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American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Description

• Mission:

  The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is a national professional association that represents pharmacists who practice in hospitals, health maintenance organizations, long-term care facilities, home care agencies, and other components of healthcare systems. ASHP believes that the mission of pharmacists is to help people make the best use of medications. Helping pharmacists fulfill this mission is the primary objective of ASHP.

• Membership/Affiliates:

  ASHP has 35,000 members.

• Programs/Activities:

  ASHP provides continuing education, information on drugs, practice standards, and accreditation of professional training sites to its members.

  ASHP supports research.

• Meetings:

  Summer meeting

  Midyear clinical meeting

• Publications:

  American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP): Bimonthly peer-reviewed journal

  Inter Sections: Quarterly member magazine

  Numerous professional education materials are available.

Date Last Updated
October 2010