Collaborative practice agreements: Stimulating increased integration

Abstract

In January 2012, the APhA Foundation convened a roundtable consortium in Washington, DC, for the purposes of stimulating increased integration of collaborative practice agreements (CPAs) and pharmacist patient care services into practice. The consortium's seven recommendations, which are described below, provide methods and infrastructure for empowering collaborative, interdisciplinary care. For more in-depth coverage, see the Mar/Apr 2013 Journal of the American Pharmacists Association article, "Consortium recommendations for advancing pharmacists' patient care services and collaborative practice agreements," available online at www.japha.org.