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knok · 07-11-2007, 09:09 AM

Project need by 2020 -->150,000
By David Knapp Ph.D.

http://www.nacds.org/user-assets/pdf...inalreport.pdf

"But the conference participants projected that these services will require almost 300,000 FTE pharmacists by 2020 in order to fully meet projected needs. The balance must come from new graduates, foreign pharmacists, and improvements in productivity in patient care. In the meantime, pharmacists must carefully organize their activities to meet the needs of the highest priority patients and functions.

To sum up, the conference participants concluded that the profession of pharmacy should not only continue to emphasize improved utilization of its members, but also move rapidly to increase the overall size of its enterprise. To the extent that the workforce of pharmacists does not expand fast enough to meet professionally-determined needs for pharmaceutical care, that care will either not be provided or will be provided through other means.(Knapp)"

07-11-2007, 09:09 AM	#19 (permalink)
knok TestMagic Guru Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: USA Posts: 3,100	Professionally determined need for pharmacy services by 2020 Project need by 2020 -->150,000 By David Knapp Ph.D. http://www.nacds.org/user-assets/pdf...inalreport.pdf "But the conference participants projected that these services will require almost 300,000 FTE pharmacists by 2020 in order to fully meet projected needs. The balance must come from new graduates, foreign pharmacists, and improvements in productivity in patient care. In the meantime, pharmacists must carefully organize their activities to meet the needs of the highest priority patients and functions. To sum up, the conference participants concluded that the profession of pharmacy should not only continue to emphasize improved utilization of its members, but also move rapidly to increase the overall size of its enterprise. To the extent that the workforce of pharmacists does not expand fast enough to meet professionally-determined needs for pharmaceutical care, that care will either not be provided or will be provided through other means.(Knapp)" _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ "I see so much testing in the world, and see how badly most of it is done. I also see the faith many people put in tests and test results, and the consequences for people when test results are used to make decisions about their lives. --Liz Hamp-Lyons (2002)"