E2 7th AIM Global Deans Forum

Sunday 28 August 2016
09:00-12:00
Hilton Buenos Aires : Pacara A & B, 3 hours

Sunday 28 August 2016, 09:00 – 12:00

Organised by FIPEd

(By invitation — for deans who have FIP academic institutional membership; AIM)

AIM members, Deans and academic leaders from around the world will discuss and debate how pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences educational institutions are transforming their programmes towards achieving better health outcomes. The discussions and debate during this one and half day Forum will focus on areas of critical importance in the role of pharmacy educational institutions, focussing on educating the pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences workforce of the future. The programming for the 2016 AIM Deans Forum is based on input from attendees of the 2015 AIM Deans Forum in Dusseldorf.

Programme

Sunday 28 August 2016, 09:00 – 10:15

Part III – International collaborations  

This session will focus on developing ideas and sharing programmes that link deans from different institutions and regions of the world to foster joint learning opportunities. Successful implementation of collaborations from around the world will provide varying approaches to teaching and to practice.

Chair

Alan Lau (University of Illinois, USA)

09:00

1)      Perspectives of experiences and collaborations in Asia and Europe

Alan Lau (University of Illinois, USA)

09:10

2)      International collaborations at the University of Malawi – fostering joint learning opportunities

Speaker TBA  

09:30

3)      International collaborations at the Valparaiso University – successful implementation of collaboration

Patricia Acuña (Valparaiso University, Chile)

09:50

Q&A with the panel

10:10

4)      Wrap up and conclusion 

Sunday 28 August 2016, 10:30 – 12:00

Part IV – Strategic Planning for the Future

In this small session, an hour will be allocated to discuss future plans for the AIM Forum and possible projects across the FIP Education Initiative and Boards. The objective of this session is to reflect what has worked in the past and what we would like to see addressed in the Dean’s Forum.

10:30

1)      Are pharmacists prepared to utilize technology to co-manage patients’ health outcomes?

Sandra Carey (McCann Pharmacy, Canada)

10:50

2)      FIPEd 2016 Report - Overview

Andreia Bruno (FIPEd, Portugal)  

11:10

3)      Strategic Plan for AIM

Wayne Hindmarsh (FIPEd Chair of AIM, Canada)

11:30

4)      Roundtable discussion and feedback

11:55

5)      Wrap up and conclusion

Wayne Hindmarsh (FIPEd Chair of AIM, Canada)