AIM at FIP Congress 2012

The 3rd Aim global Deans forum
3-4 October 2012

FIP and AIM are very pleased to announce the third AIM Deans Forum, to take place 3-4 October 2012 at the FIP Centennial Congress in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. An outstanding programme is currently being developed, highlighting current and relevant issues in pharmacy education and welcoming renowned speakers from all over the globe. 

Please visit this page regularly for updates and coming registration information.

Join your fellow Deans from all over the world to share in leadership challenges and successes – see you at the AIM Deans Forum in Hyderabad!

Registration for the 3rd AIM deans forum is now open! 

If your school is not yet an AIM Member, please click the link above to register. If you are a Dean from an AIM Member, you will receive via email information on how to register. Fees for the Deans Forum are included in the annual AIM fee, however participants must pay registration fees to the FIP Congress.   (click here for more information on the FIP 2012 Centennial  Congress in Amsterdam, including registration fees).

Annual fees for an AIM Membership are based on the World Bank Index; country classifications can be viewed by clicking here.

2012 preliminary programme

SYMPOSIA
1: Competencies and the Curriculum

Description
- Graduate and academic workforce competencies. Including issues related to recruitment practices, retraining/ updating of staff, performance evaluation of students and of staff.
- If there are core competencies then is there a need for a core curriculum? Including issues such as balancing practice and science, clinical and personal ‘soft’ skills.

2. Interprofessional Education

Description  
- While Pharmacists have been talking about it, how do the other health professionals feel?
- Breaking down the silos: how might interprofessional education (IPE) enhance the skill sets of our graduates? Success in pharmacy education and social accountability
- How is the success of pharmacy education evaluated in different regions of the world?
- Is social accountability an important indicator of success for pharmacy education?
- Sharing our successes – examples of how pharmacy institutions share their successes with their stakeholders (reports, events, etc)

3. Re-aligning professional pharmacy education while formulating global strategic policy development

Description
- Summary of issues facing professional pharmacy education and innovative solutions/examples of transformation in pharmacy education
- Panel of high-level speakers representing ministries of education/unesco, ministries of health/who, professional and regulatory organisations, practitioner and science perspectives.

Advisory Comitee

• Prof. A. T. Nguyen - Dean of Hanoi University of Pharmacy
• Prof. Dr. Adel Sakr- Board of Trustees Chair Assistant, Graduate Studies, Research & International Affairs; Future University, Egypt
• Dr.Bala Prabhakar - Associate Dean - Mumbai Campus, Sr. Professor, Chairperson, PG & Doctoral Progrramme, HOD
• Prof.Dr.Bart Rombaut- Dept.MICH; Vrije Universiteit Brussel
• Robert D. Sindelar, Ph.D. - Professor and Dean; Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences of The University of British Columbia
• Dr. Claude Mailhot -Présidente du Conseil académique d'évaluation des programmes at Université de Montréal
• Dr. Henry Mann - Dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Pharmacy
• Prof. Henri R. Manasse, Jr - Chair FIPEd Steering Committee and FIP Professional Secretary
• Prof. Ian Bates BPharm, MSc, FRSPH, FRPharmS - Head of Educational Development and Director, Global Education Taskforce University of London
• Prof. Lillian Azzopardi B.Pharm.(Hons.),M.Phil.,Ph.D., MRPharmS - Department of Pharmacy - Head of Department, University of Malta
• Mahama Duwiejua - Senior Member, Faculty of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences KNUST
• Michael Rouse - Assistant Executive Director, Professional Affairs and Director, International Services, ACPE
• Michael Z. Wincor, PharmD - Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Globalization and Continuing Professional Development, University of South California
• Prof. Nayanabhirama Udupa - Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University
• A. Patricia Acuna Johnson, MSc - Prof. Titular Departamento de Ciencias Farmacéuticas; Facultad de Farmacia,Universidad de Valparaíso Chile
• Prof. Peter Jewesson - Dean, College of Pharmacy, Qatar University
• Prof. Dr. A De Boer- Head of the department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Utrecht
• Ralph J. Altiere PhD - Dean, School of Pharmacy SKAGGS, University of Colorado
• S.K. Kulkarni, M.Pharm., Ph.D., FAMS, FNASc, FPAS, FIPA - Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology & Former Pro-Vice Chancellor (DUI) Panjab University , Chandigarh
• Prof. Dr. Sarel Malan - Director of Pharmacy School, University of the Western Cape
• Dr. Suresh Bhojraj - Dean of JSS College of Pharmacy
• Yousif Asiri - Dean and Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy-King Saud University

2012 Deans forum programme chair:

Chair of the Deans Forum
Wayne Hindmarsh, Ph.D., FCSFS, Executive Director, Canadian Council for Accreditation, of Pharmacy Programs, Professor and Dean Emeritus, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Canada

We hope to welcome you all to Amsterdam for another stimulating and inspiring AIM Global Deans Forum!