American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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[edit] Introduction
The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is a professional organization representing the interests of pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care, and other components of health care systems.
As of 2006, ASHP has 30,000 members, a staff of more than 200 and a budget that exceeds 34 million dollars.
[edit] Mission
The mission of the society is to advance and support the professional practice of pharmacists in hospitals and health systems and serve as their collective voice on issues related to medication use and public health.
ASHP attempts to ascertain that there enough pharmacists who are competent in hospitals and other health care facilities and improve the safety and accessibility of medication to patients there.
In 2003 ASHP decided that health-system pharmacists will help make medication use more effective, scientific, and safe and will contribute meaningfully to public health in their communities. They hope to improve these areas significantly by the year 2015.
[edit] Current work
ASHP publishes:
- American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
- AHFS Drug Information Book
- Handbook on Injectable Drugs
- Best Practices for Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy
They also host a Midyear Clinical Meeting in December that has grown to be the largest meeting of pharmacists in the world, along with other continuing-education conferences, meetings, and exhibits.
Also, ASHP is the national accrediting organization for pharmacy residency programs. ASHP's Accreditation Services staff assists existing residencies to refine their programs, helping prospective programs with the process of seeking accreditation, and helping prospective residents get the information needed to find the best residency program for them.
ASHP provides legislative advocacy on health system pharmacy issues, partly to achieve public policy that helps people make the best use of medicines.
ASHP provides professional advocacy on health system pharmacy issues to government agencies, such as Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and healthcare organizations like Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and Institute of Medicine(IOM).
