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EDUCATIONAL 

BOOKLET 

EPSA AUTUMN ASSEMBLY 

BRNO 2017 

Digital revolution 

in healthcare

VP EDU’S INTRO WORDS 

Dear participant, 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

VP EDU’S INTRO WORDS 

RC’S INTRO WORDS 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

Attendance system and certificates 

Educational Programme: Basics 4 

Online subscription to the sessions 

Information about the rooms 

DAILY PROGRAMME 

Tuesday, 31 October 

Wednesday, 1 November 

Thursday, 2 November 

Friday, 3 November 

Saturday, 4 November 

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It is my great pleasure to host you at 

the 14th EPSA Autumn Assembly Educational 

Programme. The EPSA Team, especially EPSA’s 

Educational Department, and the 14th EPSA 

Autumn Assembly Reception Committee have 

been working tirelessly in the past months 

to present and offer a number of different 

activities to you. The topic of this event is “digital 

revolution in healthcare” and it will be presented 

to you through the symposia and workshops. 

The flagship feature of every EPSA event is 

the two-day symposium, organised during the 

first days. You will be able to gain knowledge on 

the latest developments in the pharmacy world 

through the speeches held by professionals 

working in the field. As EPSA strives to offer 

as many educational opportunities to our 

members as possible, we invite you to prepare 

and ask as many questions as possible during 

the unique opportunity to interact with the 

aforementioned professionals, during the panel 

discussion at the end of each symposia day. 

In addition to the symposia, we offer you 

a wide variety of workshops through which 

you will gain additional knowledge related to 

the topic of the event, learn more about EPSA’s 

activities and the opportunities for students to 

get involved with them or simply have fun. We 

also invite you to attend the Science Excursion 

to Zentiva’sproduction of solid dosage forms, 

the Public Health Campaign on colon cancer, 

the Teddy Bear Hospital or the sports session. 

Checking the Educational Programme 

will also alert you of the many different EPSA 

Trainings we are organising for you. EPSA 

trainings are soft skill trainings delivered by 

qualified EPSA Trainers. Do not hesitate to 

register for them as they will improve your 

standing in the professional world. The EPSA 

Trainers will also host the returning wrap-up 

session, where you will be able to revisit the 

knowledge and experiences that you have 

gained throughout the week and interact with 

other participants. 

This is just a brief overview of the many 

activities that you will be able to experience 

during this amazing event. I invite you to 

carefully read this Educational Booklet, as it 

contains the abstracts for all of the sessions. 

It also contains photographs of the people 

responsible for respective activities to help you 

spot them during the event. Do not forget to 

register for the sessions of your choice through 

the online Educational Programme registrations, 

as some activities offer a limited amount of 

places. Keep in mind that you need to attend a 

certain amount of activities to be granted the 

certificate at the end of the event. The Science 

Excursion and one of the EPSA Trainings on 

Saturday, are activities that will last over two 

consecutive sessions, so keep that in mind when 

choosing the sessions to register for. 

We hope you leave the event with a lot of 

new knowledge, and the desire to learn even 

more and get involved in EPSA closely. See you 

soon in Brno and 

all around Europe! 

Yours in EPSA, 

Eva Shannon Schiffrer 

EPSA Vice President of Education 

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Dear participant, 

Have you ever thought of how rapidly 

modern technology has become widespread in 

our lives? Could you imagine your life out of the 

digital era ? Could you as a pharmacist, or better 

said, a future pharmacist, imagine the everyday 

work without digitalisation? 

Digital revolution is striking every single 

part of the job market; yet, health care and 

pharmacy are not an exception. We are glad 

that you will join us on such a comprehensive 

educational programme we have been preparing 

for you, where all sessions have one thing in 

common – the message that digital revolution is 

all around us and it affects our lives immensely. 

We believe that in our profession it is necessary 

to stay up-to-date and use these modern 

Štefan Moravčík 

RC’S INTRO WORDS 

technologies to improve our patients’ lives, as 

well as our lives, in the best way we can. 

During the educational programme, you 

will have many opportunities to broaden your 

horizons,starting with a symposium where you 

will be able to listen to professionals and ask your 

questions in panel discussions. Afterwards, there 

will be workshops aimed at providing you with 

further knowledge in specific areas, finishing 

with trainings that will aim at your soft-skills 

development. Speaking as RC members and also 

as an EPSA trainer (Štefan), we are happy to see 

the training project growing, to provide more 

opportunities for trainers to deliver trainings, 

as well as for you as participants to attend the 

trainings. 

When I think of my first 

EPSA event, which was in Budapest, 

2014; I remember I was really amazed and 

overwhelmed by the educational programme and the 

new opportunities and ideas that have emerged in my 

mind. Since then, I am looking forward to every EPSA 

event. Meeting my friends and having fun, are definitely 

some of the motivators, but the strongest one is still that 

nice feeling that I have made some progress, and that 

I have moved forward. I wish you all to have such 

Educational Officer 

a feeling after the EPSA Autumn Assembly in 

Brno! 

I totally agree 

with Štefan! EPSA has not 

only made it possible for me to meet a lot of 

wonderful people and gain valuable experience, but 

it also made me aware of future career possibilities in the 

pharmaceutical job market by building my own personality 

during my studies. Now, I hope that with this experience you 

will also get to learn something new. But, on the other hand, 

I hope that you will also get inspired and maybe one day 

you will be the one delivering a lecture in front of the 

audience; the one who will talk about their own 

new useful mobile application or your new 

Educational Officer 

discovery, and inspire others. 

Michaela Krivošová 

GENERAL INFORMATION 

Please read this information carefully as you will need it during the whole congress. It will 

make our work much easier. 

In this chapter, you will find descriptions of the different sessions and programme. 

ATTENDANCE SYSTEM AND CERTIFICATES 

This year we will be using a sessions 

check-in system powered by Eventbrite. By 

using the Eventbrite app (available for iOS and 

Android devices), you will be able to carry all 

your session e-tickets on your smartphone or 

tablet. In order to enter each session you will be 

asked by the check-in team to present a suitable 

e-ticket, which will be scanned from your screen. 

Checking-in has never been easier! 

Please make sure to download the app 

on your phone or tablet before arriving in 

order to be able to store all of your sessions 

there and have your attendance marked. 

Why should I collect these validations? 

Without the collected validations, you will 

not be able to attend the social programme in 

the evening. But more importantly, you will not 

be entitled to receive the educational certificate 

after the congress. 

Attendance will be checked at the 

hotel before the departure for the social 

How many of those do I need? 

To take part in the evening programme, 

you will need to attend 75% of the educational 

programme of that day. Symposia are 

compulsory! Therefore, on the first two days, 

you will need to collect the stamps from the 2 

sessions of symposium in the morning, plus an 

additional one from the afternoon sessions. 

On Friday sightseeing is scheduled, instead 

In case you are unable to do it, we kindly ask 

that you print the PDFs you will receive on your 

e-mail with the respective tickets, and present 

them to the helping team members. 

Furthermore, please remember that you 

will NOT receive the validation if you enter the 

session later than 10 minutes after the start. 

Therefore, we kindly ask you for punctuality! 

GET THE APP 

programme of each night, and you will be given 

a wristband which will allow you to access the 

party. In addition to this, at the end of the event, 

during check-out, attendance will be checked 

again and the participants who attended at least 

80% of the sessions will receive the educational 

certificate. 

of the afternoon sessions. Sightseeing is not a 

part of the educational programme; therefore, 

you will need to attend both morning sessions. 

On Saturday the last sessions are left vacant 

in order for you to get ready for the Gala Dinner. 

On account of this, you are asked to attend all 

three sessions of that day. 

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To sum up, the attendance requirements 

needed to attend the evening programme are: 

Wednesday, Thursday: 

2 x symposium + 1 x afternoon session 

Friday: 2 x morning session 

Saturday: 3 x any session 

To receive the certificate, you will need to 

attend 80% of sessions, therefore 9 sessions, 

symposia included. Certificates will be issued by 

the Reception Committee and sent to you via 

e-mail. 

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME: BASICS 

WORKSHOPS 

During the congress, a variety of parallel sessions, 

each tackling a different topic, are held for students 

to choose from. Workshops, which are held 

during the parallel sessions, expand on the topics 

introduced during the Symposium, as well as other 

topics personalised for participants with different 

interests and backgrounds. Workshops are interactive sessions in which students work towards 

pre-defined outcomes together or with professionals, to find new ideas and solutions. 

SYMPOSIUM 

The symposium is a plenary session consisting of 

30-minute talks delivered by key experts in the 

area and a panel discussion in which students 

are encouraged to ask questions and engage in 

discussion. 

In your bag, you can find red and green emotion 

cards. Take them with you to the symposium, 

use them to interact with the speakers, and let your opinion be heard. 

The two half-day symposia at the 14th EPSA Autumn Assembly will be exploring the topic 

“Digital Revolution in Healthcare”. 

The first day will focus on how using technology in healthcare affects society, with examples 

put in practice, while the second day will focus on thinking outside of the box and the new 

roles for pharmacists. 

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

The General Assembly (GA) is EPSA’s highest 

decision body and it is consists of 45 member 

associations, representing 37 countries. 

Each EPSA member association chooses 

Official Delegates (ODs), who represent their 

organisation at the GA. 

All congress participants are encouraged 

to attend the GA to hear about the newest 

advancements in EPSA, and to participate in debates on the pharmaceutical students’ future. 

Remember that everyone has a right to speak during the GA. You will learn more about EPSA, 

its regulations and the people who work to make all of it happen. 

You can also actively participate in GA as scrutineers, meeting secretaries and photographers. 

In order to learn more about it please contact our Secretary General, secgen@epsa-online.org. 

management skills). 

TRAININGS 

EPSA Trainings are participant-focused 

interactive sessions, facilitated by EPSA 

Trainers. The trainer plans the framework for 

the session, which is then shaped by the inputs 

of the participants. Trainings are focused 

on soft skills, i.e. personal competencies 

that can be developed 

and strengthened (e.g. 

communication or stress 

EPSA Trainings are a product of the EPSA Training Project, aimed at 

increasing awareness of soft skills and their importance. Soft skills are still 

being slowly developed in university curricula, but they are essential to 

seize the opportunities of modern professional and personal life. 

For more information about trainings and the Training Project, please 

contact the Training Coordinator at training@epsa-online.org. 

SCIENCE EXCURSION 

The Science Excursion is a regular part of major EPSA events, 

meaning the Annual Congress, the Annual Reception, 

the Autumn Assembly and the Summer University. 

Through this activity, participants are able to learn more 

about the pharmacy field through an interactive visit to a 

pharmaceutical company. 

This time the Science Excursion will lead us to Prague, to Zentiva, where you will get a chance 

to observe the production of solid dosage forms. 

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PUBLIC HEALTH CAMPAIGN 

Public Health Campaigns aim to empower 

the general public and pharmacy students 

with correct information about different 

health issues. Moreover, through this kind of 

activities, EPSA wishes to engage its members 

in learning how 

to interact with 

patients, how to 

share their scientific knowledge about health and how we can all 

improve the health problems our society is being confronted with. 

The topic for this year is Colon Cancer; a silent disease that affects 

many people worldwide. In this campaign, the aims are to focus on 

the prevention and being aware of the first signs that may lead us 

to seek professional advice. 

For the public health campaign, bring your lab coat since it will help to create an impact on the 

general public regarding our role as pharmacists! 

