Newswise — BETHESDA, MD — ASHP and the ASHP Foundation today announced the renaming of the former Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative (PPMI) to the Practice Advancement Initiative (PAI). The name change and debut of an updated website reflect pharmacists’ expanding patient care roles in both acute and ambulatory care settings as clinical specialists and generalists. It also focuses more broadly on transitions throughout the continuum of care.
“The initiative’s new name and focus reflect the comprehensive nature of this national program as well as the rapid evolution of pharmacists’ roles in all patient care settings,” said ASHP CEO Paul W. Abramowitz, Pharm.D., Sc.D. (Hon.), FASHP.
Since its start in 2010, the former PPMI has been widely embraced by the profession as a framework to advance the vital roles pharmacists play as clinicians and patient care providers. The new PAI combines the outcomes from the 2010 acute-care-focused Pharmacy Practice Model Summit with those of the 2014 Ambulatory Care Summit. PAI will focus on transforming how pharmacists care for and provide clinical services to patients across the continuum of care.
“We’re very excited about this expansion of the initiative’s focus, and we believe that pharmacists in all care settings will find value in the kinds of resources we offer on the PAI website,” said ASHP Foundation CEO Stephen J. Allen, R.Ph., M.S., FASHP.
The initiative’s goals include clinical and healthcare team integration, advancing the roles of pharmacists as clinical specialists and generalists, leveraging pharmacy technicians, elevating the issue of pharmacist credentialing and training, and focusing on technology enhancements that can improve patient safety and outcomes.
The new PAI website features tools and resources for acute and ambulatory care practitioners, including the debut of an Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment tool and “Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Progress Measures,” which incorporate recommendations from ASHP’s 2014 Ambulatory Care Summit.
PAI acute care pharmacy resources include the newly revised Hospital Self-Assessment tool and “Hospital Pharmacy Progress Measures,” which will replace the former National Dashboard. Updates to the fourth edition of the Pharmacy Forecast report are also coming soon.
About ASHPASHP represents pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in acute and ambulatory settings. The organization’s more than 40,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. For over 70 years, ASHP has been on the forefront of efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety. For more information about the wide array of ASHP activities and the many ways in which pharmacists advance healthcare, visit ASHP’s website, www.ashp.org, or its consumer website, www.SafeMedication.com.
About the ASHP FoundationThe ASHP Research and Education Foundation was established in 1968 by ASHP as a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization. As the philanthropic arm of ASHP, our vision is that patient outcomes improve because of the leadership and clinical skills of pharmacists, as vital members of the healthcare team, accountable for safe and effective medication use. Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of patients through appropriate, safe, and effective medication use.
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