Our Mission
The mission of the Pediatric Pharmacy Association is to advance pediatric pharmacy practice, support the health and wellbeing of children, and promote safe and effective medication use in children through Collaboration, Advocacy, Research, and Education.
Our Vision
The Pediatric Pharmacy Association will be the leading pharmacy association promoting safe and effective medication use in children.
Our Values
The Pediatric Pharmacy Association strives to be an organization committed to diversity and antiracism by intentionally creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community of members and stake holders from all backgrounds, experiences, identities, and perspectives. In order to fulfill our mission to “advance pediatric pharmacy practice, support the health and wellbeing of children, and promote safe and effective medication use in children through Collaboration, Advocacy, Research, and Education,” PPA must seek and create opportunities for each of us to better understand our own beliefs, values, and cultures so that we can fully experience new ideas, perspectives, and advancements.
The Association and Membership Profile
The association has over 1,700 members and is headquartered in East Dundee, IL managed by Veritas Association Management Company. The association is governed by a Board of Directors elected by the membership. Our members live and work in the United States, Canada, China, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, to name a few. Our members practice in children’s hospitals or clinics, University teaching hospitals, adult hospitals with pediatrics services, or community pharmacies. Many of them practice in the sub-specialty areas of neonatology, oncology/hematology, critical care, intensive care, pulmonology, nutrition support or cardiology. For more information about the pediatric pharmacy profession, click here.
General Aims
Education
The Pediatric Pharmacy Association will advance the training and leadership skills that pediatric practitioners need for delivering safe and effective medications in children. The organization will educate patients and their families through selected activities about appropriate medication use.
Advocacy and Communication
The Pediatric Pharmacy Association will advance the awareness of optimal pediatric medication therapy with all health care professionals by coordinating an effective communication network. PPA will enhance patient care by serving as an advocate for, and addressing the patient-specific needs of, the pediatric population.
Research
The Pediatric Pharmacy Association will promote the safe, effective and cost-effective use of medication in the pediatric population by encouraging and supporting innovative strategies and research in all areas of pediatric pharmacy practice.
We utilize multiple mechanisms to deliver on our mission, including:
- PPA University provides members and non-members opportunities to stay up-to-date on the latest in pediatric pharmacy. PPA-U is a one-stop shop for Continuing Pharmacy Education and BCPPS Recertification. High quality CE and recertification credit is offered at our spring and fall meetings in addition to webinars and online CE courses.
- MyPPA is a member only section of the website that allows member-to-member communication through Special Interest Groups and Committee communities, email communities, and more. These forums allow members to share and access pediatric related drug information.
- The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics (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.
- Advanced Pediatric Therapeutics is a textbook for the advanced-level practitioner.
- PPA 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.
- KidsMeds is an online information resource for parents and families which provides accurate information about medicine and medication use.
- PPA offers various awards that recognize excellence in pediatric pharmacy practice and research.
- PPA offers small grant opportunities for post-doctoral trainees in neonatal pharmacy practice.