Report of the 2008–2009 Standing Committee on Advocacy

Call to Action: Expansion of Pharmacy Primary Care Services in a Reformed Health System

“…The Argus Commission identified several curricular areas relevant to pharmacists' preparation as part of primary care service delivery. Each has been the focus of curricular analysis or a previous AACP committee report, including: physical assessment 4 , diagnosis and triage skills 5,6 , interprofessional education and team-based care 7,8 , wellness 4 , patient behavior modification 9 , identity formation/professionalism 10 , health informatics 11 , personalized medicine 10 , the science of safety 12 , and leadership/change agency 13 . They also noted that components of essential education should be provided in didactic courses, laboratories and simulations, and in clinical or experiential education and in all cases should be competency driven.…”