EAFP Annual Conference Educational Programme for International Students meeting May 24th, 2014
09:00-10:30 A Symposium on the topic ‘How can Academia collaborate with students' associations in order to bridge the gap between pharmaceutical studies and academic research?’
How do Professionals envision this collaboration? In the first part of the session, students will be given the opportunity to hear a professional point of view on the topic. The speakers will then provide students with case-study examples of the initiatives that worked at their universities and share many useful tips and tricks on how to become more engaged in research. They will also elaborate on how they envision the collaboration between students, student’s associations and Academia for the future. Speakers: Antonio Sánchez Pozo, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Granada, Spain Romána Zelkó, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
EPSA Presentation and Science-related projects Following the Symposium, a presentation about the European Pharmaceutical Students’ Association will be held, focusing on opportunities that EPSA provides to students on local, national and European level. Also, the science-related projects that are developed in the Association, such as the EPSA Students’ Science Publication and the Science Day will be further elaborated, allowing students to become engaged in scientific research. Speaker: Marina Knezović, EPSA Educational Affairs Coordinator 2013-2014
ŠS SFD & DŠFS Presentation and Science related projects Slovenian representatives will present ŠS SFD projects related to science and elaborate on the opportunities that ŠS SFD can provide to Slovenian students in order to increase students’ knowledge and engagement in research. Speaker: Anže Vasle, President of Students’ Section of Slovenian Pharmaceutical Society. Collaboration between students and the Academia Speaker: Luka Kosec, President of the Students’ Council at Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Panel discussion
During the panel discussion, students will be able to ask questions to the speakers and together there will be the opportunity to brainstorm about potential possibilities and opportunities regarding the topic.
10:30 – 12:00 Training: Have an active voice, meet ADVOCACY! The second part of the session will be an advocacy training. Trainer: Marina Knezović, EPSA Educational Affairs Coordinator
What is a training? Trainings are participant-focused interactive sessions facilitated by soft skills trainers. The trainer plans the framework for the session, which is then shaped by the inputs of the participants. Trainings usually focus on soft skills, i.e. personal competencies that can be developed and strengthened, like communication skills or stress management skills. EPSA Trainings are a product of the EPSA Training Project, aimed at increasing awareness of soft skills and their importance, as they are not yet incorporated into university curricula in Faculties of Pharmacy to the extent that EPSA members feel they should, helping to meet the demands and seize the opportunities of modern working and personal life. For more information about trainings and the Training Project, please contact: training@epsa-online.org.
What is Advocacy and why should you attend the training? Healthcare Advocacy is a political process by an individual or group which aims to influence healthcare policy-making decisions. Advocacy can include many activities that a person or organization undertakes including media campaigns, public speaking, statement of support, commissioning and publishing research. Join this training and learn how to have an active voice as a student, what is the role of advocacy in a European Students’ Association, learn more about current advocacy activities that will have an impact on a pharmacy profession, what is reactive advocacy and planned advocacy and much more! Students represent the future of the profession and they should engage and be an active voice of the pharmacy profession! See you there!