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One world for pharmacy
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By Don E.
...;~~ "·"·' .i' :~'~. ( ~ _."" ~ ~Francke,
.' PRESIDENT,
AMERICAN
assembled ,at the Second Pan-American Congress of -P harmacy in .this beautiful and historic city of Lima to give serious consideration to the probl~ms " confronting our profession in these stirring day.s ~nd to counsel with each other to arrive ata, scihition. It is indeed fortu nate that we have the .opportunity to counsel together under such favorable conditions of international good will which is so sorely lacking in other parts of the world. It has been aptly stated that science knows no boundaries. This is particularly true of pharmacy and other sciences which are devoted to the advancement of the health an1 welfare of our people. Good health is the objective of the people of all nations and in this goal pharmacy plays a highly important role. We in pharmacy have a prime responsibility to which we must constantly rededicate ourselves- service to the public health andwelfa~e. But we cannot' ,do tbis successfully unless we appreciate that there'.' :a re in the world today, social, economic, ' tecHnological, and scientific changes taking place which are affecting us now and which will affet't us even' more in the future . We in pharma~y niiist recognize that the related health pro.tessioris have been undergoing many fundamental chan'ges during the past few
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years. We must recognize that social and eco nomic changes have been taking place and we must recognize that these basically affect us in pharmacy. We pharmacists in all countries must .plan our future with facts in mind. All of us know of the technical advances of re cent years which have centered the manufacturing of medicinal agents in our pharmaceutical firms . This is an inevitable price of progress. But it does not mean that our functions today are less important. No more so than those of the physicia"n, the nurse, the dentist, or the public health worker. But it does mean that the func tions of all have changed, in l)oth emphasis and direction. Let us remember, and remember well , that to practice pharmacy today requires vastly more knowledge and training than it ever required before. Let us recognize also that medical services and facilities are becoming more and more centralized and that there is a growing trend toward the establishment of group medical practice in private clinics. This trend is the direct result of the high degree of specialization in medical education which"encourages physicians to be closely associated in order to meet the total health needs of the patient. We know that this trend will have many consequences for pharmacy and We must
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prepare ourselves to face the futqre with vigor, and with determination. The basic problem~ of pharmacy are the same the world over and we must unite in mind and in spirit to assume for our profession its proper place among the professions which serve the health needs of our people. Each of us has national and local conditions which may alter the path that we must take to solve the problems in our own country. But while the method of solving the problems in each of our countries may differ, the basic problems in all countries are the same. We have one world for pharmacy. An International Bulletin
Therefore, let us make the pharmacists of the world as one united professional brotherhoodunited in mind, in spirit, and in friendship. The world grows smaller each year as methods of transportation and communication reduce distances between respective countries to almost insignificance. Let us have a singleness of purpose - the advancement of our profession for the benefit of public health- which will permeate the thinking and the actions of all of us. Let us take action to bring about One World for Pharmacy. I would like to suggest two proposals for your consideration: First, let us establish a means for the interchange of information among PanAmerican countries. This could be in form of a simple and Sn1~ll bulletin which would keep us in contact with progress in the pr~ctice of pharmacy in our various countries. Three years is a long time to be without intercommunication. Perhaps in the beginning, the country in which the next Congress will be held would be able to publish a small bulletin quarterly or semi-annually. Then each of the Pan-American countries could appoint a correspondent to supply material from his own country. This would stimulate interest in the Pan-American Congress as well as bring about a unity of purpose for which we are all striving, and it would keep us in contact with each other. In other words, it would create one world for pharmacy, at least in this hemisphere. Perhaps from there it could later be correlated with the activities of such organizations as the International Pharmaceutical Federation. A W orId Pharmaceutical Congress
The second proposal I would like to make is
