The work of the group will start working in January 2023. The project plan and deliverables will be decided by the Chair and the Working Group during the kick off of the project. The project doesn’t have a limit duration and will be reassessed and renewed every year if decided by the EAHP General Assembly. The members of the Working Group will be asked every year if they want to stay working in the group.
The Working Group will decide on the project plan during the kick off meeting . The first objectives of the working group should be to increase awareness within the pharmacy profession in Europe and to identify areas relevant where the EAHP could support its member, authorities and other professionals to improve environmental sustainability of the hospitals (e.g., reducing the impact of inhaled anaesthetic, reducing the greenhouse gas emissions associated with pressurised MDI inhalers.
The group will meet once per month for 1 hour. In addition to the monthly meetings, there are between 1 to 3 hours of preparatory and follow-up work each month before/after meeting.
The group will be composed of around 15-20 individuals. All meetings (at least for the time being) will be held virtually. Applicants that are not hospital pharmacists are also encouraged to apply, in particular healthcare environmental engineers or relevant experts. You can find below a list of the main requirements expected from the volunteers that will join the Working Group.
The call for the expression of interest is primary addressed to hospital pharmacists and other professionals with ideally experience and knowledge on the sustainability of hospital pharmacies and healthcare systems.
Geographic diversity will be one overarching criterion applied in the selection of the Working Group members.
Interested applications should sent a CV and a short motivation statement to EAHP Project Portfolio Manager Gonzalo Marzal Lopez at info[at]eahp[dot]eu [1]. The deadline for applications is January 16th 2023.