International Federation of Associations of Pharmaceutical Physicians and Pharmaceutical MedicineWith IFAPP’s Treasurer and Board Member Brigitte Franke-Bray, MD PhD FFPM GFMD, IFAPP is represented in the FPM’s Global Forum (FPM Global) Working Group. FPM Global has been formed with members from diverse locations such as the USA, South Africa, Nigeria, Pakistan, Switzerland, and Hong Kong, as well as the UK. It is hoped that FPM Global will facilitate international collaboration to promote and grow awareness of the Pharmaceutical Medicine Specialty which is only recognised as a medical specialty in the UK, Republic of Ireland, and Switzerland. The main purpose of FPM is to
- Raise awareness of Pharmaceutical Medicine as the profession representing the clinical science for the development of medicines and medical devices
- Support the global recognition of Pharmaceutical Medicine as a medical specialty
- Propose new training and assessment opportunities that meets local needs
- Contribute to the setting of world-wide standards in Pharmaceutical Medicine
(IFAPP TODAY, October 2021, Number 18; https://ifapp.org/blog/ifapp-today-october-2021-number-18).
