CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Academic pharmacy is poised to make a significant impact in international health and economic issues. At the 2008 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) and Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) Annual Meeting and Seminars, Angus Deaton, Ph.D., a distinguished economist and scientist, will discuss global economics and how to apply research on public health and drug development to needs of the world’s population.