The pharmacy profession and pharmacists, as protagonists in the provision of pharmaceutical care, find themselves facing a changing operating environment, brought about by changes in patient needs and preferences as well as technological innovations that seek to disrupt the status quo. To ensure that the profession continues to be at the forefront of delivering meaningful quality pharmaceutical services for all, a concerted effort through dialogue, collective advocacy, professional development, and skills transfer among pharmacy professionals nationwide is necessary. The 4th National Pharmacy Conference aims to be the platform that enables this kind of collaboration.
Confident that Pharmacy has made significant strides to enable the attainment of Vision 2030 as outlined in the National Development Plan and inspired by the need to ensure a resilient profession that responds to rapid changes that are brought about by technological advancements and changing patient needs, the 4th National Pharmacy Conference will have as its theme: “A Glimpse into the Future: Advancing Pharmacy Towards 2050”.
This conference will not only address the role of Pharmacy in a technologically-driven society and an economy that is rapidly adopting automation, but will also attend to topical issues such as the emerging care models, public health amid increasing antimicrobial resistance, drug discovery and design, novel drug delivery systems, pharmacy education and artificial intelligence, and managing medicines prone to abuse and their impact on public health.
The 4th National Pharmacy Conference presents another opportunity to gather all the sectors of Pharmacy (community, institutional, wholesale, manufacturing, academia, consultant, etc.)
to come together to tackle, debate and attempt to resolve issues that are common to all in Pharmacy and to reflect on the recommendations that were made at the 2019 conference.
The South African Pharmacy Council, on behalf of all pharmacy professionals, expresses gratitude for the support received from the industry, which ensured that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd conferences were world-class gatherings that ensured meaningful dialogues for the advancement of the profession. Even the success of the 2026 conference will be heavily contingent on the generosity of partners in the pharmacy industry; the SAPC, therefore, calls upon all stakeholders in the pharmacy industry to partner with the profession to ensure the delivery of another world-class convention in the form of the 4th National Pharmacy Conference. The 2026 National Pharmacy Conference is a must-attend for all across the pharmaceutical value chain as it will reflect on issues of interest locally and internationally in the private and public healthcare sectors.
The 4th National Pharmacy Conference presents another opportunity to gather all the sectors of pharmacy (i.e. community, institutional, wholesale, manufacturing, academia, consultant, etc.) to come together to tackle, debate and attempt to resolve issues that are common to all in pharmacy and to reflect on the recommendations that were made in 2013, 2016 and 2019.
The South African Pharmacy Council, on behalf of all pharmacy professionals, expresses gratitude for the support received from the industry which ensured that the 1st, 2nd and 3rd conferences were world-class gatherings that ensured meaningful dialogues for the advancement of the profession. Even the success of the 2026 conference will be heavily contingent on the generosity of partners in the pharmacy industry; the SAPC, therefore, calls upon all players in the pharmacy industry to partner with the profession to ensure the delivery of another world-class convention in the form of the 4rd National Pharmacy Conference.
The 2026 National Pharmacy Conference is a must-attend for all across the pharmaceutical value-chain as it will reflect on issues of interest locally and internationally in the private and public healthcare sectors.
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