TEDDY BEAR HOSPITAL 

Teddy Bear Hospital is an initiative to help kids 

reduce their fears regarding the contact with 

health professionals. To show them that the 

pharmacists and doctors are not something they 

should be afraid of; bring your lab coat and help 

us in this initiative on fixing kids teddy bears’ 

problems. The kids will be super happy and we 

will be as well! 

MEET ME FAIR 

The EPSA Meet Me fair (MMF) takes place during 

the EPSA congresses and it is an open session, 

where different students’ associations can present 

themselves to the other participants and share their 

experiences. Therefore, posters will be hung up on 

the walls and a representative of the association will 

generally be present, introducing the Association to 

the interested people nearby. It is a big opportunity to take a glimpse on other countries’ NGO 

work and to get inspired and urge interesting talks. This year MMF will also double as a Twinnet 

Market where you can meet fellow Twinnet enthusiasts, and share contacts in order to organise 

an exchange. 

MOBILITY BOOTH 

This awesome new feature of the EPSA Congress provides you with the opportunity to find out 

more about several mobility projects around Europe, and to also share your own experiences 

with fellow congress attendees. 

At the booth, you will find materials depicting EPSA’s projects such as; Twinnet and IMP, 

European Solidarity Corps, Erasmus+ and more. Additionally, you can leave your mark at the 

big flip chart, telling your story and inspiring others to take a step out of their comfort zone and 

experience mobility around Europe! 

ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE SESSIONS 

SPORTS SESSION 

Physical exercise can be a very good friend of ours, if we do it correctly. 

The effects of exercise on our bodies can be addressed through a 

scientific approach, taking into consideration the advances brought 

about by investigation. What are the mechanisms behind physical 

exercise and how can we take advantage of it? The answer to these 

questions and much more is about to be discussed on the “exercise is 

medicine” session! 

As mentioned before, you will be able to create 

your own schedule. But how? Read through 

this booklet and the abstracts, pick your sessions 

and then register for each day. Remember that 

sessions have a limited number of participants! 

Keep an eye on the participants’ group to find 

out more about the beginning of registrations! 

During the congress, sheets with the 

names of the registered participants will be 

hung on the doors of the sessions, so you 

can easily check yours. In case you have not 

registered for a session or you have changed 

your mind at the last-minute, you can check-in 

for another session in the last 5-minutes before 

sessions are about to begin. 

Before that, only the participants with a 

valid ticket for that respective session will be 

able to check in! 

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ROOMS 

A golem is a clay creature that has been 

magically brought to life. The same applies to 

the room named Golem, where new insights 

(symposium) and magical decision making will 

be brought to life by the body of EPSA (GA). 

Golem has the capacity of up to 300 people and 

it is located at the hotel. 

The rooms for the workshops are all located 

at the faculty, with capacity for 50+ people. We 

will not go into detail about the room’s names 

though. You know why? Because we have 

prepared a game for you! The names of the 

rooms are as follows: Otto Wichterle, Antonín 

Holý and Jaroslav Heyrovský. What is the game 

about? Write to us, on a piece of paper, why 

these people are important and what they have 

done. This piece of paper is to be submitted 

to the box situated at the reception desk. 

PC ROOM 

Antonín 

Holý 

Otto 

Wichterle 

Hrnčířská 

MULTIMEDIA 

ROOM 

Šumavská 

5 min walk + 5 min tram 

OR 

20 min walk 

The RC (Reception Committee) will evaluate 

your answers and the most comprehensive one 

will get the prize. So, do not forget to put your 

name and country on the paper, together with 

your answers. Do not miss this opportunity, 

otherwise RC will use the prize themselves. 

Since trainings are an important part of life, 

rooms for trainings are named after people that 

have devoted their life to exactly that. The first 

one is (of course) Jaromír Jágr, famous Czech 

hockey player. Another one has a typical Czech 

name - Petr Čech. He is a goalkeeper playing in 

the Premier League - previously for Chelsea and 

currently for Arsenal. The rooms’ capacity is for 

20 people and they are located at the faculty 

as well. Both Jágr and Čech wish you pleasant 

trainings! 

FACULTY (building 24) 

Jaroslav 

Heyrovský 

ENTRANCE 

Kartouzská 

Jaromír 

Jágr 

Petr 

Čech 

Golem 

SYMPOSIA + GA 

3rd floor 

336 

317 

302 

DAILY PROGRAMME 

TUESDAY, 31 October 

7:00 - ? ARRIVALS 

10:00 - 12:00 Live EduProf Platform Representatives’ Meeting 

13:30 - 15:30 LS Meeting 

16:00 - 18:00 ODs Meeting First Attendees Meeting 

First Attendees Meeting 

Cláudia Ferreira, Vice President of Public Relations 

Nejc Klopčič, Events Coordinator 

EPSA is the European Pharmaceutical 

Students’ Association, that represents 

around 160 000 students, 45 member 

associations and 37 countries. Interested to 

know what are its main objectives? Then this 

workshop is the place to be! 

At this workshop, you will get an insight 

into the projects and activities of EPSA, have 

a chance to meet the EPSA Team, explore the 

structure of EPSA events and meet people 

that are attending an EPSA congress for the 

first time, just like you! 

By enhancing your understanding of 

what opportunities you have through EPSA 

projects and events, you will get closer to 

pharmacy students from all around Europe 

and take your personal development to the 

next level. 

Take the chance to have all your 

questions answered and get inspired 

discovering EPSA step by step! 

This session is aimed at all participants 

of the Autumn Assembly, especially the ones 

attending an EPSA event for the first time! 

16:00 - 18:00 

Cláudia Ferreira is the current 

EPSA Vice President of Public 

Relations. She has been in the 

Public Relations Department for 

the past 2 years as Publications 

Coordinator and her EPSA journey started in the 

Public Relations Subcommittee - Editorial Board in 2015. 

She is currently trying to finish her Masters Degree in 

Pharmacy! 

Nejc Klopčič is currently in 

his 4th year of studies, doing 

his Erasmus+ exchange in 

Bratislava, Slovakia, coming 

from Slovenia. After two years of 

attending EPSA Events and being an 

Reception Committee member for the 40th EPSA 

Annual Congress, he decided to join the EPSA Team and 

is now Events Coordinator for the mandate 2017/18. 

With his experience in national and global associations, 

he is going to motivate you to be an active part of 

students' organisations, get keen on EPSA and maybe 

even joining the EPSA Team in the next years! 

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Learning goals 

• To know what EPSA is; 

• To understand the opportunities students 

can have through EPSA; 

WEDNESDAY, 1 November 

• To be able to recognize EPSA events and 

activities; 

• Make your first EPSA friends! 

How Using Technology in Healthcare Affects Society with Examples Put in Practice 

9:00 

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11:00 

11:30 

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13:00 

15:00 

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17:00 

17:30 

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19:00 

9:00 - 11:00 

WS1: Meet 

Me Fair and 

Twinnet 

Market 

GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 1 

WS2: 

e-health: 

strategies 

and implementations 

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study cases 

WS1: Find 

yourself, then 

you find your 

dream job 

WS3: 

Advocacy: 

from ideas 

to reality 

WS2: 

Science 

Workshop: 

How to write 

an abstract? 

SYMPOSIUM 1 

SYMPOSIUM 2 

SYMPOSIUM 1 

WS4: Science 

Workshop: 

PhD 

opportunities 

around Europe 

WS3: Public 

Health 

Campaign 

workshop 

What does the future of digitalisation hold? 

TR1: 

Communication 

TR1: 

Cultural 

Awareness 

TR2: 

Networking 

TR2: Self 

Awareness 

João Gregorio, PharmD, MSc, PhD 

Community pharmacist and Researcher at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 

of the Nova University Lisbon 

With the growing burden of chronic 

diseases, health systems around the world are 

looking for alternatives to optimise the provision 

of care. New technologies promise to make 

healthcare more efficient and provide greater 

quality. In spite of these promises, evidence 

WEDNESDAY 

suggests that the growing digitalisation will 

have an impact on the way care is provided. 

In a world shaped by the digital 

environment, it is clear that the Community 

Pharmacists profession will be impacted in 

its role. Technology already had an impact on 

the more traditional dispensing role. However, 

what will happen to the advanced roles of 

the pharmacist, namely the ones referring 

to the provision of pharmaceutical care and 

development of new pharmacy services, is still 

an open research question. 

This talk will explore these trends and 

present the policy report on ePharmacy, 

produced at the latest PCNE working 

conference, as a starting point to the 

discussion on the impact the digitalisation 

on the pharmacist’s role in the health system. 


Participants will: 

• Understand that technology developments 

will impact the way healthcare is provided, 

thus affecting healthcare professional roles 

Big data and artificial intelligence in healthcare 

Matej Adam, MBA 

IBM Watson Health Executive 

Big data and artificial intelligence are 

technologies being adopted across many 

industries, with demonstrated potential 

to change the day-to-day reality across 

the board. In healthcare, there are several 

domains where such technology has been 

adopted already and many will follow. With 

the explosion of information and digital data 

about patients and their diseases, it is pivotal 

for new and existing generations of medical 

doctors to learn and utilise information 

technology for the benefit of the care process. 

IBM Watson artificial intelligence platform 

will be used for illustrative representation of 

functional AI in healthcare. 


Participants will get an overview about the 

concept of big data and artificial intelligence 

in healthcare. Specific details will be provided, 

illustrating the clinical value of deploying 

João is a Community 

Pharmacist specialist, 

with a PhD in International 

Health. His thesis focused 

on the design, development 

and implementation of an e-Health disease 

management pharmaceutical service. His 

current research interests lie in the digital 

transformation of health services. 

• Understand that technology and 

digitalisation pose threats and provide an 

opportunity to the future role of community 

pharmacists; 

Matej Adam is a health IT 

professional with 15+ years 

of experience in the field. He 

led the design and development 

of several national healthcare information 

exchange projects and consulted to regional and 

national governments on e-health and health 

IT strategies to improve healthcare outcomes. 

Matej led transformation projects of patient safety 

and hospital process improvement through new 

technology deployment. He defined IBM’s global 

healthcare provider solution strategy and portfolio. 

Currently he leads IBM market efforts in Watson 

Health across Europe for both public and private 

healthcare markets. 

Matej’s education includes masters from Finance 

and Information Technology and he is an MBA 

graduate from Henley Business School at University 

of Reading in the UK. 

the technology and its potential benefits 

and implementation considerations will be 

discussed as well. 

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Electronic health records 

Sofia Couto-da-Rocha 

Evolution tends to put information nearer 

the users under different methods, for safe 

storage and access. Blockchain is an example. 

On the other axis, there are the differences 

in semantics, which means that everyone needs 

to “speak” the same language to allow electronic 

11:30 - 13:00 

Panel discussion 

The first Symposium day will focus on 

how using technology in healthcare affects 

society with examples put in practice and will 

conclude with a panel discussion on the impact 

the disruptive changes that come with the 

digital revolution in healthcare have on society, 

especially the patients. 

15:00 - 17:00 

WS1: Meet 

Me Fair and 

Twinnet 

Market 

WS2: e-health: 

strategies and 

implementations - 

study cases 

SYMPOSIUM 2 

WS3: 

Advocacy: 

from ideas to 

reality 

WS1: Meet Me Fair/Twinnet Market 

Adriana Slaná, EPSA Mobility Coordinator 

Nejc Klopčič, Events Coordinator 

Meet me Fair & Twinnet Market is a brand 

new combined session in EPSA, first presented 

at last year’s Autumn Assembly in Cluj-Napoca, 

Romania. 

