Program areas at APHA
The American Pharmacists Association (Apha) leads the pharmacy profession by supporting Pharmacists, student Pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians in their role optimizing medication use and patient health outcomes and ensuring patients have access to Pharmacists' care. We do this through our strong and effective advocacy, top notch education, practice tools, and resources, dissemination of evidence, and opportunities for members to engage and learn from each other. Apha is the pharmacy voice at the table in developing national guidelines, policies, and best practices that advance the profession and patient care.from our headquarters in Washington, d.c., Apha prepares members to thrive at every career stage and in every pharmacy setting with world-class continuing education, transformative events, unique practice tools, and timely solutions to complex challenges. We're committed to helping them deliver outstanding patient care, receive due recognition, and work at a full scope of practice. Pharmacists play a critical role in helping patients overcome illness and live healthier lives through chronic disease management and the fully effective use of their medicines. Apha advocates at the national and state level to give Pharmacists a voice in decisions that affect their future while promoting their undeniable value to health care teams. Our goal is to facilitate Pharmacists' delivery of the highest quality patient-centered care.continuing education - Apha is a leading provider of continuing pharmacy education and training on topics of greatest importance to Pharmacists. Courses and training are offered in a variety of formats - in-person, live-webinar, self paced learning - all delivered by experts in the field.
Publishing - Apha produces pharmacy today, the journal of American Pharmacists Association, student Pharmacists and transitions. The journal of American Pharmacists Association provides members and nonmembers with peer-reviewed articles, while the other publications provide news and information to members and nonmembers in pharmacy practice, research and education settings. Apha produces the journal of pharmaceutical sciences which includes articles of importance to pharmaceutical scientists. Apha also publishes books related to the pharmacy profession and text books used by student Pharmacists. Pharmacy library features Apha's authoritative textbooks, pharmacotherapy first, an interactive naplex review and more than 250 active learning exercises.
Board of pharmacy specialties (bps) - bps is the premier post-licensure certification agency worldwide that operates across the pharmacy profession to provide specialty certification of Pharmacists. The certifications include ambulatory care, cardiology, critical care, geriatric, infectious diseases, nuclear, nutrition support, oncology, pediatrics, psychiatric, pharmacotherapy, sterile compounding, and emergency medicine.