The Pharmaceutical Care Network Europe (PCNE) was established in 1994 and it became an official association (under Dutch law) in 2004.
Pharmaceutical Care is the pharmacist's contribution to the care of individuals, in order to optimize medicines use and improve health outcomes.
The provision of all healthcare is becoming an interdisciplinary activity, and it is increasingly important that the different parties in care connect to each other for the benefit of the patient. This is also valid for pharmaceutical care. All different elements of the care around medicines should be coordinated between the different professionals such as pharmacists, doctors, nurses and of course the patient. In practice this is not yet happening, and it affects the quality of the care.
We were therefore glad to see more then 90 participants at the 8th PCNE Working Conference in Berlin, who wanted to contribute to the research and implementation of collaborative pharmaceutical care.
Prof. Dr. Kurt Hersberger,
PCNE Chairman
Basle, Switzerland
The slides of the lectures and reports of the workshops will gradually appear on these pages.
Click here for a wonderful overview over the Conference by Tim Chen >>
Download the full final program as a PDF >>
PCNE gratefully acknowledges support from following sponsors:
The PCNE working Conference has been accredited for Dutch participants (community pharmacists) for 17 continuing education hours.
Charlotte Rossing, Denmark; Maria Cordina, Malta; Mary Tully, United Kingdom; Nina Griese, Germany; Veerle Foulon, Belgium; Foppe van Mil, the Netherlands; Kurt Hersberger, Switzerland (Chair); Olivier Bugnon, Switzerland.
Abstract - Biograpy - Presentation (1.1 MB)
Abstract - Biography - Presentation (2.5 MB)
The Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool: Assessing the methodological quality of qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies. Prof. Pierre Pluye, Canada
Abstract - Biography - Presentation (1.7 MB)
(Facilitators Foppe van Mil, the Netherlands and Saija Leikola, Finland)
• Aim: To merge the results of previous PCNE Medication Review workshops and create a manual or guidelines for optimal medication review procedures that can be used in pharmaceutical care in different countries.
Biography van Mil - Biography Leikola - Workshop abstract
General Introduction (Day 1) - Introduction methodologies and flow (Day 2) - Introduction patient selection and ethics (day 3)
Overview: what problems can be detected by the different PCNE Types of medication review
Overview: What activities are part of the different PCNE types of Medication Review
(Facilitators Maria Cordina, Malta and Tommy Westerlund, Sweden)
• Aim: To discuss and develop guidance on best practice in designing and conducting interdisciplinary research projects that evaluate interprofessional service delivery.
Biography Westerlund - Workshop abstract
(Facilitators: Alison Roberts, Australia and Charlotte Rossing, Denmark)
• Aim: (1) To explore the various strategies used for implementing pharmaceutical care services, gaining an understanding of those that increase the chances of sustainable change and (2) To design indicators that can be applied in practice and used in research, to measure the successful implementation of pharmaceutical care services and collaborative practice.
Biography Rossing - Biography Roberts - Workshop Abstract
(Facilitators Olivier Bugnon & Marie-Paul Schneider, Switzerland and Martin Henman, Ireland)
• Aim: To develop a system for assuring quality of research and the research group, involving different professionals
Biography Bugnon - Biography Henman- Biography Schneider - Workshop Abstract
(Facilitators: Veerle Foulon and Giannoula Tsakitzidis, Belgium, Maria Cordina, Malta)
• Aim: To develop a framework and teaching methodologies, and to prepare practitioners to contribute to interprofessional research and practice, so that different professionals will cooperate better in their future.
Accepted abstracts,sorted by last name of submitting author. Klick on the abstract title to download a pdf.
The pdf's of the full presentations of the oral communications can be found under the tab 'Lectures'.