Evolution and Validation of Practice Standards, Training, and Professional Development
Other Standards
The Joint Commission
Medication management chapter
High-alert, hazardous medication standards
ii.
Look-alike/sound-alike medications
iii.
Monitoring of medication response
iv.
Adverse drug event detection, evaluation, and reporting
Duplicate therapy
National Patient Safety Goals
Two-factor patient identification
ii.
Medication reconciliation
iii.
Safe medication use and labeling
iv.
Anticoagulation management and education
Antimicrobial stewardship program
Quality assurance and performance improvement programs (Β§482.21)
Medical errors
ii.
Adverse events
Preparation and administration of medications (Β§482.23)
Medical records requirements (Β§482.24)
| d. | Pharmaceutical services (Β§482.25) |
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Policies and procedures to minimize drug errors
ii.
Adverse drug reaction and medication error detection and reporting
iii.
Drug information standards
ACCP position
ACCP clarified its position concerning qualifications of clinical pharmacists providing direct
pharmacists providing direct patient care βshould possess the education, training, and experience
necessary to function effectively, efficiently, and responsibly in this role. Therefore, ACCP believes
that clinical pharmacists engaged in direct patient care should be board certified (or board eligible
if a Board of Pharmacy Specialties [BPS] certification does not exist in their area of practice) and
have established a valid collaborative drug therapy management (CDTM) agreement or have been
formally granted clinical privileges by the medical staff or credentialing system within the health
care environment in which they practice.β
Board certification
ACCP considers BPS certification the cornerstone of eligibility for direct patient care.
ii.
Eligibility
| (a) | Graduate of an accredited school of pharmacy |
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| (b) | Pharmacy licensure |
| (c) | Postgraduate residency training in area of specialization (i.e., PGY2 pharmacy residency), |
or PGY1 pharmacy residency and at least 2 years of experience in specialty area with
at least 50% of time in the BPS scope of specialty area, or at least 3β4 years of relevant
experience with at least 50% of time practicing in the specialty area