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ACCP Clinical Pharmacist Competencies
Author(s) -
Saseen Joseph J.,
Ripley Toni L.,
Bondi Deborah,
Burke John M.,
Cohen Lawrence J.,
McBane Sarah,
McConnell Karen J.,
Sackey Bryan,
Sanoski Cynthia,
Simonyan Anahit,
Taylor Jodi,
Vande Griend Joseph P.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/phar.1923
Subject(s) - core competency , clinical pharmacy , competence (human resources) , pharmacist , pharmacy , health care , medicine , commit , pharmacy practice , nursing , professional development , medical education , psychology , business , social psychology , marketing , database , computer science , economics , economic growth
The purpose of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy ( ACCP ) is to advance human health by extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy. Consistent with this mission and its core values, ACCP is committed to ensuring that clinical pharmacists possess the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to deliver comprehensive medication management ( CMM ) in team‐based, direct patient care environments. These components form the basis for the core competencies of a clinical pharmacist and reflect the competencies of other direct patient care providers. This paper is an update to a previous ACCP document and includes the expectation that clinical pharmacists be competent in six essential domains: direct patient care, pharmacotherapy knowledge, systems‐based care and population health, communication, professionalism, and continuing professional development. Although these domains align with the competencies of physician providers, they are specifically designed to better reflect the clinical pharmacy expertise required to provide CMM in patient‐centered, team‐based settings. Clinical pharmacists must be prepared to complete the education and training needed to achieve these competencies and must commit to ongoing efforts to maintain competence through ongoing professional development. Collaboration among stakeholders will be needed to ensure that these competencies guide clinical pharmacists’ professional development and evaluation by educational institutions, postgraduate training programs, professional societies, and employers.