Each association is going to be able to 

present its projects, structure and some fun facts 

to the participants. If you want to learn how 

WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS 

healthcare records to potentiate data usage. 

This talk will aim to give an overview 

of the different players, stakeholders’ 

conflicts and challenges regarding the topic 

“electronic health records” under the current 

state of the Art and future perspectives. 

This is the perfect opportunity for students 

to interact with the panelists, ask questions, 

present their opinion and expand their 

knowledge in the area. Do not be afraid to speak 

up and participate in the discussions. 

*WS4: Science 

Workshop: PhD 

opportunities 

around Europe 

TR1: 

Communication 

You can find 

Nejc’s bio on 

page 9. 

WEDNESDAY 

WEDNESDAY 

TR2: 

Networking 

*WS4 starts at 15:30 

things are done throughout Europe, this is the 

session tailored just for you! 

The main aim of the TWINNET Market is to 

provide an opportunity to the ones who want 

to organise one even if they have not found the 

right partner to collaborate with yet. During 

this session the attendees will have a chance 

to get to know more about the organisation 

of a TWINNET, to interact with other TWINNET 

Coordinators, who are interested in organising a 

TWINNET and they may additionally learn about 

new countries and their pharmacy educational 

systems. 

To make it more interactive, we are also 

preparing a fun quiz for you, which will allow 

you to get an even deeper insight into what your 

peers are up to... There may even be a prize! ;) 


• Get to know other associations’ practices; 

• Share and gain knowledge about other 

associations’ structure and their projects; 

Adriana Slaná is the current 

EPSA Mobility Coordinator. 

She’s in her last year of 

pharmacy studies at the 

University of Veterinary and 

Pharmaceutical Sciences, 

in Brno. She likes to interact 

with other students’ associations and create 

connections between them. Make her smile by 

joining the MMT and Twinnet Market! 

WS2: e-health: strategies and implementations - study cases 

Sofia Couto da Rocha and João Gregorio, PharmD, MSc, PhD 

Community pharmacist and Researcher at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine 

of the Nova University Lisbon 

Everything is becoming “e-something”, and 

health development follows the same trend. 

It implies a new language, new technologies, 

integrated strategies, implementation 

feedback and stakeholders’ engagement. 

In a global view it is essential to look at 

same study cases that knew how to fill the 

WS3: Advocacy: from ideas to reality 

Dorothea Dalig 

Vice President of European Affairs 

Should pharmacists be allowed to deliver 

vaccinations? Do we need more interprofessional 

education? Soft skills, what to think of that? Those 

and many more questions have been asked by 

EPSA in the last couple of years. Some have been 

answered in position papers, some are still in 

discussion. But what happens with the position 

papers once they are written and approved? 

And how does advocacy work in general? 

Those are the questions that we will ask in this 

workshop. What are the obstacles that must be 

• Create collaborations between each other 

to organise future TWINNET projects 

together. 

gaps and potentiate the actions synergistically. 

For this workshop we would like to 

discuss with you an overview of the latest 

trends and directions, namely politically, 

legally, regarding institutions and academic 

views, all together in working order to 

develop the main topics of the future. 

Dorothea Dalig is the current 

Vice President of European 

Affairs and an intern at the 

PGEU (Pharmaceutical Group 

of the European Union) office 

in Brussels. She has always been 

passionate about students’ advocacy and loves 

discussions about everything there is in life. 

overcome? Who can help us? What can be 

done on the European level and what can be 

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done on a national level? What has to change, 

so that our goals can be achieved? And how 

can students be the driving force behind that 

change? 

Together we will work on different 

approaches, try to see the different sides of an 

argument and develop plans to tackle these 

different issues. 

WS4: Science Workshop: PhD opportunities around Europe 

Anja Šribar, Science Coordinator 

The Science Workshop is a workshop 

organised by the Science Coordinator at 

major EPSA events. Workshops are about 

general scientific topics; how to write an 

abstract, what kind of skills do you need, etc. 


To know what kind of opportunities pharmacy 

students have after getting MPharm degree, 

how to apply and what kind of fields of 

pharmacy are offered internationally. 


• Learn to identify the different sides of an 

issue; 

• Learn to find arguments for any of them 

and present them in a convincing way; 

• Learn about EPSA and its advocacy work. 

Anja Šribar is a 5th year 

student of pharmacy at 

the Faculty of Pharmacy, 

University of Ljubljana. She 

is the current EPSA Science 

Coordinator. 

WS4 starts at 15:30! 

This time the workshop will be about PhD 

opportunities around Europe, options for 

students, scholarships, applications and fields of 

pharmacy. 

The ability to communicate is the most 

important and fascinating skill human beings 

have developed. As future pharmacists, you will 

need to communicate in every single field of 

your intervention that, if well performed, can 

lead you to the next level; a level of excellence. 

No matter which path you choose, 

communication will always be present and 

needed. 

Always remember: Communication is only 

effective when the message you prepared is 

properly heard and understood. Let’s work on it? 


• Learn to identify the different sides of an 

issue; 

• Learn to find arguments for any of them 

and present them in a convincing way; 

• Learn about EPSA and its advocacy work. 

TR2: Networking 

Rúben Viegas, EPSA Trainer 

Maeva D’Almeida, EPSA Trainer Candidate 

Tiago was born in Lisbon, he’s 

24 years old and graduated 

from Covilhã (Portugal). He 

loves to write, walk in the 

nature, listen to Latin music 

and his motto is “to make this a 

better world”. His passion for Soft- 

Skills drove him to the dream of becoming an 

EPSA Trainer, since he believes this can be his 

greatest contribution to students’ development. 

Regarding Soft-Skills, Tiago’s favourite topic is 

Communication, as he sees this as one of the 

cornerstones of success. However, he loves to 

deliver many other topics and he considers all of 

them a challenge and a great opportunity. 

A very interesting point is that Tiago’s first EPSA 

event was, in fact, in the Czech Republic – the 

11th EPSA Autumn Assembly (Hradec Králové). 

Furthermore, Brno is the city where Tiago 

attended the Training New Trainers event, in 

order to become an EPSA Trainer, so this is a very 

special city to him and he can’t wait to deliver 

there once again. 

TR1: Communication 

Sofija Gičeva and Tiago Gonçalves, EPSA Trainer Candidates 

Communication is everywhere and it is 

required in every single area of your life! 

It is impossible to think about our existence 

without making a clear relation with our 

communication skills. If you stop to consider it, 

you will realize we need these skills everyday 

and everywhere. All your relationships depend 

on this cornerstone and, as you know, the 

success you obtain is also related with the 

relationships you establish, so your success is 

directly dependent on your communication 

skills. Even intern dialogues depend on your 

communication skills, which can impact the 

decisions you make and the emotions you 

express (and its’ consequences on others). 

Sofija is a pharmacy student 

from Macedonia, currently in her 4th year of 

studies. She was first introduced to the world of 

trainings and soft skills in the summer of 2016, 

when she attended EPSA’s Summer University 

in Bialystok, Poland. Since then, she’s been 

following the pathway of EPSA trainers, and her 

will for engaging in this training community has 

been nothing but rising. 

Sofija has been an EPSA Trainer Candidate since 

July 2017, and she hopes to grow as a 

trainer in the following period. She 

believes that each and every one 

of us should strive to improve 

ourselves, and the best way 

to do so is discovering and 

working on soft skills. 

Do you feel uncomfortable when trying to 

connect with new people? Are you consciously 

trying to build an efficient network for your 

future? After all, networking is just another 

way of interacting with people, but once you 

attach an agenda to it it becomes awkward 

and difficult. With the digital evolution in our 

society, the possibilities are endless but it is not 

so obvious how to use them properly. 

This session will lead you to understand 

the dynamics of networking, be more at ease 

and assured when promoting yourself and to 

learn how to entertain/keep those 

connections on a long term. 

So don’t hesitate and join us! 

You will not regret it. 


• Understand the importance of networking 

on a personal level; 

Maeva is a Togolese born 

French. She has been an EPSA 

trainer candidate from the latest 

generation of trainers. 

Studying in Clermont Ferrand, she is currently 

in her 5th year of pharmacy studies. She fell 

in love with trainings through the last EPSA 

AC and pursued the adventure by becoming 

a trainer as well.Passionate with travelling, 

sharing experience and knowledge and meeting 

new people; she is eager to deliver trainings 

that she believes are essential to become an 

accomplished person. 

Maeva always tries her best to deliver funny and 

interactive trainings, putting participants at ease 

and helping them express themselves. 

She is a very approachable person, so do not 

hesitate to talk to her! 

• Apply networking techniques in social 

media. 

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17:30 - 19:00 

GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 1 

Rúben is a Portuguese pharmacist 

that loves education, public health 

and to meet lots of new people. 

Currently he is doing a master in 

physical exercise and health because 

of his love for sports and being active. 

WS1: Find 


you find your 

dream job 

General Assembly 


WS2: Science 

Workshop: 

How to write 

an abstract? 

The General Assembly (GA) is EPSA’s highest 

decision body and is constituted of 45 member 

representatives from 37 countries. Each EPSA 

member association chooses Official Delegates 

(ODs), who represent their organisation at the 

GA. 

All congress participants are encouraged 

to attend the GA to hear about the newest 

advancements in EPSA and to participate in 

debates on the pharmaceutical students’ future. 

He is also the EPSA Public Health and Social 

Services Coordinator. He is in love with 

education, so projects like the portuguese 

pharmaceutical society’s “healthy 

generation”, tutoring and helping kids to 

study are some work points for him. 

WS3: 

Public Health 

Campaign 

workshop 

TR1: 

Cultural 

Awareness 

WEDNESDAY 

TR2: 

Self 

Awareness 

Remember that everyone has a right to speak 

during the GA. You will learn more about EPSA, 

its regulations and the people who work to make 

all of it happen. 

You can also actively participate in 

GA as scrutineers, meeting secretaries and 

photographers. In order to learn more about it, 

please contact our Secretary General, secgen@ 

epsa-online.org. 

WS2: Science Workshop: How to write an abstract? 

Eva Shannon Schiffrer, MPharm 

EPSA Vice President of Education 

Writing abstracts is an essential part of our 

day-to-day lives. As students, we will all write at 

least one scientific abstract during our studies. 

And if you are considering a career in research, 

abstracts will become an even more prominent 

part of your life. During this session, you will 

learn more about the art of scientific writing, 

with the emphasis on how to write an abstract 

that will attract the readers and motivate them 

to read your entire article or paper. 

If you are considering submitting an 

abstract for EPSA Students’ Science Publication 

or the EAHP-EPSA Student Science Award, do 

not miss this opportunity to learn some tricks of 

the trade! 


• How to write a scientific abstract and paper; 

• How to motivate readers to read your entire 

article or paper based on your abstract; 

WS3: Public Health Campaign Workshop 

Rúben Viegas, MPharm, EPSA Public Health and Social 

Services Coordinator 

Eva Shannon Schiffrer 

is the current EPSA Vice 

President of Education. In 

the past, she has held the 

positions of the Liaison Secretary for ŠS 

SFD Slovenia, the Science Coordinator and the 

Secretary General in EPSA. Her past experience 

includes delivering two Science Workshops at 

EPSA Events, editing several EPSA Students’ 

Science Publication editions and compiling 

minutes of all EPSA meetings. She is also a second 

year PhD student at the Chair for Pharmaceutical 

Chemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University 

of Ljubljana. 

