EAHP EU Monitor - 08 July 2014
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EAHP: Apps involving medicines should have pharmacist oversight
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) has responded to a consultation by the European Commission advising that any mHealth applications linked to the use of medicines must have levels of regulatory oversight, ideally involving pharmacist expertise, in order to ensure their safety.
The European Commission launched a consultation on mHealth in April 2014, asking healthcare professionals and patients for input on the health related applications of smartphone technology. One of EAHP’s key points was that the introduction of new technologies in the hospital setting has been an ever-present reality. Lessons learned include the need to understand the potential positive applications of a new technology at an early stage, and for Governments and health system managers to take a leadership role in achieving their realisation.
More information here.
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Membership of European Parliament Health Committee 2014-19 decided
Following recent elections, the Committee of the European Parliament with the lead responsibility for scrutinizing the European Commission’s health related activities has been reconstituted, and will be chaired by the Italian MEP Giovanni La Via, of the centre-right Nuovo Centrodestra Party.
25 of EAHP’s 34 member countries are represented on the Committee, which is the second largest Committee of the Parliament - click here to see the list.
| AUSTRIA | BELGIUM | BULGARIA |
| Karin KADENBACH (S&D) | Ivo BELET (EPP) | Nikolay BAREKOV (ECR, substitute) |
| Elisabeth KÖSTINGER (EPP, substitute) | Frédérique RIES (ALDE) | Andrey KOVATCHEV (EPP, substitute) |
| CROATIA | Mark DEMESMAEKER (ECR, substitute) | Iskra MIHAYLOVA (ALDE, substitute) |
| Biljana BORZAN (S&D) | Bart STAES (Greens-EFA, substitute) | DENMARK |
| Davor ŠKRLEC (Greens-EFA) | Marianne THYSSEN (EPP, substitute) | Margrete AUKEN (Greens-EFA) |
| Dubravka ŠUICA (EPP) | CZECH REPUBLIC | Jørn DOHRMANN (ECR) |
| Marijana PETIR (EPP, substitute) | Pavel POC (S&D, Vice-Chair) | FINLAND |
| FRANCE | Kateřina KONEČNÁ (GUE/NGL) | Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI (ALDE) |
| Gilles PARGNEAUX (S&D, Vice-Chair) | Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ (EPP, substitute) | Nils TORVALDS (ALDE) |
| Angelique DELAHAYE (EPP) | GERMANY | Merja KYLLÖNEN (GUE/NGL, substitute) |
| Mireille D'ORNANO (Non-attached) | Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN (EPP) | Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN (EPP, substitute) |
| Sylvie GODDYN (Non-attached) | Stefan ECK (GUE/NGL) | GREECE |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE (EPP) | Karl-Heinz FLORENZ (EPP) | Lampros FOUNTOULIS (non-attached, substitute) |
| Jean-François JALKH (Non-attached) | Jens GIESEKE (EPP) | HUNGARY |
| Michèle RIVASI (Greens-EFA) | Matthias GROOTE (S&D) | Benedek JÁVOR (Greens-EFA, Vice-chair) |
| Michel DANTIN (EPP, substitute) | Peter LIESE (EPP) | Zoltán BALCZÓ (Non-attached) |
| Joëlle MÉLIN (non-attached, substitute) | Norbert LINS (EPP) | György HÖLVÉNYI (EPP) |
| Younous OMARJEE (GUE/NGL, substitute) | Susanne MELIOR (S&D) | Tibor Jenő SZANYI (S&D) |
| Robert ROCHEFORT (ALDE, substitute) | Renate SOMMER (EPP) | IRELAND |
| ITALY | Albert DESS (EPP, substitute) | Lynn BOYLAN (GUE/NGL) |
| Giovanni LA VIA (EPP, Chair) | Martin HÄUSLING (Greens-EFA, substitute) | Nessa CHILDERS (S&D) |
| Marco AFFRONTE (EFDD) | Peter JAHR (EPP, substitute) | Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP, substitute) |
| Simona BONAFÈ (S&D) | Gesine MEISSNER (ALDE, substitute) | POLAND |
