Revision of the International Pharmaceutical Federation’s Basel Statements on the future of hospital pharmacy: From Basel to Bangkok

Abstract

).Purpose. The processes used to revise the 2008 Basel Statements on the future of hospital pharmacy are summarized, and the revised statements are presented.Methods. The process for revising the Basel Statements followed an approach similar to that used during their initial development. The Hospital Pharmacy Section (HPS) of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) revised the 2008 FIP Basel Statements in four phases, including a survey of hospital pharmacists worldwide, an internal review, online forums, and a face-to-face "World Café" workshop in Bangkok, Thailand.Results. The global survey on the initial Basel Statements included input from 334 respondents from 62 countries. The majority of respondents agreed that most of the initial Basel Statements were acceptable as written and did not require revision. In total, 11 statements were judged by more than 10% of respondents as needing revision or deletion. The FIP HPS executive committee used the survey results to develop 69 initial revised draft statements. After an online discussion with the international hospital pharmacy community, including individuals from 28 countries representing all six World Health Organization regions, a final set of draft statements was prepared for the live discussion involving participants from 20 countries. The final 65 revised Basel Statements were voted on and accepted.Conclusion. Systematic revision of the FIP Basel Statements resulted in an updated reflection of aspirational goals for the future of hospital pharmacy practice. While this revision reflects the development of new goals for hospital pharmacy practice, the core principles of the Basel Statements remain an essential foundation for the discipline.

Redesign of the Clinical Pharmacy Practice Model in a Tertiary Academic Hospital in Medellín, Colombia

“…[32][33][34] The defined ratios of staff (pharmacists and pharmacy regency technologists) to hospital beds allow all inpatients to be under a pharmacist's responsibility and to receive clinical services while they are in hospital, even when there is a transition between services. The inclusion of pharmacy regency technologists in clinical activities and the reallocation of distribution activities to pharmaceutical services technicians release pharmacists from distribution and administrative activities and allow them to devote most of their time to patient care.…”

Global developments in hospital pharmacy: the revised Basel statements

“…2,3 Recently, the FIP HPS released the revised version of the Basel Statements, a global vision for the future of hospital pharmacy. 4,5 The original Basel Statements were developed in 2008 at the global conference on the future of hospital pharmacy in Basel, Switzerland. 6 This conference was attended by representatives from 98 countries, including representatives from the Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia (SHPA).…”

“…The revision of the Basel Statements simplified and merged many of the original Basel Statements, resulting in 65 statements, compared to the original 75. 4,5 Although all of the sentiment of the original Basel Statements has remained intact after revision, some important additions were also made to reflect global trends. These include the increased responsibilities of hospital pharmacists over medical devices, and our increased governance over the responsible use of medicines.…”

“…Responsible use of medicines is a term used by FIP that is similar to Australia's 'Quality use of Medicines', but its definition also includes that 'a multidisciplinary collaborative approach is used that includes patients and their families or caregivers.' 5 Medical devices, like medicines and other health technologies, are essential for patient care and encountered by pharmacists on a daily basis. With innovation and the rapid advancement of technologies, medical devices are currently one of the fastest growing industries.…”

International Hospital Pharmacy: Learning from Each Other

“…• to promote the exchange of views on professional subjects relating to the duties and responsibilities of hospital pharmacists • to promote pharmaceutical care for patients in hospital-related facilities • to foster continuous education programs for hospital pharmacists • 2 The work of updating these statements has been described and their relevance summarized in a previous CJHP editorial, 4 and research pertaining to the Basel Statements has also been published in this journal. 5,6 The work of the research committee of the Hospital Pharmacy Section, known as the World Hospital Pharmacy Research Consortium, has also been highlighted in CJHP.…”