• How to apply for and participate EPSA’s 

Science Activities. 

You can find 

Rúben’s bio 

on page 16. 

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WS1: Find yourself, then you find your dream job 

Mgr. Palo Šarišský, DreamPharmacy.cz, CEO 

I will describe you 4 basic human 

personality typologies. I will show you methods 

to better recognise what kind of personality 

you have. I hope that it will help you find 

yourself and focus on your strengths. This 

is the guideline to find your dream career. 


• Learn how to write CV/motivation letter 

to your “dream company” and how to find 

your dream job; 

Palo is CEO and owner of DreamPharmacy.cz 

(Personal HR company). As a pharmacist, in 10 

years of practice, he has switched positions in 

pharmaceutical companies many times. Based 

on his experiences, he will show you how to find 

yourself and what your dream job is! :) 

• Discover your personality typology 

Public Health Campaigns require 

participants to use their scientific knowledge 

in a simple way to educate people on how to 

adopt healthier behaviours. The Public Health 

Campaign workshop is the 

session where participants 

will get the knowledge 

about the Public Health 

Campaign live topic, delivered 

by an expert in the area. 

Afterwards, there will be 

an overview of the EPSA Public Health 

Campaigns and their importance. The 

final remarks are of course about logistics, 

because they are super important for the 

campaign to be as successful as possible. 

Join us and let’s raise awareness! 


Participants will acquire scientific knowledge 

regarding colon cancer and will be able to 

transfer this knowledge to the main public. 

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TR1: Cultural Awareness 

Antoaneta Balkanska, EPSA Trainer Candidate 

Adéla Firlová, EPSA Trainer 

In today’s multi-cultural age, it is pretty 

hard to avoid strangers. Imagine: you come 

to an EPSA congress to hang out with your 

fellow colleagues from your country, and bam! 

All those foreigners around. Super-punctual 

Dutchies, tapping their watches and saying 

“You are late”, Finns still in their winter hats, as 

it is like minus a million degrees in Finland right 

now, and so on? Addie and Tony will walk you 

through the nightmare of cultural differences 

and by the end of the session, they will make 

sure you understand why cultural awareness 

is so important and possibly even make you 

appreciate it and know how to benefit from 

being all different! 

Addie is a Czechie in love with 

design, creative stuff, travelling 

and spaghetti. She has been 

involved in EPSA since 2012, 

and after holding a workshop in 

the summer of 2014, she has been 

basically pushed by two EPSA Trainers 

to apply to become a trainer. She is now in her 

first year of a PhD programme here in Brno, and 

it is almost certain that she will become the 

dean of her faculty at some point. She loves to 

sleep in and stay up all night just to cut, stick 

and draw over some paper or tape, ideally while 

“watching” some movie. 

Antoaneta Balkanska, 

usually called Tony, is 

achieving her goals step by step 

beyond the edge of success. Now, a t 

the end of her fifth year of pharmacy studies, 

she has already been the President of Bulgarian 

Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (BPhSA) 

for the mandate 2016/2017. Since 2015, she 

has been holding the position of Liaison 

Secretary in EPSA and she always wanted 

to become an EPSA Trainer. Her dreams are 

coming true. After the TNT in Reims - France, 

with the loveliest generation ever, she is now 

a Trainer Candidate, more motivated than ever 

to contribute to improve other people’s softskills 

knowledge. Tony is highly ambitious, 

passionate about learning, open-minded 

and responsible; you will be surprised by her 

positivity and creativity. 


• Discuss and understand what Cultural 

Awareness is and see why it is important; 

• Analyze and be aware of own culture and 

be able to empathise with others; 

• Know the basics of how to deal with 

people from other cultures and suspend 

judgements; 

• Understand that there are always more 

than one correct way of solving problems. 

emotions are taking you. It also allows you to 

take control of your emotions, behavior, and 

personality so that you can make the changes 

you want. Come to our training and “Know 

Thyself”! 

Štefan is 23 years old and 

comes from Bratislava, 

Slovakia. He graduated from 

Charles University, Czechia 

this year in June and he is 

currently working as Graduate 

Scientist in AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden. 

His passion for soft-skills developed during 

Slovak-Polish-Czech Leadership Camp 2015, in 

Brno (the same city as this event - how cool is 

that?), which has led him to become a trainer 

on May 2016, graduating 9th EPSA TNT in Oslo, 

Norway as a part of NoYous generation. 

He is convinced that soft-skills are crucial for life 

and that learning them can be fun. His topic for 

this AA is Self-awareness. He would be glad to 

see you there. Have a nice time and enjoy the 

EPSA AA 2017! 


• Be able to understand the importance of 

self-awareness; 

• Be able to make a honest SWOT analysis of 

themselves; 

Débora is 22 years old, was 

born in Faro and she is a final 

year student (in internship) 

from the Faculty of Pharmacy 

of the University of Lisbon 

(Portugal). She is a Trainer 

candidate from the last generation o f 

trainers in 2017 in Reims (France). 

Débora discovered the world of soft-skills really 

early in her studies through the wonderful 

Portuguese trainers who have inspired her since 

the beginning with their passion and love for 

this project. After attending many trainings, she 

decided to be a part of this amazing project and 

embrace this new adventure. 

Débora’s favourite topic is Communication (until 

this moment) because many other topics are still 

undiscovered. However, her passion is delivering 

and sharing knowledge and she really likes to 

deliver other topics as well. She is really excited 

about the EPSA Training project and she loves 

new challenges. So don’t be afraid to approach 

her, she will be always available and waiting to 

meet new people. 

• Be able to self-focus on their strong points; 

• Be able to view a clear plan for future 

development. 

TR2: Self-Awareness 

Štefan Moravčík, EPSA Trainer 

Débora Martins, EPSA Trainer Candidate 

“Know Thyself and you will know the 

Universe and the Gods.” That is what an 

inscription on a Greek temple in Delphi says. 

Self-awareness is about understanding your own 

needs, desires, failings, habits, and everything 

else that makes you tick. The more you know 

about yourself, the better you are at adopting 

attitudes that suit your needs. Self-awareness 

is an important factor in achieving success. This 

session will help you to know yourself better. 

Self-awareness is the first step in creating 

what you want and mastering your life. Where 

you focus your attention, your emotions, 

reactions, personality and behavior determines 

where you go in life. Having self-awareness 

allows you to see where your thoughts and 

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9:00 

- 

11:00 

THURSDAY, 2 November 

Thinking Out of the Box, the New Roles for Pharmacists 

SYMPOSIUM 3 

School. She has been strongly focused on digital 

strategy for community pharmacy in Sefac, 

where she is currently leading a digital platform 

centred in pharmaceutical health services. She 

is passionate about exploring new business 

models for the spanish pharmacy, as well as being 

aware of the latest technology innovations; but 

most importantly, she is interested in promoting 

the assistential role of the pharmacist to the 

benefit of the patient. 

11:30 

- 

13:00 

15:00 

- 

17:00 

GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 2 

WS1: The 

Pharmacist’s 

role in Health 

Promotion and 

Education 

SYMPOSIUM 4 

WS2: 

Pharmacist 

in a mission 

WS3: 

Public 

Health 

Campaign 

Live 

TR1: Time 

Management 

and Life Management 

TR2: 

Contionuous 

Improvement, 

the toolbox 

New services (mobile applications, wearable devices, online 

pharmacies etc) 

Nuno Vasco Lopes 

Chief Executive Officer Glintt 

The abstract for this session was not 

recieved in time for the release of the educational 

booklet. Please follow the participants’ groups of 

the event for more information on this speech. 

17:30 

- 

19:00 

GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 3 

WS1: How to 

perfect your 

job application 

- CVs, 

Motivation 

Letters and 

Interviews 

WS2: 

Digitalisation 

of the Dr. Max 

pharmacy 

chain - 

everyday 

benefits for 

employees 

and patients 

WS3: 

Public 

Health 

Campaign 

Live 

TR1: 

Feedback 

TR2: 

Coaching and 

Mentoring 

The Value of Medical Technologies for Health & Care 

Valentina Ancona 

Senior Manager Government Affairs & Public Policy, MedTech Europe 

9:00 - 11:00 

The educational perspective 

SYMPOSIUM 3 

Laia Matarranz i Torres 

Community Pharmacist, Responsible for Digital Technologies and 

Member of the board of directors in SEFAC (Spanish Scientific 

Society for Familiar and Community Pharmacy), Spain 

Laia Matarranz i Torres is a community 

pharmacist responsible for digital technologies 

and member of the board of directors in SEFAC 

(Spanish Scientific Society for Familiar and 

THURSDAY 

Community Pharmacy), Spain. Laia 

studied pharmacy at the University of 

Barcelona and holds a master’s degree in 

digital business from the ESADE Business 

The value of medical technologies is no 

longer solely in the product itself. Medical 

technologies today contribute to a seamless 

convergence of products and services. This 

presentation will provide the audience with an 

overview of the role of medical technologies 

in healthcare, how they can be adopted within 

community pharmacies, and how both can 

evolve together with digital innovation. This 

presentation will also bring a particular focus 

to e-health solutions and the value they bring 

to patients, healthcare professionals and 

the sustainable development of European 

healthcare. 


• Understand what medical technologies are; 

• Trigger curiosity and further questions to 

explore. 

Valentina Ancona 

joined MedTech 

Europe, the European 

trade Association 

representing medical 

technologies in Europe, 

in March 2011. She is 

currently leading the Policy 

team of the association. Valentina is now 

an experienced governmental affairs 

professional established in Brussels, 

working with the EU institutions and trade 

associations. 

• Share the value of medical technologies 

in the digital era for pharmacists and 

healthcare at large; 

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Switzerland as a consumer/patient health laboratory for 

pharmacist e- and m- services 

Stefan Wild 

CEO TopPharm 

The examples put in practice in 

Switzerland show new roles and services 

for pharmacists in cooperation with other 

healthcare stakeholders using e- and 

m-technology in their daily work. These new 

types of services (telemedicine, mHealth) are 

developed for consumer and patient care in 

first, secondary and tertiary prevention as 

well as for acute and chronic care. 

Medgate Mini Clinic - small, powerful and 

cost-effective 

Medgate and TopPharm implemented the 

newest supply concept Medgate Mini Clinic 

just in September 2017. Fast, straightforward 

and of high-quality - that is what consumers/ 

patients want for their medical care. And that is 

exactly what Medgate’s Mini Clinics in TopPharm 

pharmacies deliver. They are easily accessible, 

offer a wide range of services on a walk-in 

basis, and satisfy the high quality standards of 

Medgate and TopPharm. They will help to reduce 

the costs of healthcare and contribute to solving 

problems due to the shortage of physicians. 

When a consumer/patient enters a 

TopPharm pharmacy with a Mini Clinic, he 

passes through the triage by the pharmacy 

workforce and he is then transferred to the 

separate care room, where an experienced 

health professional (medical practice assistant) 

starts the examination. The investigation is 

supported by an „(e)consultation tower“ and an 

effective laboratory for a wide variety of medical 

concerns. If necessary, the health professional 

will arrange a video consultation with a 

general practitioner or a specialist at Medgate’s 

Telemedicine Center. Thanks to a telebiometry 

station, which makes remote transmission of 

biodata possible, the health professional can 

also transmit the patient’s data and images (e.g. 

images of the throat or auditory canal) to the 

Medgate physician on duty. 

