APhA publishes guidebook on pharmacists' care process

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently published “How to Implement the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process,” a guidebook that introduces the pharmacists’ care process.


The Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners adopted the pharmacists’ care process in May 2014. The process encourages a contemporary, consistent and comprehensive approach to patient-centered care, delivered in collaboration with other members of the health care team.

“How to Implement the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process” was created to help pharmacists understand the elements and players in the patient-care process and apply the process in pharmacy-practice settings.

The workbook, designed for use by pharmacists in all practice settings and by pharmacy-school instructors, provides:

• Six real-world case studies set in different patient-care settings that help the reader practice using the patient-care process
• A thorough and concise introduction to the pharmacists’ patient care process
• Exercises that help the user implement strategies for applying the patient care process to existing patient-care services
• A detailed explanation of each of the steps in the process
• Appendices that include case-study answer keys and a reprint of the JCPP Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process

"How to Implement the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process" can be ordered online, at www.pharmacist.com/shop, or by phone, 800-878-0729. In June, it will be available as an e-book on Amazon.com and through other major retailers.