Basel Statements: Game and Drama-Based Interactive Learning

Background

Hospital pharmacy practice continues to evolve in response to medication safety challenges, workforce development needs, technological transformation, stewardship responsibilities, increasingly complex healthcare systems, and the growing need for safer and more effective medication-use systems.

The Basel Statements on the Future of Hospital Pharmacy, developed through the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), provide an international framework for advancing hospital pharmacy practice worldwide. They represent an evolving global vision of the roles, responsibilities, and priorities of hospital pharmacy within healthcare systems.

The Basel Statements have evolved through three major international milestones: Basel (2008), Bangkok (2016), and Brisbane (2024).

• Basel, 2008: The original Basel Statements were developed following the Global Conference on the Future of Hospital Pharmacy in Basel, Switzerland, establishing a shared international vision for hospital pharmacy practice.

• Bangkok, 2016: The Statements were revised to reflect developments in hospital pharmacy practice and evolving healthcare needs.

• Brisbane, 2024: The latest revision further updated the Statements to address contemporary hospital pharmacy priorities and the expanding responsibilities of hospital pharmacists within increasingly complex healthcare systems.

This progression from Basel to Bangkok to Brisbane reflects the continuing evolution of hospital pharmacy in response to changes in professional practice, healthcare delivery, medicines governance, technology, workforce development, medication safety, and patient-care needs.

Over time, the Basel Statements have been used internationally to assess, benchmark, and improve hospital pharmacy practice across diverse healthcare systems and professional environments. They provide a framework for evaluating current practice, identifying areas for improvement, supporting professional development, and advancing hospital pharmacy services.

The 2024 updated Basel Statements address seven major domains of hospital pharmacy practice:

• Overarching and Governance

• Procurement

• Influences on Prescribing

• Preparation and Delivery of Medicines

• Administration

• Monitoring of Medicines Use

• Human Resources, Training, and Development

Together, these domains encompass major components of the medicines-use process and address areas including governance, medication safety, professional responsibilities, clinical decision-making, quality improvement, workforce development, and collaborative practice.

This practice-test course provides an interactive approach to exploring and applying these principles. Through game-based challenges, drama-based role-playing scenarios, decision-making exercises, and realistic hospital pharmacy situations, learners are challenged to analyze problems, select appropriate actions, and apply Basel Statement principles to hospital pharmacy practice.

Course Objectives

This practice-test course aims to provide an engaging and applied learning experience through game-based and drama-based scenarios. Participants will:

• Deepen their understanding of the 2024 updated Basel Statements and their application to hospital pharmacy practice.

• Strengthen critical thinking, decision-making, and problem-solving skills through realistic hospital pharmacy scenarios.

• Apply key principles related to governance, procurement, influences on prescribing, preparation and delivery of medicines, administration, monitoring of medicines use, and workforce development.

• Strengthen understanding of patient-centred, evidence-based, collaborative, and responsible medicines use.

• Recognize the importance of medicines governance, patient safety, interprofessional collaboration, quality improvement, education, and continuous professional development in hospital pharmacy practice.

• Use scenario-based questions and feedback to assess understanding, identify knowledge gaps, and reinforce the practical application of Basel Statement principles.

Course Outline

The course contains six interactive practice-test modules covering the seven major domains addressed by the 2024 updated Basel Statements.

Module 1: Overarching and Governance Statements

Engage in game-based challenges and role-playing scenarios addressing hospital pharmacy governance, professional responsibilities, medicines-use systems, patient safety, quality improvement, accountability, and the contribution of hospital pharmacists within healthcare organizations.

Module 2: Procurement

Explore challenges related to the selection, procurement, availability, quality, safety, and responsible acquisition of medicines and medicine-related technologies. Scenarios address procurement governance, supply-chain considerations, formulary processes, quality assurance, sustainability, and responsible resource use.

Module 3: Influences on Prescribing

Work through scenarios involving factors that influence prescribing and medicines-use decisions, including evidence-based prescribing, pharmacist involvement in therapeutic decision-making, medicines management, formulary governance, patient-specific considerations, documentation, and collaborative practice.

Module 4: Preparation and Delivery

Apply principles related to the safe preparation, compounding, handling, storage, labelling, distribution, and delivery of medicines. Scenarios emphasize medication safety, quality assurance, error prevention, and systems designed to ensure medicines reach patients safely.

Module 5: Administration

Address realistic situations involving the safe administration of medicines, interdisciplinary responsibilities, patient information, documentation, medication safety, and error prevention.

Module 6: Monitoring of Medicines Use & Human Resources, Training and Development

Explore scenarios covering Monitoring of Medicines Use and Human Resources, Training, and Development. Topics include medication-use monitoring, patient outcomes, medication safety, workforce planning, professional competency, education, training, and continuing professional development.

Each module uses game-based challenges and drama-based role-playing scenarios to encourage learners to move beyond memorization and apply Basel Statement principles through active decision-making and problem-solving.

Assessment and Feedback

Learners engage with scenario-based questions and receive feedback designed to support self-assessment, reflection, and continuous learning.

• Immediate Feedback: Review responses to interactive questions and the explanations provided for different decisions.

• Scenario-Based Assessment: Evaluate understanding and decision-making through situations representing different areas of hospital pharmacy practice.

• Application of Principles: Practice translating Basel Statement principles into decisions within realistic hospital pharmacy scenarios.

• Self-Assessment: Identify areas of strength and topics that may require additional learning or professional development.

• Updated Framework: Course content is aligned with the 2024 updated Basel Statements on the Future of Hospital Pharmacy.

Conclusion

From Basel (2008) to Bangkok (2016) and Brisbane (2024), the Basel Statements have evolved alongside changes in hospital pharmacy practice and global healthcare needs.

The 2024 updated Basel Statements provide a contemporary international framework addressing overarching principles and governance, procurement, influences on prescribing, preparation and delivery of medicines, administration, monitoring of medicines use, and human resources, training, and development.

Through game-based challenges and drama-based role-playing scenarios, this practice-test course transforms these principles into interactive learning experiences. Learners are challenged to analyze realistic situations, make decisions, solve problems, and consider how Basel Statement principles can be applied within contemporary hospital pharmacy practice.

The course supports learning, reflection, self-assessment, and professional development, encouraging learners to think critically about the contribution of hospital pharmacy to safer, more effective, patient-centred, and responsible medicines use.

Keywords

Basel Statements; International Pharmaceutical Federation; Hospital Pharmacy; Basel 2008; Bangkok 2016; Brisbane 2024; 2024 Basel Statements; Game-Based Learning; Drama-Based Learning; Practice Tests; Medication Safety; Medicines Use; Pharmacy Governance; Procurement; Prescribing; Preparation and Delivery; Administration; Monitoring of Medicines Use; Human Resources; Training and Development; Workforce Development; Patient Safety; Clinical Pharmacy; Pharmacy Education; Pharmacy Practice.

IMPORTANT NOTE!! This is a practice-test-only course. It contains interactive questions presented through game-based challenges and drama-based scenarios rather than traditional video lectures. Learners are challenged to apply principles from the 2024 updated Basel Statements to realistic hospital pharmacy situations through decision-making, problem-solving, and scenario-based assessment.