Opening Ceremony of Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) 2025

The 24th Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy was held at the Stone Hotel Legian, Bali, from July 24-27, 2025, in collaboration with the Faculty of Pharmacy, Airlangga University, and the Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy organization. The conference theme was "Beyond the Limit: Advancements and Innovation of Asian Clinical Pharmacy." This theme was chosen considering the technological advancements and innovations in clinical pharmacy services in Asia, which continue to develop year after year, undoubtedly benefiting education and research. Keynote speakers at this event were:

Apt. Lucia Rizka Andalusia, M.Pharm., MARS. (Director General of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices),
Anne Y.F. Lin, Pharm.D., FNAP (Dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Science, St. John's University, United States),
Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, B.Pharm., M.Pharm., Ph.D., SFHEA (Professor at the College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, Qatar, and the Department of Pharmacy, University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom).
A total of 70 prominent international speakers participated in this event, hailing from various countries, including the United States, Australia, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, South Korea, Portugal, Qatar, Singapore, and Thailand.

The opening ceremony of this international conference was held on July 25, 2025, and consisted of a series of events. The traditional Balinese attraction "Baleganjur-Babarongan-Ragda" kicked off the opening ceremony with a bang. Reports on the activities and remarks were delivered by the Chair of the Organizing Committee (Dr. Apt. Yunita Nita, MPharm), the Head of the Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM RI) (Prof. Dr. Taruna Ikrar, M.Biomed, PhD), the Director General of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (Dr. apt. Lucia Rizka Andalusia, MPharm., MARS.), the Rector of Airlangga University (Prof. Dr. Muhammad Madyan, S.E., M.Sc., M.Fin.), and the President of ACCP (Dr. Helen Zhang, Pharm.D.). The striking of the gong by the ACCP President marked the official opening of the 24th Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy.

This international conference is an annual event in the field of Clinical Pharmacy, initiated in 1997 in Alabama, USA. This event marks the third time the Faculty of Pharmacy at Airlangga University has been entrusted to host the Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy. Previously, the Faculty of Pharmacy at Airlangga University hosted the 8th Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy (Surabaya, 2008) and the 17th Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy (Yogyakarta, 2017). To enhance its network and strengthen its presence on the international stage, the Faculty of Pharmacy at Airlangga University collaborated with 10 other professional associations and higher education institutions for pharmacy: the Indonesian Pharmacists Association (IAI), the Indonesian Pharmacy Higher Education Association (APTFI), the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Indonesia, the School of Pharmacy at the Bandung Institute of Technology, the Faculty of Pharmacy at Gadjah Mada University, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at Udayana University, the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Surabaya, the Faculty of Technology and Health Sciences at Bali Dwipa University, the Faculty of Health Sciences at Bali International University, and the Faculty of Pharmacy at Mahasaraswati University, Denpasar.

The event was attended by 776 conference participants and 244 workshop participants from 23 countries across Asia, Australia, the Americas, and Europe. Participants were able to participate in the scientific agenda, which served as a platform for sharing and updating knowledge through pre-conference workshops, symposiums, oral and poster presentations. The Gala Dinner served as a platform for fostering camaraderie and showcasing the unique cultures of each participating country. Participants were also able to participate in recreational water sports activities, which served to showcase the beauty and richness of Indonesia's natural resources.