Journal article
American College of Clinical Pharmacy Global Health Practice and Research Network's opinion paper: Pillars for global health engagement and key engagement strategies for pharmacists
JAACP : Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Vol.3(6), pp.1097-1112
09/2020
DOI: 10.1002/jac5.1232
Abstract
The scope of pharmacy practice in global health has expanded over the past decade creating additional education and training opportunities for students, residents and pharmacists. There has also been a shift from short‐term educational and clinical experiences to more sustainable bidirectional partnerships between high‐income countries (HICs) and low‐ to middle‐income countries (LMICs). As more institutional and individual partnerships between HICs and LMICs begin to form, it is clear that there is a lack of guidance for pharmacists on how to build meaningful, sustainable, and mutually beneficial programs. The aim of this paper is to provide guidance for pharmacists in HICs to make informed decisions on global health partnerships and identify opportunities for engagement in LMICs that yield mutually beneficial collaborations. This paper uses the foundations of global health principles to identify five pillars of global health engagement when developing partnerships: (a) sustainability, (b) shared leadership, (c) mutually beneficial partnerships, (d) local needs‐based care and (e) host‐driven experiential and didactic education. Finally, this paper highlights ways pharmacists can use the pillars as a framework to engage and support health care systems, collaborate with academic institutions, conduct research, and interface with governments to improve health policy.
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- Title: Subtitle
- American College of Clinical Pharmacy Global Health Practice and Research Network's opinion paper: Pillars for global health engagement and key engagement strategies for pharmacists
- Creators
- Susie J. Crowe - East Tennessee State UniversityRakhi Karwa - Purdue University West LafayetteEllen M. Schellhase - Purdue University West LafayetteMonica L. Miller - Purdue University West LafayetteJeanine P. Abrons - University of IowaNaser Z. Alsharif - Creighton UniversityChristina Andrade - United States Public Health ServiceRebecca J. Cope - Long Island UniversityEmily K. Dornblaser - New England CollegeDavid Hachey - Idaho State UniversityMichelle R. Holm - Department of Pharmacy Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota USALauren Jonkman - University of PittsburghStephanie Lukas - University of Health Sciences and PharmacyJodie V. Malhotra - University of Colorado BoulderBenson Njuguna - Moi UniversityChelsea R. Pekny - The Ohio State UniversityGina M. Prescott - University at Buffalo, State University of New YorkMelody Ryan - University of KentuckyDavid R. Steeb - The University of North CarolinaDan N. Tran - Purdue University West Lafayette
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- JAACP : Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, Vol.3(6), pp.1097-1112
- DOI
- 10.1002/jac5.1232
- ISSN
- 2574-9870
- eISSN
- 2574-9870
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc
- Number of pages
- 16
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2020
- Academic Unit
- Pharmacy Practice and Science
- Record Identifier
- 9984365886902771
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