| Alberto CIRIO (EPP) | Ulrike MÜLLER (ALDE, substitute) | Andrzej GRZYB (EPP) |
| Eleonora EVI (EFDD) | LITHUANIA | Ryszard Antoni LEGUTKO (ECR) |
| Elisabetta GARDINI (EPP) | Valentinas MAZURONIS (EFDD) | Bolesław Grzegorz PIECHA (ECR) |
| Enrico GASBARRA (S&D) | LUXEMBOURG | Jadwiga WIŚNIEWSKA (ECR) |
| Massimo PAOLUCCI (S&D) | Claude TURMES (Greens-EFA, substitute) | Robert Jarosław IWASZKIEWICZ (non-attached, substitute) |
| Piernicola PEDICINI (EFDD) | MALTA | Karol Adam KARSKI (ECR, substitute) |
| Herbert DORFMANN (EPP, substitute) | Miriam DALLI (S&D) | Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA (EPP, substitute) |
| Eleonora FORENZA (GUE/NGL, substitute) | NETHERLANDS | PORTUGAL |
| Giulia MOI (EFDD, substitute) | Bas EICKHOUT (Greens-EFA) | José Inácio FARIA (ALDE) |
| Alessandra MUSSOLINI (EPP, substitute) | Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE) | Nuno MELO (EPP, substitute) |
| Aldo PATRICIELLO (EPP, substitute) | Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK (EPP) | ROMANIA |
| SLOVAKIA | Jan HUITEMA (ALDE, substitute) | Daciana Octavia SÂRBU (S&D, Vice-chair) |
| Miroslav MIKOLÁŠIK (EPP) | Anne-Marie MINEUR (GUE/NGL, substitute) | Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI (EPP) |
| József NAGY (EPP, substitute) | Olaf STUGER (Non-attached, substitute) | Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU (S&D) |
| SLOVENIA | SPAIN | Theodor Dumitru STOLOJAN (EPP, substitute) |
| Alojz PETERLE (EPP, substitute) | Pilar AYUSO (EPP) | SWEDEN |
| UNITED KINGDOM | Francesc GAMBÚS (EPP) | Jytte GUTELAND (S&D) |
| Catherine BEARDER (ALDE) | Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D) | Christofer FJELLNER (EPP, substitute) |
| Seb DANCE (S&D) | Iosu Mirena JUARISTI ABAUNZ (GUE/NGL) | Isabella LÖVIN (Greens-EFA, substitute) |
| Ian DUNCAN (ECR) | Maria Teresa RODRIGUEZ-RUBIO VÁZQUEZ (GUE/NGL) |
Marit PAULSEN (ALDE, substitute) |
| Julie GIRLING (ECR) | Esther HERRANZ GARCÍA (EPP, substitute) | |
| Syed KAMALL (ECR) | ||
| Glenis WILLMOTT (S&D) | ||
| Jacqueline FOSTER (ECR, substitute) | ||
| Diane JAMES (EFDD, substitute) | ||
| James NICHOLSON (ECR, substitute) | ||
| Julia REID (EFDD, substitute) | ||
| Kay SWINBURNE (ECR, substitute) | ||
| Keith TAYLOR (Greens-EFA, substitute) |
More information about the new ENVI committee here.
World Health Organisation launch consultation on antimicrobial resistance
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has opened a public consultation to help guide the creation of a draft Global action plan to address antimicrobial resistance. The consultation closes on 1 September 2014.
The 76th World Health Assembly passed a resolution earlier this year calling on WHO to lead the development of a Global action plan to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and submit a draft plan to the 2015 World Health Assembly.
Through this consultation, WHO is seeking the views and contributions of all relevant organisations, institutions, networks, civil society bodies, national authorities and ministries, and other entities that can represent the views of stakeholders or interest groups.
In this first stage, WHO will seek contributions to help draft the Global action plan. Later, comments will be sought on a finalised version of the plan.
More information here.
EJHP: Unintentional non-adherence to phosphate binders
An original research article published in the online first edition of the European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy shares the results of a study to determine patient specific perceptual and practical barriers to adherence to phosphate binders. The second stage of the study aimed to determine the effectiveness of an adherence enhancing strategy trialled by patients.
More information here.
