E12 Pharmacists contributing to increasing flu immunization
Monday 11 September 2017
12:30-14:00
COEX Convention & Exhibition Center : Auditorium 1.5 hours
Organised by FIP and IFPMA
Chairs: Luís Lourenço (FIP Community Pharmacy Section, Portugal)
Learning objectives
At the conclusion of this knowledge-based session, the participants will be able to:
1. List the major barriers to appropriate flu vaccine coverage at global level.
2. Explain how pharmacists can help mitigating some of these barriers.
3. Describe an immunization programme led by pharmacists.
4. Describe strategies for implementation of an immunization service in a community pharmacy.
Programme
12:30 - 12:40
1) Introduction by the Chair
12:40 - 13:05
2) Global perspectives on barriers and solutions to expanding flu vaccine coverage
Misuk Kang (IFPMA Korea, Repulbic of Korea)
13:05 - 13:20
3) National programme for expanding flu immunization by pharmacists
Pamela Logan (Irish Pharmacy Union, Ireland)
13:20 - 13:30
4) Experience of implementing a flu immunization service in a community pharmacy – lessons learned
Luís Lourenço (FIP Community Pharmacy Section, Portugal)
13:30 - 13:50
5) Panel discussion (with Q/A from the audience)
13:50 - 14:00
6) Conclusions by the Chair