that wetry to arrange a joint meeting of the PanAmerican Congress 'of Pharmacy and the International Pharmaceutical Federation. This, indeed, would be a great step in creating one world for pharmacy. Such a , me~ting would brillg together at one timeand in (;>n~ ' place representatives of, most orthe ph~r~~ceutical organizations of the world: A'nd 't hus 'it would in reality be a World Pharmaceuti~al Congress. It is possible an:d even probable ' that from this World Pharma~eutical Congress would. come ideas and suggesti~ns for joint action by the Pan-American Congress and the International Pharmaceutical Federation for the advancement of Pharmacy throughout the world. The next tim6 at which the meetings of the Pan-American Congress 9f Pharmacy and the International Pharmaceutical Federation come in the same year is in 1957. ' This is because the Pan-American Congress i~, held every three years while the Internationar;Pharmaceutical Federation meets every two Ye,ars. On behalf of the AMERICA~ PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION I pro pose that this joint meeting of the Fourth PanAmerican Congress of Pharmacy and the International' Pharmaceutical Federation be held in the United States in 1957. I 'am sure that the members of this Congress appreciate that this proposal must first receive your approval, and that it will then have t6 receive the approval of the officials of the Interrt~tional Pharmaceutical Federation. However, lam certain that if this World Pharmaceutical C~~gress can be arranged, our profession in all ~oli~tries would profit immensely. I hope you will give: this proposal your serious considerations. ' In conclusion, I want to emphasize that a glorious future lies before'us if we but recognize and utilize our potentialities. We have nothing to fear except those whQ ~ould sell our profession short, those :who would ,trade our birthright for imagined ' gains, who are' panic-stricken and cannot see t~e future before us, but would barter our heritage for a few trinkets. Let us antiCipate the future and prepare for it. With vision, with courage, with a true recognition of our role in the health service of the public let us march forward with all segments of pharmacy abreast toward our common goal- the advancem~nt of pharmacy throughout the world.
In his address before the second Pan-Alnerican Congress of Pharlnacy in Lilna, Peru, in Decelnber, President Francke called for a united world effort on the part of pharlnacists, and urged a lneeting between the Pan Alnerican Congress and the International Pharlnaceutical Federation, to be held in the United States.
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By Don E.
...;~~ "·"·' .i' :~'~. ( ~ _."" ~ ~Francke,
.' PRESIDENT,
AMERICAN
assembled ,at the Second Pan-American Congress of -P harmacy in .this beautiful and historic city of Lima to give serious consideration to the probl~ms " confronting our profession in these stirring day.s ~nd to counsel with each other to arrive ata, scihition. It is indeed fortu nate that we have the .opportunity to counsel together under such favorable conditions of international good will which is so sorely lacking in other parts of the world. It has been aptly stated that science knows no boundaries. This is particularly true of pharmacy and other sciences which are devoted to the advancement of the health an1 welfare of our people. Good health is the objective of the people of all nations and in this goal pharmacy plays a highly important role. We in pharmacy have a prime responsibility to which we must constantly rededicate ourselves- service to the public health andwelfa~e. But we cannot' ,do tbis successfully unless we appreciate that there'.' :a re in the world today, social, economic, ' tecHnological, and scientific changes taking place which are affecting us now and which will affet't us even' more in the future . We in pharma~y niiist recognize that the related health pro.tessioris have been undergoing many fundamental chan'ges during the past few
WEARE
20
PHARM~Ce:UTICAL
ASSOCIATION
years. We must recognize that social and eco nomic changes have been taking place and we must recognize that these basically affect us in pharmacy. We pharmacists in all countries must .plan our future with facts in mind. All of us know of the technical advances of re cent years which have centered the manufacturing of medicinal agents in our pharmaceutical firms . This is an inevitable price of progress. But it does not mean that our functions today are less important. No more so than those of the physicia"n, the nurse, the dentist, or the public health worker. But it does mean that the func tions of all have changed, in l)oth emphasis and direction. Let us remember, and remember well , that to practice pharmacy today requires vastly more knowledge and training than it ever required before. Let us recognize also that medical services and facilities are becoming more and more centralized and that there is a growing trend toward the establishment of group medical practice in private clinics. This trend is the direct result of the high degree of specialization in medical education which"encourages physicians to be closely associated in order to meet the total health needs of the patient. We know that this trend will have many consequences for pharmacy and We must
