American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
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| title = Consultant Pharmacist
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| editor = David K. Buerger
| discipline = [[Pharmacy]]
| language = English
| abbreviation = Consult Pharm
| publisher = American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
| country = USA
| frequency = monthly
| history = started in 1986
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| website = http://www.ascp.com/publications/tcp/
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The '''American Society of Consultant Pharmacists''' (ASCP) is an international [[professional body|professional association]] that provides education, advocacy and resources to advance the practice of senior care [[pharmacy]], and that represents the interests of [[consultant pharmacist]]s who work with [[old age|elderly]] patients.
The [[Alexandria, Virginia]]-based organization was founded in [[1969]] by several entrepreneurial consultant pharmacists including [[George F. Archambault]] and [[R. Tim Webster]]. It holds two major [[Convention (meeting)|conventions]] each year and hosts numerous other events for health care professionals.
==Publications==
ASCP publishes ''The Consultant Pharmacist'', a monthly, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal indexed in [[MEDLINE]].<ref>[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=nlmcatalog&term=9013983%5BNlmId%5D&doptcmdl=Expanded Consult Pharm] listing on MEDLINE</ref> ASCP also publishes peer-reviewed supplements to that journal, the ''ASCP Update'' newsletter,<ref>[http://www.ascp.com/publications/update/ ASCP Update]</ref> and numerous books, websites, and reference materials for health care professionals.<ref>[http://www.ascp.com/store/ ASCP products]</ref>
==See also==
* [[American Society of Consultant Pharmacists Foundation]] - [[501(c)(3)]] charitable organization affiliated with ASCP
* [[Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy]] - Certification authority started by ASCP
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ascp.com/ American Society of Consultant Pharmacists] - ASCP home page.
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[[Category:American medical associations]]
[[Category:Pharmacy organizations]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1969]]
[[Category:Publications established in 1986]]