Report of the 2012-2013 standing committee on advocacy: advocacy tools and resources: a framework for increasing member engagement

Autor: Julie C. Kissack, Marie Smith, Philip D. Hall, Hershey S. Bell, William G. Lang, George E. MacKinnon
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: American journal of pharmaceutical education. 77(10)
ISSN: 1553-6467
Popis: INTRODUCTION According to the Bylaws of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP), the Advocacy Committee: "will advise the Board of Directors on the formation of positions on matters of public policy and on strategies to advance those positions to the public and private sectors on behalf of academic pharmacy." PRESIDENTIAL CHARGE President J. Lyle Bootman charged the standing committee on Advocacy with the following charge: "To organize small panels of experts by topic to serve as AACP's resource members on significant policy within the advocacy framework approved by the Board." President Bootman's charge was fulfilled through the identification and prioritization of policy issues that AACP is currently engaged or is expected to be engaged in the near future. Four workgroups were established comprised of self-selected content experts aligned with the priority issues. The individual and collective work of these workgroups provides AACP staff and members with tools and resources for effective advocacy with state and federal policy makers on behalf of academic pharmacy. Identification and Prioritization of AACP Advocacy Issues: A Strategic Approach What do we expect from our advocacy efforts? The assumptions, but never clearly articulated expectations, of the advocacy efforts of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy might be summarized as "a brighter future for our members." The several advocacy related task force or workgroups (1-3) established through AACP councils and sections have submitted reports that entice the membership with recommendations for: * additional advocacy resources; * additional opportunity for member input into advocacy strategies and prioritization of issues; and * additional opportunities for engagement all toward the end of: * increased opportunities for our Pharm.D. and graduate students; * success of our faculty in practice and research; and * resources for individual institutions. These assumptions have been with AACP for a number of years. We need look no further than to our own Board of Directors for evidence that this issue of defining AACP advocacy in terms of expectations, issues, strategies, priorities and outcomes remains elusive. The agenda items of the February 2000 meeting of the AACP Board of Directors (4) includes the following: "... Among the primary strategic areas the Board should consider in its continuing discussion are: * the appropriate focus of involvement (e.g., issues versus strategies) of the Board and others in advocacy; * methods by which the Association's principal advocacy issues are most efficiently determined and prioritized; * the value and possible methods to measure and evaluate "success" of advocacy efforts; and * promoting enhanced grass roots activity within the Association." The 2011-2012 AACP Strategic Planning Committee asked AACP staff to undertake a critical analysis of its advocacy portfolio. This analysis is intended to provide the Committee, our Board and our members with a broad reflection of the expectations of our members regarding advocacy, how those expectations are addressed by AACP staff and to provide the necessary input for assessing AACP's ability to implement its advocacy agenda in terms of human and other resources. The analysis included the creation of a list of issues related to teaching, research and service that comprise AACP's advocacy agenda. The list included past and current engagement related to the issues, existing AACP policy in support of the issue, AACP governance body input/recommendations, and partners in our advocacy. AACP staff involved with professional, education, and research portfolios that are part of the AACP advocacy agenda reviewed the list and were asked to prioritize the issues within their area of responsibility. …
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