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PCNE Symposia 2009: materials on-line!

All reports on the PCNE Working Symposia in Geneva (2 and 3 November 2009) are now on-line and can be retrieved by clicking here. Additional information can also be obtained from the PCNE professional secretariat.

New version of the PCNE-DRP classification

A new version of the DRP classification has been published (V6.2). It has now been reviewed by the members of the PCNE working group on DRP-classifications and discussed during the PCNE symposium in Geneva in November 2009. If you wish too use this version, you can download it from this site. Click on 'Drug-related Problems' on the left. Please note that this new version is not yet validated (apart from face-validity issues), and it is no longer compatible with previous versions.

General Assembly in Istanbul

The last general assembly of PCNE was held on the 4th of September 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. Members can find the minutes and other papers for the meeting in the Members Only part of this website. Two new members of the board have been elected, Dr. Mary Tully (now Chairperson, UK) and Dr. Maria Cordina (Secretary, Malta). Dr. Martin Henman and Dr. Foppe van Mil stepped down as board members, but will still be the professional secretary of PCNE.
After presentation of her work, Prof. Ljiljana Tasic from Belgrad, with her department, was accepted as new member. The Department of Pharmacy of the University of Sydney was accepted as an observer-member, after a presentation by Dr. Tim Chen. Their p[resentations can be found at the members-only part of this website.

6th Working conference in 2009, great success!

The 2009 Working Conference, with the theme 'Innovation in Pharmaceutical Care Research' has been great, in spite of the windy weather. Click here to go to the conference website, and look at relevant reports, abstracts and presentations (all available in pdf format). Abstract from this conference can also be found in the scientific journal Pharmacy World & Science 2009, issue 4.
For members and interested parties, some additional project meetings were held on the last day of the conference, on medication review and the BPCS questionnaire. A new working group on medication review was founded.

General assembly March 2009: A new member

The first 2009 general assembly of PCNE was held in Vimeiro. Portugal. During this meeting Marina Petric from Serbia, presented her work and herself. The Assembly welcomed her as a potential new member. The department where she works now will decide if they want to be an institutional member. If not, Marina will be individual member.


New Board

In September 2009 new board members were elected for the PCNE association. The current board of PCNE consists of

  • Dr. Mary Tully, United Kingdom, Chairperson
  • Dr. Maria Cordina, Malta, Secretary
  • Dr. Filipa Alves da Costa, Portugal
  • Dr. Mara Guerreiro, Portugal
  • Dr. Tommy Westerlund, Sweden
  • Prof. Dr. Birthe Søndergaard, Denmark

The PCNE fora

In July 2009, new 'Discussion Fora' have been installed, to enable especially the PCNE members (but also other interested parties) to discuss different issues in the field of pharmaceutical care. Contact the professional secretariat if you are a PCNE member and wish to contribute to the fora. Non-members can view all content, but not contribute.

Working conference 2007, Gothenburg

Reports of the 5th PCNE Working Conference (2007)can be found by clicking on the link 'Conference reports' on the left.

Please note

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