ABOUT US

STATUTES FOR COUNTRY ASSOCIATIONS, February 2007

Download: "Statutes Addendum for Individual Membership"

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1. Name and Legal Status
The IAAP is the governing body (within the Medical Section of the School of Spiritual Science) for National Anthroposophic Pharmacists Associations and is constituted according to Swiss Law article 60 S.1.ZGB.

2. Aims and Objectives of the IAAP

• To set standards for National Associations who wish to be recognised as members of the IAAP within the Medical Section of the School of Spiritual Science.
• To represent, at international level, Anthroposophic Medicine including regulatory and legal affairs from the professional pharmacists perspective: Anthroposophic pharmacy being seen as an “extension” of conventional pharmacy.
• To award international accreditation of Anthroposphic Pharmacists’ training materials and publications.
• To facilitate colleagueship between Anthroposophic Pharmacists world-wide by the active building of community between Anthroposophic Pharmacists
  
  

To liase with:
Other disciplines in the Medical Section, in the School of Spiritual Science
Other sections in the School of Spiritual Science
Recognised National Anthroposophic Pharmacists Associations
National Pharmacists Associations seeking recognition by IAAP
Other interest groups related to Anthroposophic Pharmacy.

For the purpose of:
organising workshops/conferences
widening Anthroposophic Pharmacy awareness, especially in retail pharmacists
research into Anthroposophic pharmaceutical matters


• To act as a centre of information for individual Anthroposophic Pharmacists and Pharmacists Associations to share best practice world-wide.
• To act as an initiator/co-ordinator for activities which require international action.
• To facilitate individual membership (see Statutes for Country Associations Addendum for Individual Members).

3. Membership
The IAAP is the umbrella organisation for the several national Associations of Anthroposophic Pharmacists and individual members.

Criteria that a National Anthroposophic Pharmacists Association has to achieve to be recognised and approved by IAAP.

3.1 Legal Status
A National Association should strive to be a legally constituted association in its own country

3.2 Membership Criteria
There are essentially 3 types of member in any recognised National Association

• Members with voting rights at the Annual General Meeting (Members and Honorary Members)
• Members without voting rights (Associates)
• Honorary Members – are at the discretion of the country board – they must be elected by a unanimous board decision and they should be few in number.
  
  
For a National Association to be recognised and approved by the IAAP a person identified as a Member of the National Association must be:
a) A Pharmacist who has passed all examinations to be recognised as a fully responsible, professional pharmacist. In addition he/she should be registered with a nationally recognised professional pharmacists’ association.
b) A Member of the Anthroposophic Society or supporter of a set of Anthroposophic guiding principles appropriate to the profession of pharmacist. (see IAAP Guiding Principles for an Anthroposophic Pharmacist).

In addition there must be clearly defined criteria specifying Anthroposophic pharmaceutical experience and Anthroposophic knowledge/study.

3.3 The Association must have in place:

• a maintained register of individual members of the association
• a complaint procedurefor members of the public
• a disciplinary procedure that is accessible to the public
  
  

4. Exclusion of an IAAP representative
4.1 Any member may be excluded from the IAAP by a written paper given to the Board of Management.

4.2 By decision of the Board of Management - any member can be excluded on the grounds of severe interference with the objectives or the work of the IAAP on the basis of gross infraction of his/her duties.

5. Annual assembly
There will be an opportunity annually, which coincides with The Medical Section Conference in Dornach, for all participating Anthroposophic pharmacists to meet and share issues and directions of the IAAP.

6. Composition of the Board of Management
President elected by the IAAP Board

Board Members
One pharmacist representative from each recognised and approved National Association
Individual Pharmacists Representatives (see addendum I)

Invited Member
The Leader of the Medical Section, School of Spiritual Science (or a Nominee, acceptable to the Members of the Board).

Co-opted Members
The Board may invite individuals/organisations to participate as co-opted members to help in the achievement of the aims and objectives of the IAAP.

7. Auditors
The IAAP secretary is responsible for the auditors.

8. Contributions and liability of IAAP and its members
8.1 The IAAP is founded without starting capital. The financial budget of the IAAP will be effected by annual membership contributions and other contributions.
The annual membership contribution will be voted by the Board.

8.2 There is no personal liability of the members of the IAAP. For liabilities of the association only the property of the association can be taken.

9. Dissolution and liquidation
9.1 The Board may decide on the dissolution of the IAAP with an affirmative of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast.

9.2 If the Board has decided on the dissolution of the IAAP, the IAAP shall be liquidated by the Board of Management or one or more liquidators appointed by the Board.

10. Language
These guidelines for the IAAP are presented in the German and English language.

11. Conclusion
The guidelines were ratified by the Foundation in May 2001- Version 1.0 Dec 2002
Version 2.0 May 2003
Version 3.0 Jan 2004
Version 4.0 Jun 2004
Version 5.0 Oct 2006
This present version is Version 6.0 Feb 2007

12. IAAP Board
The board has been agreed and is made up by the following:

Manfred Kohlhase
Pharmacist, President IAAP
GAPiD Representing Germany
Disciplinary/Complaints Co-ordinator

Christiaan Mol
Pharmacist
Co-opted Member
APC co-ordinator

Judith Klahre-Parker
Pharmacist
BAAP Representing UK
Individual Membership Co-ordinator)

Samir Kedwani
Pharmacist
ÖGAPh Representing Austria

Bob Ballard
Secretary

Michaela Glöckler
Medical doctor
Leader of the Medical Section

Georg Soldner
Medical doctor
Nominee of the Leader of the Medical Section

13. IAAP Headquarters
Goetheanum
Medical Section
4143 Dornach
Switzerland

Website http://www.iaap.org.uk