah Eddy, Ian Bates, Lina Bader, Dalia Bajis, Kirstie Galbraith

Panelists: Shepard Mhalaba, Asmaa Al Hagan, Desak Ernawati, Arit Udoh

The presentation is available here.

The presentation is available here.