Exploring Professional Advancement: Advocacy Initiatives for the Clinical Pharmacist

Making time for pharmacy advocacy has become essential in recent years, especially for clinical advancement opportunities. Expanding scope of practice to include state-level provider status, encouraging use of collaborative care agreements, and raising awareness about available pharmacy services that support the patients themselves continue to be relevant in clinical practice today. Organizations, such as the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), have increased their requirements for certification to include increased involvement within the profession. The goal of this session is to discuss current and future strategies for introducing expanded roles in the setting of clinical practice, explore the available evidence promoting the understanding of legislative/regulatory framework and education in advocacy training, and discuss strategies for becoming more involved in the pharmacy profession through participation in pharmacy organizations.

Moderator: Katherine A. Conway, Pharm.D., BCPS

​Spearheading Pharmacy Advocacy Initiatives in Clinical Practice Today​ 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Speaker: Suzanne A. Nesbit, Pharm.D., FCCP, BCPMP Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Pain and Palliative Care, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland   View Biography

Breaking through the Barriers: Enhancing Pharmacy Advocacy within the Profession 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Speaker: Kelly M. Smith, Pharm.D., FCCP Associate Dean, Academic and Student Affairs, Associate Professor, Pharmacy Practice and Science University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, Kentucky   View Biography

Patient Care Initiatives: Investigating Social Determinants of Health 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Speaker: Melissa S. McGivney, Pharm.D., FCCP Associate Dean, Community Partnerships Professor, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   View Biography