Michigan
Pharmacists Association
Vision Statement
Vision of the Practice of Pharmacy in the State of Michigan
Michigan pharmacists have preeminent responsibility for the provision of patient-focused care to patients. This may, or may not, include provision of drug products. Accepting responsibility for patient medication-related outcomes is the standard of care.
To accomplish this vision, Michigan pharmacists must:
- Conduct comprehensive, patient-centered practices which promote positive drug therapy outcomes by identifying, resolving and preventing drug related problems.
- Empower trained technical staff to assume direct distributed, clerical, and technical responsibilities. Integrate technological advances to improve patient outcomes.
- Cooperate with other members of the healthcare team to achieve the common goal of improved patient outcomes.
- Encourage innovative practitioners to be involved in advancing pharmacy curriculum toward a patient-oriented approach.
- Emphasize the importance of continuing education to effectively care for patients and meet customers' needs.
- Educate the public on the role of the pharmacist in health care.
- Encourage patient care models to become mentors for both pharmacy students and pharmacists.
- Be compensated for their critical role in enabling safe and effective health care.
Adopted by the
Michigan Pharmacists Association Task Force on Pharmaceutical Care, January
6, 1993.
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