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The August 2025 issue of the journal was recently published.
This is a themed issue on ‘Artificial Intelligence and related Innovative Technologies in Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Research’.
This special AI issue is timely and relevant considering the rapid expansion and development of AI enabled technologies in health-related fields, including pharmacy
Guest editors for this special issue, Prof. Anita Weidmann and Prof. Kreshnik Hoti.
We are proud to invite you to the 53rd ESCP symposium titled “From Interprofessional education to interprofessional practice“, which will take place in Grenoble, France from 26th to 28th November 2025.
Over the course of the 3 days, our Keynotes, Workshops and Networking opportunities will offer you the opportunity to explore and share innovative practices that deliver person-centered goals.
What to expect?
7 Exciting plenary lectures on Interprofessional Collaboration.
16 Interactive workshops.
Oral communications and Poster Discussion Forums.
ESCP Symposium Dinner (day 2).
Social events and Networking opportunities.
…and much more!
You may also consider developing your research skills by also attending the 1-day pre-conference Research Masterclass on Tuesday 25th November 2025 titled ‘Responsible use of AI in clinical pharmacy research’.
Click here for the full programme schedule (subject to changes). The deadline for registration is Saturday 25th October 2025.
Delighted that the 2024 Clarivate impact factor for the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy has just been released and is 3.2! This is an increase from 2.6 in 2023 and means that the impact factor has increased every year since 2020. IJCP HAS CEMENTED ITS POSITON IN QUARTILE 2 of JCR category Pharmacology and Pharmacy. We are now ranked 126/352 in the JCR category Pharmacology and Pharmacy (64.3 percentile compared to 51.3 in 2023).
Professor Derek Stewart, IJCP Editor-in-Chief and immediate past President of ESCP said, “I am indebted to the associate editors, board members, reviewers, authors and those citing us! While we strive to publish quality, impactful papers, the impact factor remains an important metric.”
Remember that ESCP is affiliated with IJCP. All abstracts presented at our workshops and symposia are published in IJCP.
All ESCP members have free access to all journal issues, via the member login pages.
It is with great sadness that we have received the notification that Ruud Dessing, ESCP President 1994-1996, passed away at the age of 78. He was suffering from lung fibrosis.
Ruud Dessing was involved in ESCP form the beginning, in the seventies. He stood at the basis of pharmaceutical patient care, and was always active in ethics and philosophy. Ruud Dessing was a pioneer in incorporating ethics and philosophy in pharmaceutical care. He was honoured Fellow of ESCP in 2011.
Ruud Dessing was a very inspiring and amiable person.
Ruud studied chemistry and pharmacy at Leiden University, where he obtained his PhD in 1974. Besides his work as a community pharmacist in Noordwijk, he was director of Amsterdam medical press and published several books on medication use. Ruud Dessing was, together with Niels Muller, editor of the ESCP European Drug Index (EDI: extended information for practitioners confronted with the enormous number of drug names available on the European market, in times before internet a widely used encyclopedia in the last decades of the 20th century). He also was the first pharmacist in The Netherlands who handled the refill requests of patients in the GP practices in Noordwijk and discussed their medication adherence and the (side) effects of their drug use. Patient care took a prominent place in his career as a pharmacist. Ruud Dessing moderated a few times a workshop in philosophy and ethics in pharmacy practice at ESCP Symposia.
Ruud was very present at ESCP events and always had friends around him, not just to drink a beer or a glass of wine, to joke and gag, but, especially when time advanced, to philosophize and bring new ideas as how to bring patient care in pharmacy to a higher level of understanding. Those who know him will miss him.
As the family wrote in their death announcement:
“With loving memories and deep sadness we say goodbye to Ruud, my husband, with a tireless entrepreneurial spirit, our proud father, father-in-law and grandfather, who lived life to the fullest. As a highly learned and astute thinker, he had a great preference for science and philosophy. He enjoyed life in his own unique way and left a lasting impression on everyone who knew him. His zest for life, warmth and strength will always live in us.” The funeral has taken place in a private setting. We extend our condolences to his wife and (grand)children and wish them much strength in coping with the loss of this inspiring man.
The next special issue of IJCP is on the theme of “Artificial intelligence based solutions and innovative technologies in clinical pharmacy practice and research”.
Guest editors
– Prof. Kreshnik Hoti, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Pharmaceutical Care, University of Pristina, Prishtina, Kosovo.
– Prof. Anita Elaine Weidmann, Head of Clinical Pharmacy Dept. at Innsbruck University; Associate Editor of the IJCP and ESCP Research Committee member.
This theme is both timely and relevant considering rapid developments in the area of AI and potential impact on clinical pharmacy practice and research. Submissions should be aligned to the broad field of clinical pharmacy practice, in relation to AI and related Innovative Technologies, and within the scope of the journal.
Deadline for manuscript submission: 31 January 2025.
Delighted that the 2023 Clarivate impact factor for the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy has just been released and is 2.6! This is an increase from 2.4 in 2022 and means that the impact factor has increased every year since 2020. IJCP IS NOW IN QUARTILE 2 of Pharmacology and Pharmacy. This is a major achievement, moving from Q4 to Q2 in 2 years in one of the largest categories in Clarivate.
Professor Derek Stewart, IJCP Editor-in-Chief and immediate past President of ESCP said, “I am indebted to the associate editors, board members, reviewers, authors and those citing us! While we strive to publish quality, impactful papers, the impact factor remains an important metric.”
Remember that ESCP is affiliated with IJCP. All abstracts presented at our workshops and symposia are published in IJCP.
All ESCP members have free access to all journal issues, via the member login pages.
There is also an excellent commentary from the ESCP Research Committee, ‘Writing a manuscript for publication in a peer-reviewed scientific journal: Guidance from the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy’, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11096-023-01695-6 This can also be found under the ‘Guidelines and Tools’ section of the members’ only section on the ESCP website.
ESCP is affiliated with the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (IJCP), with all abstracts from our workshops and symposia published in the journal.
This includes a great paper from members of ESCP committees, ‘Scope, content and quality of clinical pharmacy practice guidelines: a systematic review’, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11096-023-01658-x This is a key paper for all interested in clinical pharmacy practice, research and education.
All ESCP Best Practice Papers are now housed in a collection on the IJCP website https://link.springer.com/collections/febadhfjbg and are available on the members only section of the ESCP website
ESCP is affiliated with the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (IJCP), with all abstracts from our workshops and symposia published in the journal.
ESCP is affiliated with the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (IJCP), with all abstracts from our workshops and symposia published in the journal.
With guest editors Filipa Alves da Costa, Matej Stuhec and Martina Hahn, the issue has 32 articles relevant for all practitioners, researchers, educators and students. Mental health covers a wide range of conditions, including depression, anxiety, psychosis, opioid dependence, dementia, to name a few. This means that the specific papers covered in this special issue are also diverse, and our authors have contributed opinion pieces, review articles and research-based papers that cover many of these topics.
ESCP is affiliated with the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (IJCP), with all abstracts from our workshops and symposia published in the journal.
Check out the great selection of reviews, research papers, letters and much more. Great range of topics on clinical pharmacy practice, education and research. Remember to sign up for the conflicts of interest
ESCP is affiliated with the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (IJCP), with all abstracts from our workshops and symposia published in the journal.
The ESCP Research Committee has recently published a commentary in the June issue of the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy giving guidance on writing successful research grants.
ESCP is affiliated with the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy (IJCP), with all abstracts from our workshops and symposia published in the journal.
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