• Activity INFORMATION

  Overview

  The American Pharmacists Association defines pharmacy advocacy as “… taking meaningful, specific action to make sure members of the government and those around them are educated about pharmacy issues and our concerns and priorities as pharmacists.” But in an environment unprecedented change within the practice of pharmacy and pharmaceutical innovation the question that often arises is how does one advocate effectively advocate for their profession? This course will provide participants with an overview of how to be an effective advocate by first examining the legislative and policy process, then reviewing how best to engage with state and federal legislators, regulators, and public officials, and finally providing the basic the skills necessary to become a successful advocate.
  

  Handouts

  • Slide Document :   23226H03_2pp.pdf Download

  • Slide Document :   23226H03_6pp.pdf Download

  Financial Support By

  PharmCon

• Learning OBJECTIVES

  Pharmacist

  Define Advocacy and the key operations, incentives, and drivers of the three central policy streams of advocacy theory

  Identify how to engage with legislative, regulatory, and other public officials

  Identify the key skills encompassed in the art of successful advocacy

  Pharmacy Technician

  Identify how to engage with legislative, regulatory, and other public officials

  Identify the key skills encompassed in the art of successful advocacy

  Define Advocacy and the key operations, incentives, and drivers of the three central policy streams of advocacy theory

  Nurse

  Identify how to engage with legislative, regulatory, and other public officials

  Define Advocacy and the key operations, incentives, and drivers of the three central policy streams of advocacy theory

  Identify the key skills encompassed in the art of successful advocacy

• Activity ACCREDITATION

  Activity Type

  Knowledge

  CE Broker

  20-1113950

  Universal Activity Number

  Pharmacist 0798-0000-23-226-H03-P
  Pharmacy Technician 0798-0000-23-226-H03-T
  Nurse 0798-0000-23-226-H03-N
  

  PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

  PharmCon is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

  In order to obtain a Statement of Credit, participants must score no less than a 70% on the activity's test and complete a program evaluation.

• Activity INSTRUCTION

  Faculty

  Rene  McEldowney, PhD, MBA Professor Emeritus, Health Services Administration Program, Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts, Auburn University

This continuing education activity is held as copyright by PharmCon, Inc. Through this notice, PharmCon, Inc. grants permission of its use for educational purposes only. These materials may not be used, in whole or in part, for any commercial purposes without prior permission in writing from the copyright owner(s).