Pharmacists' Roles in Children's Research

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will highlight current practices and solicit papers on pharmacists’ involvement in children’s research. Manuscripts are solicited from pharmacist-investigators; clinical practitioners with a research focus; government and industry pharmacists; pharmacy administrators; and academics with a focus on the description of functions, activities, and responsibilities in their reaearch endeavors. Included in the areas of concentration are (1) the pharmacist as principal investigator, (2) the pharmacist as a contributor on a research team, (3) research pathways for pharmacists, (4) investigational drug services, and (5) fellowships and graduate training.

Areas of concentration include the following:

1. Pharmacy and Pharmacotherapy/Pharmacologic Research
   1. The Pharmacist as Principal Investigator
      1. Clinical and Translational Research (CTSA)
      2. Social, Economic, and Administrative Research
      3. Global/Population health
      4. Outcomes
   2. The Pharmacist as Contributor on a Research Team
      1. Children’s Oncology Group (COG)
      2. Pediatric Trials Network (PTN)
      3. Adolescent Medicine Trials Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN)
      4. IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network
      5. HRSA-funded practice advancement
         1. Maternal and Child Health Bureau
      6. Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRNs)
      7. Implementation Science
   3. Research Pathways for Pharmacists
      1. Academia
      2. Contract Research Organizations (CROs)
      3. Healthcare Institutional
      4. Pharmaceutical Industry
      5. Government
         1. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
         2. European Medicines Agency (EMA)
2. Research Pharmacy
   1. Investigational Drug Service
      1. Formulation of Research Test Articles
      2. Protocol Development
      3. Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Development
   2. Drug Standards
   1. United States Pharmacopeial Convention (USP)
3. Fellowships and Graduate Training

References

1. Bhatt-Mehta, V.; Buck, M.L.; Chung, A.M.; et.al. Recommendations for meeting the pediatric patient’s need for a clinical pharmacist: A joint opinion of the Pediatrics Practice and Research Network of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group. Pharmacotherapy 2013;33(2):243-251
2. Dowling, T.C.; Murphy, J.E.; Kalus, J.S.; et.al. American College of Clinical Pharmacy. Recommended Education for Pharmacists as Competitive Clinical Scientists. Pharmacotherapy 2009, 29(2), 236–244. doi: 10.1592/phco.29.2.236.
3. Kay, S.C.; Luke, D.G.; Tamer, H.R.; et.al. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. ASHP Guidelines for the Management of Investigational Drug Products. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2018; 75:561–73. doi: 10.2146/ajhp170812.

Dr. Richard H. Parrish II
Dr. Collin A Hovinga
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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• Pediatrics
• Clinical pharmacy.