Interdisciplinary operation for better 

availability and cost-effectiveness 

With the implementation of the new 

healthcare concept, Medgate and TopPharm 

not only provide customer-friendly medical 

care outside usual practice hours, but also help 

to overcome problems due to the shortage of 

physicians, since health professionals in the 

Mini Clinic can undertake certain additional 

patient care tasks, thanks to the support of 

the telemedicine staff and the pharmacist. In 

addition, interprofessional cooperation between 

the general practitioner, specialist, health 

professional, pharmacist and the pharmacy 

team also ensures the needed increase in the 

cost-effectiveness of the healthcare system. 

Pharmacist service “netCare“ and pharmacy 

managed care offers 

In addition, the concept and the 

implementation results of the pharmacist service 

“netcare“ as well as Managed Care and chronic 

care offers in collaboration with ThickFunds 

will be presented. NetCare is a service product 

developed by PharmaSuisse, the pharmacist 

association in Switzerland. The pharmacist takes 

care of 25 acute care cases in a separate health 

care room, with the support of algorithms and 

possible telemedicine to solve the consumer 

acute problem. In collaboration with SickFunds, 

the netcare service can be offered within a 

managed care pharmacy program. 

Medgate provides straightforward 

access to medical care of the highest 

quality – anytime, anywhere. Medgate 

has operated a Telemedicine Center in 

Basel since 2000, where physicians of 

various specialties advise and treat their 

patients over the phone and around the 

clock. Medgate coordinates well with 

physicians and hospitals in the Medgate 

Partner Network, and has its own medical 

centers (Medgate Health Centers) in 

Solothurn and Zurich. Medgate’s neutral 

and independent position and its broad 

network makes it an integral part of the 

Swiss healthcare system. Medgate has 

also exported its successful telemedicine 

concept to other countries since 2014. 

www.medgate.ch 

11:30 - 13:00 

SYMPOSIUM 4 

The TopPharm cooperative is 

the largest group of independent 

pharmacies in the Germanspeaking 

part of Switzerland, and 

it currently consists of 130 member 

pharmacies. A total of more than 1850 

pharmacists, pharmacy assistants and 

druggists work together in TopPharm 

pharmacies. The Group generates 

annual sales of over 380 million 

Swiss francs and serves about eight 

million customers per year. TopPharm 

pharmacies act as health coaches for 

their customers, and go a step further 

than the classical pharmacies – for 

example with ‘netCare’ and the first 

managed care pharmacy models, 

‘Medpharm’ and ‘casamed pharm’. 

www.toppharm.ch 

Pharmacies and pharmacists in the era of digital revolution – 

present and future 

Gabriel Pallay, M.D., PhD. 

Head of professional education at Dr. Max - the biggest pharmacy in the Czech Republic 

Automatisation, collection, digitalisation 

and interconnection of all kinds of information, 

including real-time 

biological data (e.g. from 

wearable devices), and their 

24/7 universal availability 

– create new possibilities 

and values in the field 

of healthcare. Some of 

the changes are already 

detectable today, while 

others will soon emerge. 


THURSDAY 

This presentation will review the 

positive and negative aspects of the 

digital revolution from the point of view of 

patients, professionals (pharmacists and 

doctors), as well as supplying industries. 

Recognise the types of digitalisation and 

automatisation in healthcare, its benefits 

and possible detrimental effects, along with 

suitable prevention plans and solutions. 

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Panel discussion 

The second Symposium day will focus 

on thinking out of the box, the new roles for 

pharmacists and will conclude with a panel 

discussion on the pharmacists’ role in the digital 

era. This is the perfect opportunity for students 

15:00 - 17:00 

*GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 2 

WS1: The 

Pharmacist’s 

role in Health 

Promotion and 

Education 


WS2: 

Pharmacist 

in a mission 

to interact with the panelists, ask questions, 

present their opinion and expand their 

knowledge in the area. Do not be afraid to speak 

up and participate in the discussions. 

WS3: Public 

Health 

Campaign 

Live 

TR1: Time Management 

and Life 

Management 

TR2: 

Contionuous 

Improvement, 

the toolbox 

WS1: The Pharmacist’s role in Health Promotion and Education 

Sara Torgal, MPharm 

Health Promotion and Education Projects’ Manager at the Portuguese 

Pharmaceutical Society 

From the very beginning, the pharmacist 

has always been an active ingredient in 

established communities. Advising, educating 

and promoting health are only a few of his tasks, 

fundamental to ensure the implementation of 

healthier habits that lead to the prevention of 

sickness. 

For this reason, the Portuguese 

Pharmaceutical Society (Ordem dos 

Farmacêuticos) has been developing several 

social responsibility projects that aim to 

empower the patients and increase the public 

health markers in the local communities. Some 

examples of these projects are the campaign 

“Use of Medicines – We are responsible”, that 

received the Health Promotion Campaign Award 

from FIP in 2016, and the “Healthy Generation 

(Geração Saudável)” – a health education project 

that has the aim of educating school aged 

THURSDAY 

*you can find more info about GA on page 16 

Sara Torgal is a 

Health Promotion 

Projects Manager 

at the Portuguese 

Pharmaceutical Society. 

Recently graduated as a 

MPharm by the University of Lisbon, she was 

previously involved in the local and national 

students’ associations. Sara is an EPSA Trainer 

since 2012, was EPSA Training Coordinator 

15/16 and EPSA Parliamentarian 16/17. 

children on health matters, such as Diabetes and 

the responsible use of medicines. 

In this workshop, we will explore different 

Health Promotion Projects, aims and strategies, 

while brainstorming on possible new ways of 

acting in local communities and motivating 

the participants to become themselves 

active ingredients in health education! 


• Understand the importance of being an 

active health educator of the communities; 

• Know how to get more engaged with the 

patients from all ages; 

WS2: Pharmacist on a mission 

PharmDr. Stanislav Havlíček 

Experiences from a six-month-long mission 

in South Sudan. 


• How to be successful in an electronic world 

without electricity. 

WS3: Public Health Campaign Live 

Rúben Viegas, MPharm 

EPSA Public Health and Social Services Coordinator 

Public Health Campaigns are meant to raise 

awareness of the diseases our world is being 

confronted with as we speak. As pharmacists, 

we have the responsibility to correctly inform 

our patients and to offer easy access to news of 

the pharmaceutical nature. During each EPSA 

event a health campaign is organised on daily 

health issues and serving as a purpose for both 

students and the general public. During this 

Autumn Assembly we will carry out a public 

health campaign with the topic: “Colon Cancer 

Awareness”. Its aim is to deliver knowledge 

about the risks of this silent disease and the main 

• Be motivated to bring new initiatives and 

knowledge to their local communities. 

Stanislav Havlíček is a 

pharmacist involved in 

Doctors Without Borders 

project. Currently, he is 

back from a mission in 

South Sudan and waiting 

for another one. 

• How to communicate without internet. A 

paper backup is always useful. 

focus will be on how to prevent it. Through the 

workshop we will elaborate 

the campaign and define its 

course. 


TR1: Time management and Life management 

Adam Majcher and Miloš Okša, EPSA Trainer Candidates 

This training is addressed to all kinds of 

participants. However, it is especially tailored 

to future professionals working in high time 

consuming, stressful environments, burdened 

You can find 

Rúben’s bio 

on page 16. 

• Participants will be able to 

contact with the public and share valuable 

information about the disease. 

• They will be able to understand the 

importance of public health campaigns on 

raising awareness. 

with deadlines and upcoming tasks. This includes 

consequential tasks related not only to University 

matters, but also to matters of personal growth 

and development. This training will take you 

24 

25

on a journey full of opportunities for you to 

discover your own potential and capabilities 

as a future pharmacist, leader or entrepreneur. 

Our participants will enjoy this truly 

educative experience dedicated to time and 

life management issues. Guided by real experts, 

either from a professional or a student sphere, 

all of your best wits will be uncompromisingly 

challenged, leading you to the process of 

becoming a successful professional in any given 

area you may be interested in. 

During the training, we will tackle both 

theoretical and practical approaches to the 

given goals of the topic, and most importantly: 

we will have a lot of fun!. We are looking forward 

to being part of this mutual growth experience. 

Miloš is a recent graduate 

from the Faculty of 

Pharmacy of the University 

of Comenius, in Slovakia. 

During his studies, he worked 

in SPSA as a Secretary General 

and became interested in EPSA 

Congresses and events. He started 

his Congress tour in France and he didn’t stop 

even after his studies. He dedicated himself 

to working in EPSA as a trainer. During the 

last season, he has been delivering trainings 

at a few events connected to EPSA and home 

Association, still as a Trainer Candidate. 

Adam is an ambitious, charismatic, 

communicative pharmacy student from 

Slovakia, currently studying in Czechia. He is 

always seeking new opportunities to learn/ 

widen his capabilities, regardless of the area or 

subject matter. Besides school, he is conducting 

a science research project in organic chemistry, 

which is, with physics and biology, one 

of his favourite areas of science. Taking in 

consideration that he used to be dedicated as 

a professional musician, he is always pleased to 

discuss, in general, any matters of arts. 

Adam is a new EPSA trainer 

candidate, striving to get as 

much knowledge about 

trainings as possible, so he 

would be more than glad 

to meet you and learn 

from you. 


• Realizing the importance of time and life 

management; 

• Duty management; 

• Day & Life priority evaluation; 

• Pathway description management; 

• Happiness evaluation and future goals 

visualisation. 


• Realizing the importance of time and life 

management; 

• Duty management; 

• Day & Life priority evaluation; 

• Pathway description management; 

• Happiness evaluation and future goals 

visualisation. 

Kiril is a master of 

pharmacy, graduated in 

2015. This is the same 

year in which he joined 

EPSA’s training project. 

The practical use of soft 

skills in his career is the main 

reason for his love towards this 

type of training. Since his graduation, he has 

gained professional experience in the fields 

of Organizing events, Quality Assurance 

and he has recently moved into Drug safety 

and PVG. If any of these present an interest 

to you, just chat him up, he will probably 

urge you to have a drink with him while 

discussing. 

His favourite soft skills topics are Time 

Management and anything related to 

communication between people. 

Vincent is a french 

Pharmacist - Engineer, 

currently working 

in a biotechnology 

company. He discovered 

EPSA and the training project 

the same year Justin Bieber started to 

Believe. 

He later became a part of the “What’s Next” 

trainers’ generation, as Justin B. reached his 

Purpose. Becoming a trainer was the way to 

give back to others what he had the chance 

to get from this EPSA project. 

He had the opportunity to implement what 

he learned from trainings in professional 

environments, as he has been working in 

various pharmaceutical companies for the 

past years. Thus, he is eager to share with 

participants his experience with the practice 

of soft-skills in the everyday life and work. 

His favourite soft skills trainings are Critical 

Thinking, Emotional Intelligence, and 

Conflict Management. 

He is easy to reach and always happy to meet 

new people, so do not hesitate to chat him 

up! 

For non-Beliebers, like Vincent, Believe was 

released in 2012, and Purpose in 2015. 

Have a great AA! 

TR2: Continuous Improvement, the Toolbox 

Kiril Metodiev and Vincent Coltier, EPSA Trainers 

17:30 - 19:00 


THURSDAY 

Continuous improvement is a mindset you 

will surely pick up on if you are working in the 

industry. It covers a wide range of tools and 

methodologies. 

If continuous improvement was first 

developed in the car industry, it is now widely 

spread in all kinds of industries, including the 

pharmaceutical industry. 

This training aims to present to you some 

of the most famous and used tools of this big 

tool box known as Continuous Improvement. 

