RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Report of the 2020-2021 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Pharmacists’ Unique Role and Integration in Healthcare Settings
JF American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
JO Am J Pharm Educ
FD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
SP 8720
DO 10.5688/ajpe8720
VO 85
IS 10
A1 Moore, Gina D.
A1 Burns, Anne L.
A1 Fish, Hannah
A1 Gandhi, Nidhi
A1 Ginsburg, Diane B.
A1 Hess, Karl
A1 Kebodeaux, Clark
A1 Lounsbery, Jody L.
A1 Meny, Lisa M.
A1 Policastri, Anne
A1 Shimoda, Matthew G.
A1 Tanner, Elizabeth K.
A1 Bradley-Baker, Lynette R.
YR 2021
UL http://www.ajpe.org/content/85/10/8720.abstract
AB EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2020-21 Professional Affairs Committee was charged to (1) Read all six reports from the 2019-20 AACP standing committees to identify elements of these reports that are relevant to the committee’s work this year; (2) Identify opportunities and models of integration of pharmacist care services in physician and other health provider practices beyond primary care; (3) Differentiate and make the case for the integration of pharmacist care services from that of other mid-level providers; and (4) From the work on the aforementioned charges, identify salient activities for the Center To Accelerate Pharmacy Practice Transformation and Academic Innovation (CTAP) for consideration by the AACP Strategic Planning Committee and AACP staff. This report provides information on the committee’s process to address the committee charges, describes the rationale for and the results from a call to colleges and schools of pharmacy to provide information on their integrating pharmacist care services in physician and other health provider practices beyond primary care practice, and discusses how pharmacist-provided patient care services differ from those provided by other healthcare providers. The committee offers a revision to a current association policy statement, a proposed policy statement as well as recommendations to CTAP and AACP and suggestions to colleges and schools of pharmacy pertaining to the committee charges.