The ESCP research committee aims to provide guidelines and educational materials to support ESCP members in research.
There are nine members of the Research Committee, one of whom is a representative of the ESCP General Committee. Members serve in the Research Committee for four years; continuation of office years must be approved annually by the group and is subjected to the General Committee’s approval.
Review Committee members provide expertise on topics under discussion.
Another task of the Research Committee is to lead the review of abstracts submitted for the spring workshop and October symposium. There is a transparent standard operating procedure to guide abstract review.
An ESCP Research Masterclass is normally scheduled for the day prior to the October symposium and is led by member(s) of the Research Committee (involving others where appropriate).
In addition, there is potential for the Research Committee to deliver a research focused workshop during the October symposium.
The Research Committee has a leading role in assigning the Research Grant for which members can submit an application.
The Research Committee currently has the following members:
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Dr. Betul Okuyan
Chair. Professor of Clinical Pharmacy at Marmara University, Türkiye
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Dr. Francesca Wirth
Vice Chair. Associate Professor at the Department of Pharmacy, University of Malta
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Dr. Martin Henman
Past Chair. Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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Dr. Annemie Somers
Professor at Pharmaceutical Care Unit, Ghent University and Clinical Pharmacy Department, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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Dr. Daniela Fialová
GC Representative. Ass.Prof. at Faculty of Pharmacy, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic and Dept. of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1st Faculty of Medici, Czech Republic
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Dr. Anita Weidmann
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Innsbruck University, Austria
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Dr. Abdikarim Abdi
Associate Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Head of Clinical Pharmacy Department Yeditepe University, Türkiye
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Dr. Silvana Urru
Clinical Pharmacist (PhD) Hospital Pharmacy Unit, S. Chiara General Hospital, APSS, Trento, Italy
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Dr. Carla Meyer-Massetti
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pharmacy- Inselspital- University Hospital of Bern and Institute of Pharmacology, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Dr. Lisa-Marie (E.M.) Smale
Postdoctoral Researcher sustainable medication use. Adult Intensive Care Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Dr. Antonella Tonna
Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Applied Sciences and Public Health Robert Gordon University Aberdeen, UK
The Committees are bound to act within the frameworks of the mission, vision and the (multiyear) strategy (see above), the year plan, the budget structure, the assigned budgets and decisions of the General Committee.
In general the committees are responsible (The General Committee has the final responsibility) for the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the communication, education and research policy of the ESCP.
In order for an adequate communication between the GC and the committees, committees will:
- Create a year plan, which will be presented during the General Assembly
- Report the proceedings with respect to the year plan at least twice a year (April and October)
- The chair of the committees (or their representatives) and the General Committee, have at least four (virtual) meetings per year.
Chairs of the committees are always present at the General Assembly.
