The APhA Foundation is bringing a new frontier to the health care delivery system, using the accessibility and skills of community pharmacists to benefit employers and their employees with chronic disease. The Patient Self-Management Program is modeled after previous APhA Foundation projects and the Asheville Project. The success of this model has led to replications in communities large and small throughout the country.
Typically, an employer (or a coalition of employers within a community), will work with the APhA Foundation to provide the model to its employees as an additional health care benefit. Established as a voluntary program for the employees, participating employees are then matched with a community pharmacist from a network of providers. The pharmacist provider conducts one-on-one meetings with the employee and follows a process of care established by the APhA Foundation specifically for this program.
This type of model has shown how the pharmacist serves as a “coach” and provides counseling and education with regards to one’s disease, medication therapy, and lifestyle choices.
Getting Involved:
Pharmacists interested in getting involved to be a part of a pharmacy network for the Patient Self-Management Programs can prepare themselves by thinking of advanced training options and outreach:
- Successful completion of a certificate training programs in an area such as diabetes management, hypertension, and dsylipidemia, offered by a continuing education provider who is approved by the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE).
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- Creating relationships with local, community employers and educating them on the role of the pharmacist.
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- Identifying employers who are interested in implementing the Patient Self-Management Program and directing them to the APhA Foundation.
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