ASHP Has New Policies on Standard of Care, Vaccine Access, Pharmacy Education, and More

It's official: ASHP has 16 new policies to help guide our advocacy and shape your pharmacy practice.

The ASHP House of Delegates voted to approve these new policies at its meeting last month at ASHP Pharmacy Futures. Follow the links below to the ASHP policy database to learn more about each policy, including the rationale behind it.

• 2608 – OPTIMIZING CAREER FULFILLMENT IN PHARMACY
  Source: Council on Education and Workforce Development
• 2609 – QUALITY OF PHARMACY EDUCATION
  Source: Council on Education and Workforce Development
• 2610 – ADVANCING TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND VENDOR ACCOUNTABILITY IN HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY
  Source: Council on Pharmacy Management
• 2611 – STANDARD OF CARE REGULATORY MODEL
  Source: Council on Pharmacy Management
• 2612 – PROMOTING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN HEALTHCARE
  Source: Council on Pharmacy Practice
• 2613 – BODY SIZE INCLUSIVITY
  Source: Council on Pharmacy Practice
• 2614 – PHARMACY WORKFORCE LEADERSHIP IN IMPROVING VACCINE ACCESS
  Source: Council on Pharmacy Practice
  This policy supersedes ASHP policy 2247.
• 2615 – PHARMACY WORKFORCE RIGHT OF CONSCIENCE AND THE PATIENT’S RIGHT OF ACCESS TO THERAPY
  Source: Council on Pharmacy Practice
• 2616 – SAFE AND EFFECTIVE COMPOUNDING
  Source: Council on Pharmacy Practice
• 2617 – ROLE OF THE PHARMACY WORKFORCE TO COMBAT PUBLIC HEALTH DISINFORMATION AND MISINFORMATION
  Source: Council on Pharmacy Practice
• 2618 – FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION’S PUBLIC HEALTH ROLE
  Source: Council on Public Policy
• 2619 – PROTECTING THE PHARMACY WORKFORCE AGAINST UNAUTHORIZED SYNTHETIC MEDIA
  Source: Council on Public Policy
• 2620 – TOBACCO AND NICOTINE CESSATION AND CONTROL
  Source: Council on Therapeutics
• 2621 – SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE OF LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE ANTIPSYCHOTICS
  Source: Council on Therapeutics
• 2622 – DOSING OF COMBINATION ANTIBIOTICS
  Source: Council on Therapeutics
• 2623 – EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE
  Source: Council on Therapeutics

New to the ASHP policy process? Learn how it works, and stay tuned as ASHP prepares to launch a series of news stories, podcasts, and videos breaking down key policies.