American Society of Consultant Pharmacists 4489970 225465245 2008-07-13T20:58:13Z Elonka 438626 Adding infobox for "Consultant Pharmacist" __NOTOC__ {{Infobox Journal | title = Consultant Pharmacist | cover = | 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 | openaccess = | impact = | impact-year = | website = http://www.ascp.com/publications/tcp/ | link1 = | link1-name = | link2 = | link2-name = | RSS = | atom = | JSTOR = | OCLC = | LCCN = | CODEN = | ISSN = 0888-5109 | eISSN = }} 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== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.ascp.com/ American Society of Consultant Pharmacists] - ASCP home page. {{med-org-stub}} [[Category:American medical associations]] [[Category:Pharmacy organizations]] [[Category:Organizations established in 1969]] [[Category:Publications established in 1986]]