Even if you are not considering working in the 

pharmaceutical industry, this training will be 

useful to you, seeing as some of these tools 

can be implemented in community or hospital 

pharmacy and research. Some of these methods 

could easily be applied in your personal life as 

well. Actual examples will be given during the 

training. 

As this training is work orientated, we 

recommend it for students in their late years of 

studies, on internship or working. 

*GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 3 

WS1: How to 

perfect your job 

application - CVs, 

Motivation Letters 

and Interviews 

WS2: Digitalisation 

of the Dr. Max 

pharmacy chain - 

everyday benefits 

for employees and 

patients 

**WS3: 

Public Health 

Campaign Live 

TR1: 

Feedback 

TR2: Coaching 

and Mentoring 


**description of WS3 is already on page 25 

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WS1: How to perfect your job application - CVs, Motivation 

Letters and Interviews 

Sara Torgal, MPharm 

Health Promotion and Education Projects’ Manager at the 

Portuguese Pharmaceutical SocietySociety 

If you have ever been faced with the 

challenge of creating a CV or a Motivation 

Letter, I can bet that one of your first thoughts 

was “so, where do I start?”. It can surely look a 

bit like a painful journey at first, but it is really a 

matter of finding the best way to translate who 

YOU are into a sheet of paper. Most times this 

is the first contact an employer has with you, 

so a great first impression is always welcomed! 

Within this session, we will cover the best tips 

and tricks for job applications, from the moment 

you see the vacancy to the actual interview. 


You can 

find Sara’s 

bio on 

page 24. 

If you have always been curious to know more 

about it or have some questions you would like 

to see clarified, then this session is for you! 

By the end of this session, participants will: 

• Understand the key points to build a strong 

CV and ML; 

• Know the difference between a CV and a 

ML; 

• Be inspired to create a CV that represents 

who they are. 

WS2: Digitalisation of the Dr. Max pharmacy chain - everyday 

benefits for employees and patients 

Gabriel Pallay, M.D., PhD. 

Head of professional education at Dr. Max - the biggest pharmacy in the Czech Republic 

The Dr. Max pharmacy chain in the Czech 

Republic comprises over 400 pharmacies 

and about 5.000 employees in total, covering 

millions of expeditions each year. The 

operation of such a complex professional 

community would not have been possible 

without digitalisation and networking. 

The logistics involved in ordering and 

storing products, the tracking of the batches 

and expiration times of extensive supplies, 

the quick overview of the currently available 

articles, the inventorying and administration 

of suppliers or health insurances – all the 

processes require sophisticated digitalisation. 

Responsible choice of proper products, 

prevention of drug interactions, instant review 

of the patient’s preferences, awareness of the 

warnings of regulation authorities – those 

are only a few examples of the benefits of 

digitalisation in the everyday practice of Dr. 

Max’s pharmacists. 

At the same time, the company possesses one 

of the best systems of internal professional 

education, comprising e-learning, a team 

of internal trainers, regular organisation of 

professional conferences for pharmacists, 

technicians, doctors and nurses – both the 

quantity and quality attained with these 

activities could not have been implemented 

without digitalisation and networking. 

Last but not least – professional campaigns, 

comprising nearly 80.000 patients in 2016 (so far 

over 60.000 in 2017), data collection, evaluation, 

interpretation and publication – they also 

require routine use of digital networking. 


• Big data handling and digital networking 

in everyday practice, in one of the largest 

pharmacy chains in the Czech Republic 

TR1: Feedback 

Débora Martins and Ana Florentina Gui 

EPSA Trainer Candidates 

How many times have we been asked to 

provide feedback to a professor, a friend or 

a member of our organisation? It might be 

hard to receive it and even harder to provide 

it, but feedback is an important part of the 

communication process. Moreover, it is an 

essential skill for self-improvement and crucial 

for the development within groups and 

organisations, where the continuous input of 

the members is a necessity. 

Effective feedback, both positive and 

negative, represents valuable information and 

should be used for constant improvement and 

growing. 

This training is designed to provide 

participants with tools that will enable them 


• Understand the importance 

of giving and receiving 

feedback; 

• Be able to provide 

constructive feedback; 

• Be able to understand and develop a 

feedback receiving process. 

TR2: Coaching and Mentoring 

Adéla Firlová, EPSA Trainer 

Pierre Machuel, EPSA Trainer Candidate 

Have you ever been through a hard time 

during your university years? Sometimes it was 

tough, right? Maybe your parents or friends 

helped you and supported you. And maybe 

your teachers did as well, trying their best to 

examples of practical benefits for pharmacists, 

patients and supplying industries. 

You can find Débora’s 

bio on page 19. 

to offer constructive feedback, as well as to 

perceive feedback as a learning experience from 

which they can benefit and use to bring value to 

their organisations. 

Ana is an enthusiastic 

future pharmacist and a 

recent graduate of the 

Faculty of Pharmacy from 

Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She 

fell in love with soft-skills and 

personal development during her 

first EPSA event in 2014 (the EPSA SU in Ohrid, 

Macedonia). Two years later, she decided to 

take this interest to another level and become 

a soft-skills trainer. She became part of the 

Dracula Generation of trainers, after attending 

the EMSA TNT in 2016. 

Ana is currently an EPSA Trainer Candidate and 

she tries to improve herself and learn something 

new every day. She believes that things always 

happen for a reason and every person we meet 

in this life has something we can learn from. 

She is passionate about folklore and traditional 

music and she advocates for the importance of 

multiculturality, mobility and exchange among 

students as catalysts for self-improvement. 

You can find Adéla’s 


help you learn. Both wanted you to succeed, 

but both did it differently. One pushed you from 

under, the other one dragged you from above, 

and it couldn’t have been the other way around. 

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So what makes them act like a coach or like 

a mentor? What are the differences? And when 

it is your turn to help others, will you be able to 

help them the proper way? 


• Know the differences between Coaching 

and Mentoring; 

• Know the basics of coaching people 

around them to improve/help them, and 

understand how to transfer their knowledge 

by mentoring them as well; 

• Be able to apply the tools learnt during the 

training on a daily basis to improve their 

surroundings. 

9:00 

- 

11:00 

11:30 

- 

13:00 

15:00 

- 

19:00 

*GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 4 

*GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 5 

WS1: 

Science 

Excursion: 

ZENTIVA 

FRIDAY, 3 November 

WS2: BD 

Rowa(R) Technologies 

and 

Pharmaceutical 

Supply Chain 

4.0 - Automation 

and 

Digitalisation 

WS2: Find 


you find your 

dream job 

Pierre Machuel is a Franceborn 

trainer candidate. He 

is currently living in Reims, 

France; but he is willing to 

move all around the world 

to discover new things and 

meet new people! 

Pierre fell in love with the trainings 

when he organized and attended his first one. 

After some trainings, he decided to become 

a trainer as well. He believes that knowledge 

has value only if shared. So now, he is ready to 

share it! He will absolutely try his best to deliver 

funny, interesting trainings with a great deal of 

knowledge shared! 

WS3: 

Teddy 

Bear 

Hospital 

WS4: Pharmalisation 

II - The risky 

business 

game 

WS3: Workforce 

Development Goals 

(WDGs) - directive force 

for actions on pharmacy 

education 

SIGHTSEEING 

WS4: Pharmalisation II - The risky business game 

PharmDr. Jan Röder, Portfolio Building Manager at Zentiva 

Marcel Hiroshi Nomoto, Senior Portfolio Building Manager at Zentiva 

The abstract for this session was not 

received in time for the release of the educational 

TR1: 

Creative 

Problem 

Solving and 

Decision 

Making 

TR1: 

Personal 

Branding 

TR2: 

Improvisation 

TR2: Presentation 

and Storytelling 


booklet. Please follow the participants’ groups of 

the event for more information on this speech. 

9:00 - 11:00 


WS1: Science Excursion: ZENTIVA 

Anja Šribar 

Science Coordinator 

Zentiva is a generic platform of the Sanofi 

company, the third largest and fast growing 

generics’ company in Europe located in Prague, 

Czech Republic. It actually originated from a 

small pharmacy from the 15th century. 

It provides medicine in 15 different key 

therapeutic areas and it offers more than 500 

products in 900 drug forms. 

During this excursion you will have the 

chance to get an insight into the production 

of solid dosage forms and be introduced to the 

workings of a company. 


Participants will have the chance to observe 

the production of solid dosage forms in one of 

the largest generics companies in Europe and 

have the chance to get to know more about 

the company itself and its development and 

mission. 

You can find Anja’s 


WS2: BD Rowa(R) Technologies and Pharmaceutical Supply 

Chain 4.0 - Automation and Digitalisation 

Igor Rahn 

Channel Partner Manager International Sales 

This presentation will focus on 

• Rowa - a pioneer and avant-gardist in 

pharmacy and PDC automation and 

process optimization 

• Rowa Technologies and its product range 

• today’s and future supply chains in 

pharmacies and in the pharmaceutical 

distribution centres 

• automation and its advantages all over the 

world 

• digitalisation and virtualisation in 

pharmacies, centralized marketing and 

category management 


4h session! 

• considering optimisation and higher 

employee and customer satisfaction 

through automation and digitalisation 

FRIDAY 

Igor Rahn is Channel 

Partner Manager, being 

partly responsible for 

indirect international sales 

at BD Rowa, located in Kelberg, 

Germany. His work encompasses leading 

and guiding indirect sales and service 

partners, and on the other hand analysing 

potentials in new markets and territories. 

Igor’s current geographic managing 

responsibilities are: Eastern Europe, Baltics, 

Russia, Australia, Middle East. 

• using currently available products and 

solutions to adapt and to further develop a 

pharmacy 

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WS3: Teddy Bear Hospital 



Did you ever think that children sometimes 

fear “white coats”, hospitals, doctors and drugs? 

Pharmacists, in collaboration with medical 

students, will visit a kindergarten and take care 

of all the teddy bears! Together with a doctor, 

the children will get to examine their toy and see 

what is wrong with it. Afterwards, it’s time to go 

to the pharmacists and get the right medicine 

for their teddy bear. What better way to show 

You can find 

Rúbens bio 

on page 16. 


By the end of the session participants will 

learn how to communicate with children and, 

sensibilize them to the importance of taking 

their medicines as well as make sure they go and 

see healthcare professionals, without fear. 

TR1: Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making 

Sara Torgal, EPSA Trainer 

Özgün Özyigit, EPSA Trainer Candidate 

We all wish for a life without trouble. Luckily 

for us, we face many problems and we have to 

make decisions every day. Let’s be honest here, 

without problems to solve, life would be very 

boring. 

Going forward is only possible by solving 

problems. Since the beginning of time humanity 

has solved many problems, and created new 

ones at the same time. Nowadays, our daily lives 

are replete with problems and decisions that 

come in different shapes and sizes. But don’t 

worry! During this session, we will cover some 

methods that can be used to creatively solve 

problems and make better decisions, all the 

while learning how to apply them. 

In the end, a problem gives us a chance to 

do our best and “all we have to decide is what to 

do with the time that is given to us.” 

You can find 

Sara’s bio 

on page 24. 

kids the importance of trusting healthcare 

professionals? 

Özgün is from Turkey. 

He is also a 5th year 

pharmaceutical student, 

EPSA Trainer Candidate, 

president of IUPSAint and 

Chairperson of EPSA SU 

2018. 

He is interested in soft skills and their impact 

on the success of students. He thinks a person 

can always learn new things by meeting new 

people, and learning new things keeps us fresh 

and makes us better people. 

