Professor, Pharmacy Practice MCPHS School of Pharmacy - Boston Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Provider shortages and increasing service demands are taxing the system beyond capacity – particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Psychiatric pharmacists have specialized training and certification to provide mental health care across a variety of settings, in addition to the standard training and education required of all pharmacists. Psychiatric pharmacists have demonstrated positive outcomes on patient care and are effective members of the health care team. We will highlight how psychiatric pharmacists can help alleviate the workforce crisis.
Learning Objectives:
The impending unmet demand for mental health care services.
Processes for pharmacists to enter careers as clinical psychiatric pharmacists.
How psychiatric pharmacists can be utilized to meet the needs of patients with mental illnesses.
