Pharmacy Competencies for Interprofessional Integrative Health Care Education

The microbiome is the collection of commensal microorganisms along with their genomes inhabiting the human body. Despite the many known beneficial effects of these microbes on human health, the 2016 ACPE Standards for Doctor of Pharmacy curricula describe Medical Microbiology in Appendix 1 with a pathogen-centered focus. Over the last twenty years, evolving biotechnology has enabled a deeper understanding of the microbiome in the context of both wellness and disease. Retail stores are allocating increasing shelf space to commercial probiotic products, while the approach to PharmD training on the selection and use of these natural care products remains static, creating a disproportionate footprint between PharmD curricula and consumer markets. Looking to the future of patient care, we brief pharmacy educators on the current evidence and invite discussion around a proposed revision to the 2025 ACPE Standards that would add language recognizing the beneficial role of the commensal microbiota and expanding therapeutic applications of microbiome supplementation. We suggest a variety of opportunities within Doctor of Pharmacy curricula as leverage points for including relevant aspects of the microbiome in the training of future pharmacists.

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“…Non-conventional approaches to health including alternative, complementary, and integrative medicine practices. 26…”

Section: Integrative Health Care Complementary and Natural Medicinesmentioning

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More Than Our Enemy: Making Space for the Microbiome in Pharmacy Education

2022

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“…32 The National Center for Integrative Primary Healthcare developed ten interprofessional and 22 pharmacy competencies that highlight how pharmacists can play a vital role in patient-centered care within an interprofessional team in different patient care settings. 33 The role and services that pharmacists provide within an interprofessional team in a diverse array of patient care settings is evident from the submissions received from the PAC's inquiry to colleges and schools of pharmacy (Table 2).…”

Section: The Integration Of Pharmacist Care Services: What Makes This Different and Necessary From Other Healthcare Provider Services?mentioning

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The Report of the 2020-2021 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Pharmacists’ Unique Role and Integration in Healthcare Settings

Moore

Burns

Fish

et al. 2021

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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The 2020-21 Professional Affairs Committee was charged to (1) Read all six reports from the 2019-20 AACP standing committees to identify elements of these reports that are relevant to the committee's work this year; (2) Identify opportunities and models of integration of pharmacist care services in physician and other health provider practices beyond primary care; (3) Differentiate and make the case for the integration of pharmacist care services from that of other mid-level providers; and (4) From the work on the aforementioned charges, identify salient activities for the Center To Accelerate Pharmacy Practice Transformation and Academic Innovation (CTAP) for consideration by the AACP Strategic Planning Committee and AACP staff. This report provides information on the committee's process to address the committee charges, describes the rationale for and the results from a call to colleges and schools of pharmacy to provide information on their integrating pharmacist care services in physician and other health provider practices beyond primary care practice, and discusses how pharmacist-provided patient care services differ from those provided by other healthcare providers. The committee offers a revision to a current association policy statement, a proposed policy statement as well as recommendations to CTAP and AACP and suggestions to colleges and schools of pharmacy pertaining to the committee charges.

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“…The 2013 report suggested that learning objectives for pharmacy students should include establishing a climate of shared values, defining clear roles and responsibilities, communicating effectively with other professions, and promoting joint problem solving. The 2013 CAPE report generated a number of research papers on desirable approaches to promoting IPE in pharmacy education in such areas as Integrative Health Education [20], Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences [21], and Entrustable Professional Activities [22].…”

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Preparing Pharmacists for Collaborative/Integrated Health Settings

Ascione

2019

Pharmacy

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Pharmacy practice is changing to accommodate the need for pharmacists to be better team members in newly emerging collaborative care and integrated health systems. Pharmacy schools could lead this change by educating students to be effective participants in these relatively new models of care. Schools are encouraged to follow the approach outlined in the recent guidance published by the Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC) for interprofessional practice and education (“the new IPE”). This approach includes articulating an IPE plan, establishing goals, assessing student achievement of the necessary IPE competencies, developing educational plans that are multi-faceted and longitudinal, and modifying the existing assessment/evaluation process to ensure the quality of the IPE effort. These curricular decisions should be based on existing and new research on the effectiveness of IPE on student’s attitudes, knowledge, skills, and behavior. A key decision is how to create effective interactions between pharmacy students and those of other professions. Educational emphasis should be directed toward team building skills, not just individual competencies. The pharmacy faculty probably need to enhance their teaching abilities to accommodate this change, such as learning new technology (e.g., simulations, managing online exchanges) and demonstrating a willingness to teach students from other professions.

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Pharmacy Competencies for Interprofessional Integrative Health Care Education

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More Than Our Enemy: Making Space for the Microbiome in Pharmacy Education

More Than Our Enemy: Making Space for the Microbiome in Pharmacy Education

The Report of the 2020-2021 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Pharmacists’ Unique Role and Integration in Healthcare Settings

Preparing Pharmacists for Collaborative/Integrated Health Settings

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