The Utah Pharmacy Summit: Collaborating to Optimize Patient Care

J Pharm Pract. 2024 Jan 23:8971900241228806. doi: 10.1177/08971900241228806. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

Pharmacy has evolved significantly over the past 20 years, despite advances in pharmacotherapy and the expanding scope of pharmacy practice, pharmacists have struggled to collaborate across disciplines to create improved processes that enable the best outcomes from these innovations. A lack of innovation at any part of the healthcare system could inhibit the progress of practice innovations thereby leading to suboptimal patient medication and health outcomes. The Utah Pharmacy Summit was held in late 2022 with the goal of promoting pharmacist collaboration and a unified pharmacist voice within the state. The success of the Summit leads us to encourage collaborative forums across the Globe.

Keywords: advocacy; patient outcomes; pharmacy collaboration; pharmacy innovation; pharmacy practice.