Vol. XliiI No. 1
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PRACTICAL PHARMACY EDITIQN
prepare ourselves to face the futqre with vigor, and with determination. The basic problem~ of pharmacy are the same the world over and we must unite in mind and in spirit to assume for our profession its proper place among the professions which serve the health needs of our people. Each of us has national and local conditions which may alter the path that we must take to solve the problems in our own country. But while the method of solving the problems in each of our countries may differ, the basic problems in all countries are the same. We have one world for pharmacy. An International Bulletin
Therefore, let us make the pharmacists of the world as one united professional brotherhoodunited in mind, in spirit, and in friendship. The world grows smaller each year as methods of transportation and communication reduce distances between respective countries to almost insignificance. Let us have a singleness of purpose - the advancement of our profession for the benefit of public health- which will permeate the thinking and the actions of all of us. Let us take action to bring about One World for Pharmacy. I would like to suggest two proposals for your consideration: First, let us establish a means for the interchange of information among PanAmerican countries. This could be in form of a simple and Sn1~ll bulletin which would keep us in contact with progress in the pr~ctice of pharmacy in our various countries. Three years is a long time to be without intercommunication. Perhaps in the beginning, the country in which the next Congress will be held would be able to publish a small bulletin quarterly or semi-annually. Then each of the Pan-American countries could appoint a correspondent to supply material from his own country. This would stimulate interest in the Pan-American Congress as well as bring about a unity of purpose for which we are all striving, and it would keep us in contact with each other. In other words, it would create one world for pharmacy, at least in this hemisphere. Perhaps from there it could later be correlated with the activities of such organizations as the International Pharmaceutical Federation. A W orId Pharmaceutical Congress
The second proposal I would like to make is
that wetry to arrange a joint meeting of the PanAmerican Congress 'of Pharmacy and the International Pharmaceutical Federation. This, indeed, would be a great step in creating one world for pharmacy. Such a , me~ting would brillg together at one timeand in (;>n~ ' place representatives of, most orthe ph~r~~ceutical organizations of the world: A'nd 't hus 'it would in reality be a World Pharmaceuti~al Congress. It is possible an:d even probable ' that from this World Pharma~eutical Congress would. come ideas and suggesti~ns for joint action by the Pan-American Congress and the International Pharmaceutical Federation for the advancement of Pharmacy throughout the world. The next tim6 at which the meetings of the Pan-American Congress 9f Pharmacy and the International Pharmaceutical Federation come in the same year is in 1957. ' This is because the Pan-American Congress i~, held every three years while the Internationar;Pharmaceutical Federation meets every two Ye,ars. On behalf of the AMERICA~ PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION I pro pose that this joint meeting of the Fourth PanAmerican Congress of Pharmacy and the International' Pharmaceutical Federation be held in the United States in 1957. I 'am sure that the members of this Congress appreciate that this proposal must first receive your approval, and that it will then have t6 receive the approval of the officials of the Interrt~tional Pharmaceutical Federation. However, lam certain that if this World Pharmaceutical C~~gress can be arranged, our profession in all ~oli~tries would profit immensely. I hope you will give: this proposal your serious considerations. ' In conclusion, I want to emphasize that a glorious future lies before'us if we but recognize and utilize our potentialities. We have nothing to fear except those whQ ~ould sell our profession short, those :who would ,trade our birthright for imagined ' gains, who are' panic-stricken and cannot see t~e future before us, but would barter our heritage for a few trinkets. Let us antiCipate the future and prepare for it. With vision, with courage, with a true recognition of our role in the health service of the public let us march forward with all segments of pharmacy abreast toward our common goal- the advancem~nt of pharmacy throughout the world.
In his address before the second Pan-Alnerican Congress of Pharlnacy in Lilna, Peru, in Decelnber, President Francke called for a united world effort on the part of pharlnacists, and urged a lneeting between the Pan Alnerican Congress and the International Pharlnaceutical Federation, to be held in the United States.
Jcmucuy, 1952
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