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The goal of the Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Practice Model Initiative is to create a long-term vision for aspirational and forward thinking pharmacy practice models that will ensure that pharmacists participate as members of patient care teams for ambulatory patients and are responsible and accountable for patient and population outcomes. The recommendations developed at the ASHP Ambulatory Care Conference and Summit (and confirmed in a subsequent survey of ASHP practitioner members)1 aim to advance patient care and optimize pharmacists’ roles in ambulatory care settings.

A useful definition of ambulatory care pharmacy practice has been expressed by the Board of Pharmacy Specialties:

Ambulatory care pharmacy practice is the provision of integrated, accessible healthcare services by pharmacists who are accountable for addressing medication needs, developing sustained partnerships with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. This is accomplished through direct patient care and medication management for ambulatory patients, long-term relationships, coordination of care, patient advocacy, wellness and health promotion, triage and referral, and patient education and self-management. The ambulatory care pharmacists may work in both an institutional and community-based clinic involved in direct care of a diverse population.2

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