The Japanese Pharmaceutical Association (JPA) is the national professional leadership body for around 100,000 pharmacists, 35% of the registered pharmacists in Japan, across all sectors of the profession. On 30 September 2015, the JPA and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) signed a partnership agreement pledging to work together to share best practice on patient care and approaches to workforce development. A year on, the RPS has taken on Naoko Arakawa. Arakawa originally worked as a clinical pharmacist in Japan before going to University College London to complete a masters in clinical pharmacy, international practice and policy and a PhD in global pharmacy education. Her role as international programme lead is to facilitate collaboration between Japan and the UK, enabling the countries to learn from each other.
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