ACCPTemplate for Evaluating a Clinical Pharmacist

Abstract

ACCP is committed to ensuring that clinical pharmacists possess the competencies necessary to deliver comprehensive medication management in team-based, direct patient care environments. These competencies are divided into six essential domains: direct patient care, pharmacotherapy knowledge, systems-based care and population health, communication, professionalism, and continuing professional development. The 2016 ACCP Clinical Practice Affairs Committee has developed an evaluation tool that includes the assessable tasks of today's clinical pharmacists that fall within each domain. This instrument can be used by institutions, organizations, and others responsible for clinical pharmacist performance evaluation and professional development.

ACCP Clinical Pharmacist Competencies

“…The six competencies outlined above describe the requisite knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors of clinical pharmacists who provide CMM. Individual practitioners can be assessed using the criteria outlined in the updated ACCP Template for Evaluating a Clinical Pharmacist . ACCP's goal is to ensure that clinical pharmacists possess the core competencies necessary to contribute meaningfully to the optimal use of medications.…”

“…Individual practitioners can be assessed using the criteria outlined in the updated ACCP Template for Evaluating a Clinical Pharmacist. 40 ACCP's goal is to ensure that clinical pharmacists possess the core competencies necessary to contribute meaningfully to the optimal use of medications. Commitment by individual clinical pharmacists, postgraduate training programs, and health care institutions/organizations to achieving and maintaining these competencies will be necessary to attain this goal.…”

Physical examination training for pharmacy residents in adult patient care programs: A survey of program directors

“…The American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) states explicitly that clinical pharmacists are those “who have completed accredited postgraduate clinical training (or obtained equivalent postgraduate clinical experience), have achieved board certification in a Board of Pharmacy Specialties clinical specialty, and are practicing in team‐based, direct patient care environments.” The former two qualifications for a clinical pharmacist (completion of an accredited residency and board certification) have guidance, competency statements, and content outlines that explicitly mention physical assessment. Additionally, in 2017, ACCP published an update to the Template for Evaluating a Clinical Pharmacist that calls for “Documentation of applicable and complete patient assessment…,” including physical assessment data …”

A Watershed Outlook for Pharmacotherapy in 2018

“…The year 2017 began with a themed issue on health care expenditures focusing on the rising costs of pharmaceuticals . An official statement was published on “Optimizing Specialty Drug Use”, a “Guideline on Clinical Pharmacist Competencies”, a “Template for Evaluating a Clinical Pharmacist”, and a “White Paper on Natural Products” …”

“…The year 2017 began with a themed issue on health care expenditures focusing on the rising costs of pharmaceuticals. 4 An official statement was published on "Optimizing Specialty Drug Use", 5 a "Guideline on Clinical Pharmacist Competencies", 6 a "Template for Evaluating a Clinical Pharmacist", 7 and a "White Paper on Natural Products". 8 The continuing expansion and maturation of clinical pharmacy has created a need for information and knowledge exchange about Ó 2018 Pharmacotherapy Publications, Inc.…”