Public Health Pharmacy: The Pharmacist’s Role in the Next Pandemic Response Plan
- 0:00 Why Pharmacy Must Be Planned In
- 8:00 Functions Pharmacists Already Perform
- 17:00 Role Design Across Phases
Practical shifts you can apply this week
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Identify Highest-Value Functions
Map where pharmacists add the most value across prevention, response, and recovery.
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Evaluate Underused Pharmacy Assets
Spot gaps in surveillance, access, and risk communication before the next surge exposes them.
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Compare Roles By Setting
See how community, hospital, and public health pharmacy roles shift by outbreak scenario.
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Design Integration Mechanisms
Leave with role statements, triggers, and governance tools that fit incident response.
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Draft A 12-Month Agenda
Turn the session into one concrete readiness plan your team can review and refine.
What we'll cover
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0:00
Why Pharmacy Must Be Planned In
Why plans stall at the point of access when pharmacists are treated as downstream dispensers.
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8:00
Functions Pharmacists Already Perform
Surveillance, vaccination, medication continuity, and risk communication that often stay invisible on paper.
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17:00
Role Design Across Phases
How responsibilities change from preparedness to surge response, recovery, and resilience building.
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27:00
Interfaces Across Care Settings
Where community, hospital, and public health handoffs fail and how defined interfaces help.
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36:00
Data, Supply, And Equity
Using demand signals, shortage protocols, and trusted access points to improve response quality.
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46:00
Governance, Regulation, And Liability
What must be settled before a crisis so teams are not debating scope mid-chaos.
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53:00
Build The Pharmacy Annex
A practical recap with owners, triggers, escalation paths, and a 90-day action agenda.
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58:00
Next Step And Q&A
Choose one planning artifact to bring back and pressure-test with a multidisciplinary review.
Questions people ask before registering
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It is built for working professionals involved in pharmacy, public health, emergency preparedness, hospital operations, and health system leadership. If you touch planning, coordination, or response, it will feel relevant.
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No. The session starts with shared framing and moves into practical planning tools. Pharmacy experience helps, but you do not need formal emergency management training.
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Most webinar programs provide a replay, but availability depends on the host's setup. If replay access matters, check the registration details or confirmation email.
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No. It compares community, hospital, and public health pharmacy roles across different outbreak scenarios. The point is how those parts connect, not who gets the biggest slide.
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Practical. You will leave with a framework you can use to draft a pharmacy annex, trigger matrix, or cross-sector contact map for your organization.
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Certificate and CE details depend on the webinar host and accreditor. Review the registration page for the official policy before enrolling.