ACCP Publications is pleased to announce the release of Nourishing the Soul of Pharmacy: Stories of Reflection.
In early 2011, ACCP issued a call to pharmacists for papers that reflected on their role in patient care. As part of a larger effort to humanize pharmacy practice as it continues to evolve in the direction of a patient-centered ethos, our goal was to stimulate activity in a type of reflective inquiry that would enhance care and compassion for patients and elicit deeper bonds between practitioners.
Pharmacists from all stages of education and all areas of practice responded enthusiastically with more than 145 submissions. From these, 69 exceptional essays were chosen that showed the type of narrative we hoped to represent—stories, particularly of patient encounters, that lead to complex insight and improved and empathetic patient care.
To demonstrate that such reflections can be valuable at all stages of education and practice, editors Thomas D. Zlatic and William A. Zellmer selected representative essays from senior professors and beginning faculty, pharmacy directors and new clinicians, preceptors and residents, Pharm.D. students, and pharmacists from industry and government. At all career levels, critical reflection on pharmacy situations can lead to greater clinician empathy for the patient and the development of a professional culture that values patient-centered care.
The stories in the book appear in the following sections:
- Introduction: Reflection on the Mission of Pharmacy
- The Human Condition: The Joy and Pain of Patient Interaction
- At the Counter, Bedside, and Beyond: Care in a Variety of Settings
- Care from the Other Side of the Counter and Bedside: Pharmacists as Patients and Caregivers
- Dire Situations: Care amid Catastrophe
- Care Across Cultures: Multicultural Awareness
- Truth in Action: Altruism and Justice in Pharmaceutical Care
- Good Intentions Are Not Enough: Learning from Our Mistakes
- Educational Care: Teaching, Mentoring, Learning
- Pharmacy Prospects: Shaping the Future
- Recognizing Limitations
- Humanizing the Profession
- Celebrating Pharmacy
- Appendix: Reflection as a Learning Strategy—for educators wishing to adopt the volume as a supplementary textbook
This book is intended for a variety of audiences: practitioners, educators, and students as well as perhaps patients, caregivers, and health care professionals who seek a better understanding of pharmacists and the roles they perform. This is a book to share with your colleagues, families, and friends—an excellent choice for holiday gifts. For more information on Nourishing the Soul of Pharmacy: Stories of Reflection, please visit the ACCP Bookstore at www.accp.com/bookstore. Member price: $32.95/Nonmember price: $39.95