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NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

The NCSL Video Resource Center is a collection of recorded webinars accessible for on-demand learning.

Pharmacists’ Role in Public Health: Increasing Access to Care

Maximizing the use of pharmacists is among several state strategies to meet the unique health care needs of populations, especially those living in rural and underserved areas. Examine policy options to leverage pharmacists as part of the health care delivery system, including national trends in pharmacist scope of practice, including prescribing certain medications and administering vaccines, among others. Speakers include Emily Hawes, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Stefanie Ferreri, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D-Ore.) and Senator Evan Vickers (R-Utah).