Leveraging pharmacists to minimize the impact of air pollution on health: policy barriers and drivers

The global COVID-19 pandemic has enhanced the vital role that pharmacists play as trusted healthcare advisors to their communities. This has provided a unique opportunity for the profession to lead the way in tackling the growing issue of air pollution and its impact on health.

Watch our free expert panel webinar which focuses on how to empower pharmacists to become advocates for better breathing, organized by the FIP and GSK’s scientific initiative, The Clean Breathing Institute.

The expert panel content is designed to:

• Launch the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) call to action
• Outline country case studies exploring how pharmacists advocate for action in mitigating the health impact of air pollution
• Implement the call to action and identify the policy barriers and drivers for pharmacists

Moderator:

Lars-Åke Söderlund, President, FIP Community Pharmacy Section

Meet the panel:

Ema Paulino, FIP Professional Secretary

Paul Sinclair, Chair of the FIP Board of Pharmaceutical Practice

Anna Murphy, Consultant Respiratory Pharmacist at University of Leicester NHS Trust, UK

Job FM van Boven, Chair of the Dutch respiratory pharmacist’s group at the Royal Dutch Pharmacist’s Association

Deana Lykins, Policy & Government Affairs Consultant, The Clean Breathing Institute

Event date: 7th September 2021 13:00-14:30 CEST

Language: English

Duration: 90 minutes