Korean Pharmaceutical Association to Hold Public Hearing on 'Specialist Pharmacist System' on the 25th

Large-scale Opinion Gathering for the Development and Professionalism Enhancement of the Pharmacist Profession

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The Korean Pharmaceutical Association announced on the 22nd that it will hold a "Public Hearing on the Implementation Strategy of the Specialist Pharmacist System to Enhance Pharmacist Expertise" at 2 p.m. on the 25th.

This public hearing will be based on the results of a research project aimed at preparing detailed implementation plans for the "Specialist Pharmacist System," which will be enforced starting April 8, 2023.

The hearing will be divided into two parts: Part 1 with a keynote presentation and Part 2 with a designated discussion, conducted as a large-scale online public hearing capable of accommodating over 1,000 simultaneous participants. In Part 1, Professor Oh Jeong-mi of Seoul National University College of Pharmacy, the research director, will present on the topic "Implementation Strategy of the Specialist Pharmacist System to Enhance Pharmacist Expertise."

In Part 2, Professor Yoon Jeong-hyun of Pusan National University College of Pharmacy will serve as the chair, and Min Young-sook, head of the Specialist Pharmacist System Operation Preparation Team of the Korean Hospital Pharmacists Association (hospital pharmacist field), Choi Ji-seon, chief pharmacist of Seononnuri Pharmacy (community pharmacy pharmacist field), and Lee Young-mi, head of the Pharmaceutical Industry Specialist Pharmacist TF (pharmaceutical industry pharmacist field), will represent their respective sectors in the discussion. The session will also include open discussions and floor Q&A to broadly collect opinions from pharmacists across various sectors.

Im Eun-joo, Chairperson of the Professional Development Committee, stated, "I hope this public hearing will be a good opportunity to fully convey the long-term efforts and careful considerations of the research team," and added, "We will deliver the research report, which has extensively gathered opinions from members of each sector, to the Ministry of Health and Welfare."

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