Gohlke Angela L, Murphy Katherine M, Cannell Megan E, Ray David B, Burnworth Melinda J
Midwestern University, College of Pharmacy-Glendale, Glendale, AZ, USA.
J Pharm Pract. 2013 Jun;26(3):165-70. doi: 10.1177/0897190013482333. Epub 2013 Apr 3.
Due to the expanding role of pharmacy in health care, it is imperative that pharmacy professionals work together to advocate for the profession. An English-language only literature search was conducted of the PubMed and Medline databases using the key words advocacy, grassroots, political action committee, lobbying, politics, political action, legislation, letter writing, pharmacy, pharmacist, Capitol Hill. Up-to-date information regarding pharmacy-specific advocacy was limited and difficult to locate. Information from the literature search was supplemented with interviews of professionals actively engaged in advocacy, personal experience, and Web sites of national pharmacy organizations. This primer ignites the fire for political advocacy within pharmacy professionals by reinforcing the significant impact that advocacy has on the profession and by providing information on how to become involved. The primer provides a comprehensive "pocket guide" of resources combined into an easy-to-use reference for pharmacy professionals and outlines a structured approach on how to become a pharmacy advocate, ranging from a minimal level of involvement to master political activist, and to promote interest among pharmacy professionals to become more engaged with advocacy. Even a small act of advocacy or volunteerism can transform a spark into a raging fire.
由于药学在医疗保健中的作用不断扩大，药学专业人员必须共同努力，为该专业进行倡导。使用关键词“倡导”“基层”“政治行动委员会”“游说”“政治”“政治行动”“立法”“写信”“药学”“药剂师”“国会山”对PubMed和Medline数据库进行了仅英文文献检索。关于药学特定倡导的最新信息有限且难以找到。文献检索的信息通过对积极参与倡导的专业人员的访谈、个人经验以及国家药学组织的网站进行了补充。本入门指南通过强化倡导对该专业的重大影响，并提供如何参与的信息，点燃了药学专业人员政治倡导的热情。该入门指南为药学专业人员提供了一个全面的“袖珍指南”，将各种资源整合为易于使用的参考资料，并概述了一种结构化方法，介绍如何从最低程度的参与到成为主要政治活动家，从而成为一名药学倡导者，并促进药学专业人员更积极参与倡导的兴趣。即使是一个小小的倡导行为或志愿服务行为也能将星星之火变成熊熊烈火。
