22nd Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP)
By Dr Vivianne Shih, President, 117th PSS Council
The 22nd Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy was hosted by Haiphong University of Medicine and Pharmacy and Hanoi University of Pharmacy and was held in Hai Phong City, Vietnam from July 13 to 15 2023. It welcomed 246 delegates from 11 countries in the Asia Pacific region, USA and Australia and a total of 55 abstracts was presented. This year was especially meaningful as it was the first physical conference since 2019. At the opening ceremony of ACCP 2023, the inaugural Research in Clinical Pharmacy (RCP) which is the official journal for ACCP was launched.
PSS nominated 2 speakers for the plenary sessions. Mr Kevin Ben Laurence who spoke on “Singapore Pharmacy Digital Transformation” and Dr Ng Tat Ming shared with the delegates on “Antimicrobial stewardship in Singapore hospitals: First 10 years and beyond”. Both sessions were well received and it was heartening that Singapore was able to share our experience at this international conference.
Ms Foo Koon Mian, Scientific Chairperson of the 32nd Singapore Pharmacy Congress also represented PSS to chair one of the symposium session “Clinical Pharmacy Services and Evaluation” with Ms Hazel Faye Docuyanan from the Philippines.
I was one of the chairpersons for the Plenary 4 “Pharmaceutical Care in Non-Communicable Diseases” and also participated in the ACCP Board Meeting that was attended by the various Presidents of the member countries of ACCP.
The Singapore delegate team had a fruitful trip. Besides having time to bond with each other, we also had the opportunity to network with fellow regional pharmacists, exchange ideas and best practices. As per tradition, being a member country of ACCP, we had to put up a performance item at the Gala Dinner. This year, the Singapore delegates presented a rendition of one of the popular National Day song “Home”.
ACCP is a great platform for Singapore pharmacists to showcase their research projects either through poster and/or oral presentations. Hence, I would like to encourage all to submit their work to RCP. We look forward to meeting you at the 23rd Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy from 25 to 28 July 2024 in Hong Kong, SAR, China.
