EPSA
EPSA is de Europese overkoepelende organisatie van farmaceutische studentenverenigingen. De KNPSV is lid van de EPSA. Daardoor zijn alle KNPSV-leden ook aangesloten bij EPSA. Als lid van de KNPSV kun je bij de EPSA actief worden op Europees niveau, bijvoorbeeld door lid te worden van een Working Committee (zie hieronder). Je kunt ook meehelpen om in Nederland een project te implementeren dat in verschillende Europese landen wordt uitgevoerd. En je kunt deelnemen aan EPSA-events: het jaarlijkse EPSA-congres in april, de Autumn Assembly in oktober, EPSA Summer University in de zomer en het TWIN-programma (een uitwisselingsproject voor groepen). Ook kun je via EPSA in contact komen met studenten farmacie of farmaceutische wetenschappen uit heel Europa. Zo kun je te weten komen hoe de studie in andere landen is georganiseerd en je kunt alvast één of meer lokale studenten leren kennen als je voor je studie een tijd naar een ander Europees land gaat. Meer informatie over EPSA vind je hieronder. Je kunt ook een kijkje nemen op de EPSA-website: www.epsa-online.org.
EPSA
The European Pharmaceutical Students' Association, EPSA, was established in 1978 as a European Sub-Committee of IPSF (the International Pharmaceutical Students' Federation founded in 1949) which became an independent organisation of IPSF officially registered at the Tribunal d'Illkirch, Strasbourg - France, in 1982. The current name of EPSA was decided 10 years after and took effect from the closure of the 16th congress in 1993 in Helsinki. EPSA's aim is to ‘Develop the interests and opinions of European Pharmacy Students and to encourage the contact and cooperation between them'.
Currently this is achieved through the maintenance of close contacts with professional organisation and the implementation of several innovative projects, diverse events and informative publications, which bring further benefits to EPSA members and which allowed EPSA to be able to develop a consensus of opinion among pharmacy students from all over Europe.
Today, EPSA is an independent students' organisation which represents over 120 000 students in 34 different European countries.
Activity
The Main EPSA Activities are divided within 7 Working Committees:
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Pharmacy Education
- Pharmacy Awareness
- Professional Development
- Public Health
- Humanitarian
- Mobility
Events
The Annual Congress is the biggest and most exciting event on the EPSA calendar. This is a chance for delegates from all over Europe to come together to refuel their spirits and enthusiasm for the coming year. The main purpose of the Annual Congress is the General Assembly where important decisions are made regarding the running of the association. The work done during the year gone by is reviewed and the work done in the coming year is planned.
The Congress also boasts a large educational program. This includes Panel Sessions with prominent speakers from around the world and workshops where delegates can brainstorm and come to common decisions about important issues that EPSA is involved in.
It's also during the Annual Congress that the new EPSA executive is elected. This year the Annual Congress was held in Reims, France. Next year (2010) it will be held in Krakow, Poland from the 26th of April - 2nd of May.
The Summer University that has been created to provide a forum for EPSA students to interact educationally and socially in a laid back atmosphere. During the week the students have the opportunity to learn different interesting subjects about a particular theme approached by invited experts and learn more about pharmacy. After a study morning an afternoon full of dynamic social activities and workshops follows. In 2010 the Summer University will be held in Bulgaria.
The Autumn Assembly is held every October and is organised in collaboration with ESCP (European Society of Clinical Pharmacy). The event consists of 3 ‘sub-events' which are the EPSA Annual 2nd Congress, the EPSA-ESCP Student Symposium and the ESCP Symposium. The purpose of the EPSA Annual 2nd Congress is to show the projects and plans of EPSA and to give an overview on the executive's work half way through the EPSA year to EPSA members, professionals, contacts organisations and partners. The aim of the EPSA-ESCP Students' Symposium is to get students closer to the clinical reality, both in hospital and community pharmacy. The ESCP Annual Symposium is the biggest annual event of ESCP. This year the Autumn Assembly will be held in Genoa, Italy from 18-23 October.
An Annual Reception is held in the EPSA Permanent Office in Brussels at the beginning of the calendar year. At the office, located in the heart of the PGEU (Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union), there's a chance to meet our external contacts, the EPSA executive and some of our members.
The World Health Students Symposium (WHSS) is an event, which is organized every 2 years by EPSA, IPSF, EMSA and IFMSA. During this congress about 400 medical and pharmaceutical students will discuss and collaborate on multidisciplinary learning. The next WHSS will take place in Alexandria, Egypt from 9-14 November 2009.
The EPSA Newsletter is to spread with the aim of disseminating EPSA's latest developments regarding its projects and activities as well as exchanging knowledge and experiences on a professional level between readers. It is published three times a year and distributed to all EPSA members, contact organisations and partners. In order to read them, just go to your local association.
The Report Booklet contains the conclusions of the Annual Congress workshops, together with the results of the Annual Questionnaire behind which the idea to investigate the opinions and beliefs of EPSA members regarding the topic, and Statements of Opinion.
The Scientific Supplement Publication is published in collaboration with EUFEPS and which contains scientific research publications of member students. In a close future will have inside more scientific articles of professors, professionals and latest professionals' scientific research publications.
The EPSA Homepage that is the most visible window to EPSA's progress. The website is accessible for all and is regularly updated. It contains news, polls and detailed information about all EPSA's projects and work. Additionally the site contains a forum, a member section, databases and documents that can bee downloaded. Go to www.epsa-online.org.