He likes to try new things, good music and 

travelling. 

He is excited to meet other trainers in this event. 


• Know different creative thinking 

approaches; 

• Understand how to apply creative thinking 

to problem solving; 

• Know how to better understand all options 

before making a decision. 

TR2: Improvisation 

Diogo Capitulo, EPSA Trainer 

Pierre Machuel, EPSA Trainer Candidate 

You are in a foreign country, you don’t 

understand a word of what the locals say. It is 

late, you have been waiting for ages to catch 

your train and now they have all been canceled 

due to the heavy snow. You are out of battery 

on your phone, you don’t have any money, you 

can’t stay for the night and you need a train. You 

are waiting along with thousands of people, 

who are waiting for their trains as well. It finally 

arrives, the first and only train! But first come, first 

served… You need to find a solution in order to 

be in the group of people that arrived first. You 

need to think, and quickly, because you are on 

your own this time. It is time to improvise. When 

20 minutes later, the train finally starts moving, 

you are in. How did you do this? How did you 

solve this problem? What is this amazing but 

hidden superpower that we call improvisation? 


• Understand the definition of Improvisation, 

and in which situation it is used; 

• Be able to use their ability to improvise 

and improve it; 

• Insure themselves by being confident, 

by knowing how to improvise in case of 

an emergency. 

11:30 - 13:00 

*GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 5 

(continued) 

WS1: Science 

Excursion: 

ZENTIVA 


**WS2: Find 


you find your 

dream job 

WS3: Workforce 

Development Goals 

(WDGs) - directive 

force for actions on 

pharmacy education 

Diogo Capítulo 

is an EPSA Trainer 

from the Spread The 

Love Generation, but 

despite his young age 

he has been delivering 

many trainings in the 

past two months, and his dedication is 

unquestionable! He has worked with his 

local organization the past year, organized 

a national training event and he is now 

embracing this new adventure. It all started 

at Malta, in the Autumn Assembly, where he 

had contact with many different trainings 

and trainers. Last year, in Brno, he started his 

journey to spread the interest in soft skills 

to everyone and he has been working on it. 

He likes new challenges,sports (especially 

football) and hanging with his friends, 

whom he considers to be a very important 

part of his life. 

You can always approach him, since he is 

always ready to meet new people. Be ready 

to party with him! 

You can find Pierre’s 


TR1: 

Personal 

Branding 

FRIDAY 

TR2: 

Presentation 

and 

Storytelling 


**description of WS2 is already on page 16 

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WS3: Workforce Development Goals (WDGs) - directive 

force for actions on pharmacy education 

Agata Maristella Gorska 

IPSF Chairperson of European Regional Office 

WDGs: Workforce Development Goals 

is one of the three documents adopted 

during The Global Conference on Pharmacy 

and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education in 

Nanjing, China organised by The International 

Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). It contains a set 

of goals that can impact the global development 

for pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences 

education. 

International Pharmaceutical Students’ 

Federation (IPSF) raised comments during two 

rounds of consultations on these important 

documents. All changes were accepted, giving 

pharmacy students a say in the transformation 

of the profession. This session will serve as an 

opportunity to learn what was the outcome 

of the joint working group made of students 

and pharmacy professionals. Focus will be on 

the education related part, mentioning other 

corresponding frameworks and resolutions 

by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and 

United Nations (UN). 

The workshop will be lecture-based and 

TR1: Personal Branding 

Agata Gorska is the IPSF 

Chairperson of European 

Regional Office for the 

mandate 2017/2018. 

Awarded with the best 

IPSF Global Contact Person 

in 2016/2017. She is studying 

pharmacy at the Medical University of Warsaw in 

Poland. 

followed by a brainstorming session. We will 

try to determine how to implement the plan of 

action on local level, based on the documents 

created during the Nanjing Conference. 


Maciej Brodowski and Sofija Gičeva, EPSA Trainer Candidates 

We’ve all heard of Nike, Apple and Samsung 

– they are all brands. But did you know that you 

are also a brand? And when it comes to branding, 

opinions are crucial, especially the ones from our 

surroundings. 

Prejudging? We have all been there. We 

meet someone and we instantly form an image 

about them in our minds. Guess what, other 

people do the same to you. Personal branding 

is the tool that helps you decide what you want 

them to see: highlight your advantages and hide 

your weaknesses. We will help you define who 

• Understand the concept of WDGs; 

• Get to know the direction on education 

that was proposed in Nanjing Statement 

and WDGs; 

• See the impact that students can make in 

the education field at their local ground. 

you are, what are your abilities, 

and what makes you unique and stand out from 

the crowd. 

As academic individuals, we are the future 

of this society. We are the driving force of the 

community with our new, fresh ideas. Good 

personal branding will make you heard and it 

will allow you to transform any of those great 

ideas into reality. 

You can find 

Sofija’s bio 

on page 14. 


• Define personal branding; 

• Know the tools to create a good personal 

brand. 

Maciej is an ambitious EPSA Trainer Candidate from 

the “Spread the love” generation and this mandate’s 

Publications Coordinator in the EPSA Team. During 

TNT in Brno, Maciej began his journey of helping 

others to get better every day, and after that, he just 

couldn’t stop. He is now getting involved in every 

possible training opportunity in sight! 

TR2: Presentation and Storytelling 

Maeva D’almeida, EPSA Trainer Candidate 

Ivan Stupák, EPSA Trainer 

Do you feel insecure while presenting? 

Are you wondering what differences a 

common presenter from a podium star? 

No matter how good or important 

a message is, if it is not delivered in an 

interesting and effective way, chances 

are that it won’t be heard at all. Strong 

presentation skills can advance not only 

your studies but also your future career. 

After taking this training, you will be 

ready to conquer the podium and deliver 

a presentation that gets the results you 

wished. From dynamic introductions and 

great story to powerful closing; you don’t 

want to miss this training and not become 

the star that shines out, do you? 


• Identify the essential components of a 

presentation; 

• Create a breathtaking presentation; 

• Implement tips and techniques for 

successfully delivering presentations. 

His main focus is the 

psychology of success 

and mindfulness. He 

loves to travel and do 

new things. He is curious 

about everything. He is 

particularly passionate about 

sports (especially basketball and callisthenics) 

and business strategies. When asked: “what do 

you always have by your side?”, he answers; “pen, 

notebook and my kindle”. He is currently in the 

process of writing his own book. He is a huge fan 

of sir Richard Branson and Elon Musk. 

Ivan Stupák is an EPSA 

trainer from the 8th 

generation; What’s Next. 

He comes from Slovakia 

and currently studies as a 

PhD student at the University of 

Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno, 

in the Czech Republic. 

He was first impressed by soft skills trainings 

about 3 years ago. Since then, it was only matter 

of time until he realized how important such skills 

were when mastered . He believes this glorious 

journey of soft skills’ development is not only 

valuable in our everyday interactions with our 

surroundings but it is also, and more importantly, 

our own way of self-understanding and personal 

development, all necessary to pursue a successful 

life. 

As a trainer, he has already delivered a number 

of different training sessions at various events, 

but for some reason, one of the most essential 

trainings to him is... :) Feel free to ask him in person 

and meet a very friendly and communicative 

trainer, just as Ivan. 

You can find 

Maeva’s bio on 

page 15. 

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9:00 

- 

11:00 

11:30 

- 

13:00 

15:00 

- 

17:00 

17:30 

- 

19:00 

9:00 - 11:00 

GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 6 

GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 7 

GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 8 

SATURDAY, 4 November 

WS1: 

Lifelong 

Learning 

and Professional 

Development 

WS1: 

Chat with 

Professionals 

Live 

WS2: 

TEDeps 

WS2: 

Digital Revolution 

at the 

reach of our 

hands - How 

to Start-up in 

Healthcare? 

WS1: Wrap up session 

WS3: 

Exercise is 

medicine 

WS3: 

Intro to 

calisthenics 

TR1: 

Skillopedia for 

Professionals 

WS2: Let’s 

get to know 

your mobility 

opportunities! 

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 9 (mandatory for ODs only) 

WS1: Lifelong Learning and Professional Development 

Marta Simões 

EPSA Professional Affairs Coordinator 

Due to the fast evolution of technology, 

medicine and science, both hard and soft skills 

play a major role in one’s success. Nowadays, to 

be updated is probably the most crucial aspect, 

not just to differentiate a good professional from 

a bad one but also, in such a highly demanding 

market, to allow the best ones to stand out from 

the average pool. 


TR2: 

Emotional 

Intelligence 

TR2: 

Motivation 

WS3: Give 

volunteers 

a hand: why 

and where to 

volunteer? 

SATURDAY 

This differentiation starts when people 

adopt a lifelong learning posture that, when 

transposed to the professional world, can lead 

to a continuous professional development 

mindset, which frequently emerges in the 

different skills set of the employees. 

Lifelong learning and professional 

development walk in tight hands together. In 

this workshop we aim to explore what exactly is 

lifelong learning, how it becomes so important, 

how to adopt a lifelong learning mindset and 

how this can be related to your professional 

development. We will also explore the topic of 

professional development itself; what to look 

for, how to start, how to look for opportunities 

and how to make yourself valuable in the 

professional market. 

For those aiming to start their professional 

life with the right foot, come and get to 

know how to become lifelong learners! 


• To understand the concept of Lifelong 

Learning; 

• To understand the relationship between 

Lifelong Learning and Professional 

Development; 

WS2: TEDeps 

Štefan Moravčík 

EPSA Trainer 

Have you always wanted to inspire others? 

To tell someone that cool story, but you didn’t 

have the opportunity? Perhaps about the 

success you or your association have had this 

year? Or are you new to EPSA and would like to 

see your more experienced colleagues in action? 

If you answered ”yes“ at least once, this is 

for you. Do not miss this opportunity to practice 

your public speaking, inspire others and perform 

on stage. This and much more is what our 

TEDeps can give you. 

Are you familiar with TEDx? Here comes the 

TEDeps. TEDeps will consist of speeches done 

by you, the participants, inspiring each other. 

Speeches should be around 5-10 minutes each. 

The number of speeches is obviously limited, so 

apply soon via email to edu.epsaaa2017@gmail. 

com to save your place. 

Marta Simões is a portuguese 

5th year student in the 

Faculty of Pharmacy of the 

University of Lisbon. She 

started her journey in EPSA 

in 2015 and in 2016 she 

joined the EPSA Team as an 

Audit Committee Member. Most 

recently she became EPSA’s Professional Affairs 

Coordinator. 

• To obtain some tools to adopt the mindset 

of a “lifelong learner”; 

• To obtain some tools to become valuable in 

the professional world. 

Štefan Moravčík is the 

Educational Officer for this 

event. He likes innovations 

and new ideas and that 

is why he is exceedingly 

happy to have TEDeps as 

a part of the educational 

programme for this Autumn 

Assembly. 


• To have a unique opportunity to practice 

public speaking; 

• To give and receive feedback; 

• To inspire and be inspired by others. 

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WS3: Exercise is medicine 



When we think about physical exercise we 

normally agree that is something good for our 

health; but when it comes to putting theory 

into practice, it is not that easy. In this workshop 

the debate will be focused on the influence of 

exercise in our bodies, the main implications for 

our health and the main barriers regarding the 

implementation of exercise in daily routines. 

TR1: Skillopedia for professionals 

Bernardo Marinheiro, EPSA Trainer 

Neža Trpin, EPSA Trainer Candidate 

Are you up for a new challenge? Do 

you want to take the next step in your softskills’ 

development? The longest training 

any EPSA event has ever had is here to take 

you on a journey through all the soft-skills 

that will help you excel at your workplace. 

