Access and read the following materials:
1. Chapter 7, by Gregory Higby, in the required textbook.
2. Statement from the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners on the Vision of Pharmacy Practice (attached in Blackboard).
3. A Vision of Pharmacy’s Future Roles, Responsibilities, and Manpower Needs in the United States, an ACCP White Paper (attached in Blackboard). Read pages 991 – 996 and 1,000 – 1,012. From Pharmacotherapy 2000;20(8)991-1022).
4. Pharmacists take larger role on health team, published in the New York Times, August 13, 2010 by Reed Abelson and Natasha Singer. It can be accessed through the following URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/health/14pharmacist.html?_r=1&sq=inhealthshift,morepatientsgetpharmacist’sappointment&st=nyt&adxnnl=1&scp=1&adxnnlx=1282212117-jHs6MwnCppwv+0eab4sgHw (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
5. New roles for a family of pharmacists, published in the New York Times, August 13, 2010 by Natasha Singer. It can be accessed through the following URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/14/health/14pharmside.html?_r=1& (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
6. Pharmacists in these three states can now prescribe birth control, published in Motherboard, February 24, 2017 by KaleighRogers. It can be accessed through the following URL: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/53qnd3/pharmacists-in-these-three-states-can-now-prescribe-birth-control (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
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Learning Activities
After reading the assigned material, reflect upon it and other pertinent information. You may also refer to articles and presentations from other courses that examined the roles of the pharmacist.
You are being asked to prepare and submit a reflective write-up covering all points mentioned below:
• Discuss common points made by articles 4, 5, and 6.
• What is the importance of an article such as these appearing in a publication such as the New York Times?
• In Chapter 7 of the textbook, what does Dr. Higby mean by the “Professional Socialization of Pharmacists?
