The mission of the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group is to improve the lives of children and to advocate for safe and effective medication use in children.
The PPAG advances its mission by promoting awareness of optimal medication therapy with all health care professionals by coordinating an effective communication network.
There are various ways we accomplish our advocacy mission:
1. Grassroots Action: PPAG promotes a grassroots approach to promoting pediatric-friendly legislation in the US Congress.
2. PediNet Special Interest Groups and Forums. Unlike anything available to pediatric pharmacists today, PediNet SIGs and Forum offer you a chance to communicate to a highly specialized audience of your choosing. PediNet is available for members only.
3. The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics. The JPPT is a peer-reviewed clinical medical journal dedicated to the dissemination of information regarding the safe and effective use of medications in neonates, infants, children, and adolescents. By contributing to the medical literature the JPPT plays a vital role in advancing PPAG's advocacy as well as educational missions.
4. Position statements. PPAG offers therapeutic position statements that respond to specific therapeutic issues. These statements are thorough, evidence-based recommendations of drug use. PPAG also offers position statements on public policy issues that are directed to health care professionals, public officials, and the general public.
5. Partnerships. The PPAG promotes pediatric patient safety by partnering and collaborating with other non-profit organizations and professional associations, as well as, governmental agencies. Examples:
International Campaign for Better Medicine
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