3/15/2006 2:51:00 PM EST
A new report finds the numbers of U.S. pharmacists could
continue to dwindle in the next decade as more men retire and more
professionals, particularly women, choose part-time work. The report,
prepared by the Pharmacy Manpower Project, Inc., will be released at a
press briefing on Friday, March 17, 4:30 p.m. PST, at the American
Pharmacists Association's Annual Meeting & Exposition in San
Francisco.
The National Pharmacist Workforce Study, to be published in the
May/June 2006 issue of the Journal of the American Pharmacists
Association, finds the potential shortfall coming at a pivotal time
with pharmacists desiring to spend less time dispensing drugs and more
time providing patient-centered services like immunizations and
counseling seniors about the new Medicare Prescription Drug Plan.
Who David A. Mott, Ph.D., Study Project Director and Associate
Professor & Hammel/Sanders Chair in pharmacy
administration, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Lucinda L. Maine, Ph.D., Pharmacy Manpower Project
President & Executive Vice President, American Association
of Colleges of Pharmacy
Katherine Knapp, Ph.D., Project Director, the Aggregate
Demand Index & Dean, College of Pharmacy, Touro
University-California
What National Pharmacist Workforce Study
When &
Where Friday, March 17, 4:30 p.m. PST
San Francisco Moscone Convention Center, Room 2018
San Francisco, CA
The Pharmacy Manpower Project, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation
consisting of all major national, pharmaceutical professional and
trade organizations. Its mission is to serve the public and the
profession by developing data regarding the size and demography of the
pharmacy practitioner workforce and conducting and supporting research
in areas related to that workforce.
CONTACT:
Pharmacy Manpower Project, Inc.
Norida Torriente, 202-253-5058
ntorriente@aacp.org
or
Brian Ruberry, 301-948-1709
br@allhealthpr.com
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