Join us in a session that will, without a 

doubt, change your life. 

Bernardo is a portuguese 

pharmaceutical student 

who just finished his 3rd 

year of studies. He resides in 

Lisbon and is a trainer since 

May 2016. 

He discovered the world of soft 

skills through amazing portuguese 

trainers from his faculty who motivated him into 

taking part, and later command, of this amazing 

project. 

One of his favourite topics is emotional 

intelligence and he hopes to captivate you into 

participating in more trainings and in developing 

yourselves. 

As current Training Coordinator he considers 

himself a creative and determined trainer. 

Feel free to talk to him and maybe share a beer. 


You can find 

Rúben’s 

bio on 

page 16. 

Join us and find more about the magic of 

something very simple as exercising. 

Participants should understand the basic 

mechanisms of exercise, its importance in disease 

prevention and its impact on public health. 

4h session! 

According to her (nonpharmacy) 

friends, Neža is 

everything but an ordinary 

pharmacy student. Besides being 

occupied with the last few years 

of university, she has been involved 

in Students’ Section of Slovenian Pharmaceutical 

Society since 2014, being committed to representing 

its voice both at the national and international level. 

Driven by the importance of soft-skills education, 

she found her way to bring it closer to students by 

becoming a part of the EPSA trainers’ community. 

After completing her Training New Trainers (TNT) 

event in May 2016, Neža’s great interest in human 

relations led her to deliver trainings to a diverse 

audience and work with some incredible colleagues. 

Open-minded, compassionate, enthusiastic, 

humble, but yet an ambitious person as she is, she 

is taking advantage of every opportunity to learn 

and invest in her personal growth. She embraces her 

calling as an inexhaustible source of inspiration to 

always give back more. Sharing herself, she enables 

others to broaden their horizons. 


• Understand the importance 

of working in a group as well 

as leading one; 

• Understand the importance of soft skills in 

everyday life; 

• Analyse their workplace and it’s necessities; 

• Apply tools and practices which are 

important in every workplace. 

TR2: Emotional Intelligence 

Anastasia Kuntsevich and Andreea Salagean, EPSA Trainer Candidates 

Do you know what Emotional Intelligence 

(EI) is? What are the differences between EI and 

IQ? How can you develop your EI? These are the 

questions that we will tackle together during 

this training. Emotional Intelligence is the core 

of soft skills and it has a big impact in our lives. 

If you are interested in self-development, this 

is the perfect training for you. Together we will 

learn how to be smart about our feelings. 

Volunteering was the 

entrance ticket for a lifechanging 

experience for 

Andreea. She started her 

role as a volunteer in her 

first year of university, as part 

of the Helping Team for EPSA 

Summer University 2012 in Brasov, 

and she performed different tasks that had a high 

impact on her development. Being interested 

in self-development, Andreea felt it would be 

natural to join the team of EPSA’s soft skills trainers. 

Apart from this, in her daily life, she is working as 

Pharmacovigilance Specialist in Prague. If you 

are interested to find out more about the role of 

a pharmacist in pharmacovigilance and future 

opportunities feel free to approach her for a talk. 

Anastasiya was originally born in Belarus, 

but now she is in her 5th year of studies in 

Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. She is very 

communicative, open-minded and outgoing, 

even if she doesn’t look so at first glance! Give 

her a try and you will be surprised! Trying to 

prove people, that she is friendly and useful, 

she became a TWINNET Coordinator 2017/2018 

in Czechia and later a Trainer Candidate after a 

lovely TNT in Reims with amazing generation! 

She is the type of person to meet challenges 

head-on rather than sweep them under the rug 

and hope they go away. She 

is highly motivated and 

looking forward to meet all 

of you to spread positive 

energy! 


• Understand the concept of EI and the 

importance of it; 

• Identify the elements of EI; 

• Know how to start developing their EI. 

11:30 - 13:00 WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS Saturday 

*GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 7 

WS1: 

Chat with 

Professionals 

Live 

WS2: 

Digital Revolution at the 

reach of our hands - How 

to Start-up in Healthcare? 

WS3: 

Intro to 

calisthenics 

(continued) 

TR1: 

Skillopedia 

for 

Professionals 

TR2: 

Motivation 


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WS1: Chat with Professionals Live 

EPSA Alumni 

Chat with Professionals, live edition is 

exactly what the title says - an opportunity to 

chat with pharmacy professionals from various 

fields of pharmacy. Were you wondering about a 

hospital pharmacists’ day to day? Or what are the 

tasks of regulatory affairs specialists? How much 

are the pharmacists in pharmaceutical industry 

appreciated? What are the main challenges in 

community pharmacy? This session is organised 

by the EPSA Alumni working in various fields. 

Do not miss a unique opportunity to ask the 

speakers anything you have been wondering 

throughout your studies. What is their current 

role, what skills and experiences they needed 

to ‘get the job’, what is their day-to-day work life 

like and so forth. We are here for you. 

You will have the chance to chat with many 

professionals. Their names will be announced in 

the participants’ group prior to the educational 

programme registrations. 


• Learn more about different career 

opportunities for pharmacists 

• Gain a better understanding of skills needed 

for certain jobs 

• Get the opportunity to share experiences 

and improve as future young pharmacists 

WS2: Digital Revolution at the reach of our hands - How to 

Start-up in Healthcare? 

Daniel Vertessy, PharmD 

Master Student of Bioentrepreneurship at Karolinska Institute 

The field of bioentrepreneurship, alias the 

start-up world of the healthcare industry, is an 

adventurous and exciting one. But at the same 

time it can be just as risky and deceiving. 

Have you ever found yourself dreaming of 

starting your own company? Are you interested 

in the work of an entrepreneur? If the answers 

are yes, do not hesitate to join this session 

and learn the do’s and don’ts of a career in 

bioentrepreneurship! 

In this session the attendees will receive an 

eye-opening presentation of the most innovative 

technologies available on the healthcare market 

and will learn about the perks and challenges of 

starting a company. 

Next, the workshop will continue with an 

interactive exercise where participants will form 

groups and make use of the learnt skills to come 

up with and develop a start-up idea. The ideas 

will be pitched by each group to the rest of the 

workshop to practice public speaking skills. 

After serving 

as 

Vice- 

Chairperson of 

EPSA AC 2014 and 

then as President 

of the Hungarian 

Pharmaceutical Students’ Association, 

Daniel Vertessy graduated last year 

as a doctor in pharmacy and he is now 

continuing his studies with a Master’s 

Program in Bioentrepreneurship at 

the prestigious Karolinska Institute in 

Stockholm. 


• Have a clear picture of the digital healthcare 

solutions that exist today; 

• Have the skills to develop a business idea 

and draw up an action plan; 

• Be able to present their idea in a structured 

and comprehensive way. 

WS3: Intro to calisthenics 

Maciej Brodowski 

EPSA Team, Publications Coordinator, PPSA Poland 

We all heard that. Physical exercises 

are super important for a healthy lifestyle. 

Sometimes, we are so absorbed by our studies 

or work, that we forget about it. Or worse, we 

convince ourselves that we don’t have time, 

that the gym is too expensive or whatever else. 

During this workshop I will show you some 

simple techniques that you can do wherever you 

want. Calisthenics is the art of using your own 

body weight to exercise. The word itself comes 

from the ancient Greek word kalos (κάλλος), 

TR2: Motivation 

Adam Majcher and Kiril Metodiev 

EPSA Trainer Candidates 

A training suitable for every participant with 

an ambition for developing their professional 

and personal life...Or just interested in knowing 

the answers to questions like “why am I doing 

this?”, or “how can I make them do what they 

should be doing?” 

Also, if you are not sure what motivates you, 

we are going to push/lead you to find out. We 

are looking forward to transforming the way you 

look on motivation! 

GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 8 



You can find 

Maciej’s bio 

on page 35. 

which means “beauty”, and sthenos (σθένος), 

meaning “strength”. Sounds interesting? Pack 

some sport shoes, clothes, and join me in this 

session. 

• Know how to perform basic calisthenics 

exercises; 

• To have fun! 


You can find Kiril’s 


You can find Adam’s 


• Know their personal motivators and what 

demotivates them; 

• Learn what SMART goals are and how to 

implement them into everyday live; 

• Understand how to transfer information in 

an influential way. 

15:00 - 17:00 WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS Saturday 

WS2: Let’s get 

to know your 

mobility!opportunities 

WS3: Give volunteers a 

hand: why and where to 

volunteer? 

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Bernardo Marinheiro 

EPSA Training Coordinator 

The Wrap up session consists of gathering 

the participants and asking them to give 

feedback about the congress. This is facilitated by 

EPSA Trainers who will be asking questions and 

taking notes about the participants’ experiences. 

This activity not only helps participants to 

review everything they went through during 

the week but it also helps both EPSA and 

Reception Committees (RC) to see what they can 

improve in future similar occasions and events. 


You can find 

Bernardo’s 

bio on page 

38. 

• Participants should review what they 

learned and experienced during the event; 

• Cement what they learned and take it into 

their future as pharmacists. 

• The EPSA Team and RC will improve for 

future events. 

WS2: Let’s get to know your mobility opportunities! 


Victoria Becheva, EPSA Central IMP Coordinator 

WS3: Give volunteers a hand: why and where to volunteer? 


Rúben Viegas, MPharm, EPSA Public Health and Social Services Coordinator 

Medical volunteers play an integral role in 

primary health-care. Several countries rely on 

volunteerings programs as a major element in 

improving access to care and attaining universal 

health coverage. 

This workshop is shaped for pharmaceutical 

students who are interested in getting to know 


• Understand the importance of volunteering 

work in the medical field; 

• Raise awareness of the importance of 

volunteering networks for students; 

• Be familiar with the recruitment process of 

volunteering workers. 

more about volunteering and its related fields. 

During this session, you will be provided with 

extensive information about volunteering in 

Europe as well as other countries. 

You can find 

Adriana’s bio on 

page 13. 

You can find 

Rúben’s 

bio on 

page 16. 

The goal of this workshop is to provide 

attendees with information about mobility 

opportunities and help them identify the 

advantages of having international experiences. 

The first part of the session will be about 

TWINNET, which is one of the biggest EPSA 

Mobility Projects, and the Erasmus+ programme 

provided by the European Union. In the second 

part, attendees will get to know more about 

volunteering opportunities, pharmacists 

and doctors without borders and the EPSA 

Individual Mobility Project, which offers 

students and recent graduates the possibility 

to start their pharmacy career abroad. 


• Become acquainted with different mobility 

opportunities around Europe; 

• Recognise the importance of social 

responsibility, cultural awareness and 

flexibility to travel; 

• Be able to successfully submit an 

application for an EPSA Mobility Project. 

Victoria Becheva is the 

current EPSA Central 

IMP Coordinator. She is a 

master’s student of Drug 

Design and Development at 

University of Leuven, Belgium 

and is also passionate to share her beliefs about 

international experiences. 

You can find 

Adriana’s bio on 

page 13. 

17:30 - 19:00 GENERAL ASSEMBLY 9 

Saturday 

This session is meant for Official Delegates. If 

you are not an Official Delegate you are of course 

welcome to join as long as there is enough space 

for everyone, but keep in mind that this session 

is not a part of the Educational Programme 

registrations. As such, it is not included in the 

quota needed to attend the evening programme 

or to receive the event certificate. 

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