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This video provides an overview of the pharmacy-based vaccination (PBV) programme across seven countries–Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Portugal, the UK and the USA. It covers key discussions on policy evolution with the aim of sharing knowledge on the PBV journey, highlighting best practices, enablers, and challenges from countries that have successfully implemented PBV programme.

This CPD bite video by Dr Catherine Duggan, chief executive officer at FIP, highlights the value of leveraging pharmacists as providers of vaccination services.

 

To showcase the impact of pharmacy-based vaccinations in Italy, Erminia Pietrobono, the international affairs officer at Federfarma, Italy shares a compelling narrative and experiences that underscore the vital role pharmacies play in vaccination efforts.

To showcase the impact of pharmacy-based vaccinations in Helder Mota Filipe, President of the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society, shares a compelling narrative and experiences that underscore the vital role pharmacies play in vaccination efforts.

To showcase the impact of pharmacy-based vaccinations in Jordan, Salah Kandil Shubair, Board member, Jordan Pharmacists Association shares a compelling narrative and experiences that underscore the vital role pharmacies play in vaccination efforts.

To showcase the impact of pharmacy-based vaccinations in Brazil, Joselia Frade from the Federal Council of Pharmacy in Brazil shares a compelling narrative and experiences that underscore the vital role pharmacies play in vaccination efforts.

To showcase the impact of pharmacy-based vaccinations in Australia, Peter Guthrey, Senior pharmacist, Strategic policy, at the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia, shares a compelling narrative and experiences that underscore the vital role pharmacies play in vaccination efforts.

In this podcast, Dr Catherine Duggan, chief executive officer at FIP, and Gonçalo Sousa Pinto, FIP lead for practice transformation share insights on the public health importance of vaccination, the expanding role of pharmacists and examine the global trends in pharmacy-based vaccination.

0:00:05: Know the speakers

0:00:44: Introduction: Vaccination’s role in public health and the increasing involvement of pharmacists

0:04:30: The critical role of immunisation in global health

0:08:20: Pharmacists’ evolving role in immunisation: From advice to administration

0:12:31: Global expansion of pharmacy-based vaccination services

0:17:24: Regulatory changes and policy developments

0:22:00: Challenges and opportunities in pharmacy-based vaccination

0:27:20: The future of vaccination services in pharmacies

0:31:46: Conclusion: Pharmacists as essential vaccinators in a global health landscape

This short podcast provides a quick overview of the global situation  in relation to the evolving role of pharmacists in vaccination, as well as recent developments and success stories, and some tips on advocating for change and overcoming challenges.

This presentation by Gonçalo Sousa Pinto, the lead for practice transformation at FIP, provides a global overview and analyses recent trends in pharmacy-based vaccination (PBV) around the world, invites governments, policymakers, and all stakeholders to consider how pharmacists are making a huge contribution to vaccination delivery globally and advocates PBV implementation in countries where pharmacists are not yet authorised to administer or prescribe vaccines.