ACCP remains committed to developing, advancing, and positioning clinical pharmacists to fully contribute their unique expertise to the care of the patients they serve. With growing recognition of systemic social factors affecting health equity and access, it is essential to equip clinical pharmacists with the knowledge, skills, and resources to provide equitable care and contribute to closing health equity gaps. Driven by member expertise in health equity, ACCP has a variety of resources available including publications, programs, and networking/collaboration opportunities.

ACCP members have contributed to literature on the role and impact of pharmacists in assessing social determinants of health and addressing health disparities, including two ACCP white papers, “Medication Access: Policy and Practice Opportunities for Pharmacists” and “Impact of Remote Delivery of Clinical Pharmacy Services on Health Disparities and Access to Care,” and an ACCP commentary, “Call to Action: Clinical Pharmacist Roles and Opportunities in Health Disparities Research.” Showcasing the expertise and scholarship of many clinical pharmacists, the Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy published a special themed issue titled Health Equity and Clinical Pharmacy in August 2022. As part of collaborative work through the Get the Medications Right Institute, several ACCP members developed a PharmacoEquity Infographic.

ACCP’s Health Equity Practice and Research Network (PRN) is composed of clinical pharmacists, postgraduate trainees, and students with a stated interest in promoting health equity across practice settings. To achieve this, the PRN facilitates educational programming, networking, leadership opportunities, and collaborative research opportunities for individuals interested in reducing health disparities. At the upcoming ACCP Annual Meeting in Phoenix, the Health Equity PRN will deliver a focus session in collaboration with the Health Outcomes PRN titled “The AI Prescription for Pharmacy: What’s Health Equity Got to Do with It?” on Sunday, October 13, at 2:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. (MST). This session will feature diverse perspectives on incorporating AI across the pharmacy continuum. The Health Equity PRN will host its business and networking meeting on Monday, October 14, at 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (MST). In addition to these PRN-sponsored activities, another Annual Meeting session of interest, “Improving Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health in Pharmacy,” will be delivered on Monday, October 14, at 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (MST). Including discussions of medication access, medication adherence, and patient outcomes, this session will include a review of best practices for health equity, social determinants of health, and navigating prior authorizations.

In addition to these resources, the ACCP Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Committee developed and maintains the DEIA Toolkit. This online, dynamic collection contains over 120 vetted resources, many relevant to addressing health disparities in clinical practice and research and teaching health equity in both didactic and experiential settings.