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Innovate with a New Practice As the practice setting profiles on this site illustrate, there are diverse opportunities for psychiatric pharmacists to be creative when it comes to improving the lives of their patients. Many members have been the "first" to develop a new model. Patients and physicians appreciate the unique and complementary role of a pharmacist. Health-systems are embracing a team approach to care.

Patients with psychiatric and/or neurologic disorders make up a large percentage of the patients for whom pharmacists provide care in all types of settings. It is critical for pharmacy students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to both recognize and treat these disorders.

The Senate has now released their version of an ACA repeal bill. The bill is attached and below are Republican talking points on the bill as provided to CPNP from District Policy Group. Overview of the Senate Republican Health-Care Discussion Draft

Commentary in Primary Companion on Psychiatric Pharmacist Integration Into the Medical Home CPNP outlines, via this commentary, that an integrated and holistic approach to patient care has been demonstrated to be cost effective and improves patient care and satisfaction.

The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) is a professional association representing nearly 3,000 psychiatric pharmacists. AAPP’s membership consists of specialized pharmacists, many being Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists (BCPP), who treat patients living with psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders (SUD).

Quick Response (QR) Codes are the square scannable barcodes that you see on some products and signs - and on your CPNP name badges. Although many kinds of data can be embedded in the code, we only embed a web address.

VitalSource is a leading provider of e-textbook solutions. AAPP provides some of its educational resources through VitalSource to all users to read and annotate the document from nearly any device. It is more convenient than managing a library of PDFs, and it is more accessible than only viewing them online.

AAPP Communities and the associated discussion threads and email list functionality are available to current AAPP members for the purpose of communicating with other AAPP members on matters regarding psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy or medical issues.

Whether you are a current or aspiring BCPP, the graphic below is meant to help you to identify your professional development options as it relates to AAPP's BCPP prepartory and BCPP products. Simply click on the graphic and you will be linked to more information on the available products.

The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) has created this policy in order to document our ongoing commitment to privacy. This policy will help you to understand how personally identifiable information is obtained and how such information may be shared.

Completing a pharmacy residency after graduation is a great way to begin a career in clinical pharmacy. A residency is a postgraduate training program, which allows the resident to perform as a licensed practitioner but to train under the supervision of an experienced preceptor. The cornerstones of any pharmacy practice residency include direct patient care and practice management.

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Membership in AAPP brings numerous benefits as listed below. This member toolkit provides you a convenient location to explore information and benefits associated with a AAPP membership.

For patients with psychiatric and neurologic illness, there are many barriers to accessing optimal care, including (to name a few) lack of information, limited financial resources, inadequate transportation, and stigma.  The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) Foundation envisions a world where individuals with mental health disorders receive optimal care because psychiatric pharmacists are an essential member of the health care team.