Original write-up: secretary-general-prof-yolanda-robles_-fapa-2016

Submitted by: Secretary General Prof. Yolanda Robles

Prof. Yolanda Robles, FAPA Secretary General 2015-2018

Dr. Yolanda R. Robles obtained B.S. Pharmacy degree from the University of the Philippines and finished Masters and PhD in Pharmacy from the University of Tasmania in Australia.

She worked with the University of the Philippines for the last 25 years and at present, a Professor at the College of Pharmacy.  She served as the Dean of the UP College of Pharmacy (2001-2007) and was also the President of the Philippine Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (PACOP) (2004-2006).  Currently, she is a technical expert for the TESDA Pharmacy Services National Certificate III.

She is the Training Director of the MedExpress Outpatient Pharmacies and a training consultant, module developer, and facilitator for various pharmacy services in both community and hospital practice. She is the current President of the Philippine Pharmacists Association (PPhA); Past President and now Honorary Advisor of the Asian Association of Schools of Pharmacy (AASP); Country Chair and Past President of the Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the current Secretary-General of the Federation of Asian Pharmaceutical Associations (FAPA). She had served the Philippine Department of Health as member of the National Formulary Committee and as a researcher and trainor in pharmaceutical supply chain management.

Her research contributions are in the areas of health policy, pharmacy education, and practice and to her credit, has several scientific publications, practice articles and presentations in national and international conferences.

[FAPA Bureau Write-Up Series]:
Since FAPA’s expending its exposure and influence in Asia, we need our Bureau members to be outstanding and advocate for what they really would like to make FAPA different and bring people to be more aware of us as an international leading organization in pharmacy.  In these serveries, we’ve kindly request our Bureau Members (including President, Vice Presidents, and the Secretary General) to provide 100~200 write-up and also a short film (<3minutes) to introduce their efforts which have been done or plan to be done for us in FAPA; and it is always good to hear of their vision and planning for the development of pharmacy and pharmaceutical science, for us in Asia and the world.

Author: Michael Wei-Chih LIU

Michael Wei-Chih LIU Assistant Secretary General FAPA (2015-2018)