About the Awards 

FAPA Section Awards

Since 1986, FAPA recognizes Asian pharmacists who are renowned for their excellence and dedication to create impact to society through their contributions in their fields of practice. This year, FAPA expanded the 5 pharmacy practice categories of the Ishidate Award to the 7

FAPA sections to recognize their contributions to FAPA section initiatives during the opening Ceremony of the FAPA Congress.

1. Scientific Section

This section provides a venue for pharmacy educators and training professionals to share their ideas, philosophies and experience in improving teaching and learning strategies, curriculum development, creative projects, tools and innovations in order to enable future pharmacists and pharmacy workforce to meet the changing needs of the different areas of practice.

2. Pharmacy Education Section

This section provides a venue for pharmacy educators and training professionals to share their ideas, philosophies and experience in improving teaching and learning strategies, curriculum development, creative projects, tools and innovations in order to enable future pharmacists and pharmacy workforce to meet the changing needs of the different areas of practice.

3. Community Pharmacy Section

This section promotes the improvement of standards in community pharmacy practice by exchanging information relevant to technical and professional activities, community-based interventions, pharmacy-based interventions, as well as systems approaches and process innovations.

4. Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy Section

This section encourages presentations related to the provision of pharmaceutical care in hospital and clinical settings. Experiences, issues and model approaches in ensuring the safe and effective use of medicines in the hospital may include but is not limited to supply chain management, medication therapy management, patient safety, interprofessional collaboration and research in various clinical and hospital practice specialties.

5. Industrial Pharmacy and Marketing Section

This section invites industrial pharmacists to build their network and share their expertise and experiences working on areas such as pharmaceutical manufacturing, product and process development, novel approaches, quality control and quality assurance, regulation, and market research. Current and emerging issues, market trends and regulations that may impact pharmaceutical manufacturing and marketing.

6. Social and Administrative Pharmacy Section

This section promotes the exchange of ideas between pharmacists working as researchers, technical consultants, leaders, managers, or administrators in various settings such as professional societies, health maintenance organizations, government departments, health financing institutions, non-governmental organizations, and foundations. The main focus is to develop evidence-based policies and decisions, practice models and systems improvement, regulation and ethical guidelines and advocacies that impact the practice of pharmacy, health care, and public health.

7. Medicines and Health Information Section

This section encourages exchange of ideas between individuals working in organizations, institutions or specific roles that manage medicines and health information or provide information services. Particular focus is given to issues, developments and opportunities that affect healthcare communication, information systems and technology, health education and literacy, access to quality and reliable information resources and material, and other initiatives to empower both patients and professionals with information.