Call to Action: Lead Pharmacy into the Next Decade.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Practice
• Healthcare Leadership
• Scholarly Communication

Background:

• The healthcare landscape is rapidly evolving, necessitating innovative leadership strategies.
• Traditional scholarly communication methods may not fully engage all audiences.
• There is an increasing need to share best practices in pharmacy leadership.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore alternative dissemination methods for pharmacy leadership research.
• To understand the current and future importance of leadership in pharmacy practice.
• To encourage innovative scholarly work in pharmacy leadership.

Main Methods:

• Investigated alternative scholarly output formats beyond traditional written manuscripts.
• Surveyed pharmacy leaders across diverse practice settings.
• Analyzed responses regarding the importance and challenges of leadership in pharmacy.

Main Results:

• Pharmacy leaders universally emphasize motivation, role modeling, decision-making, and accountability.
• Key challenges include managing a multigenerational workforce and integrating artificial intelligence.
• Traditional manuscripts may not be the most effective format for all scholarly leadership content.

Conclusions:

• Novel perspectives and creative applications are essential for modern pharmacy leadership.
• Evidence-based solutions must be transferable to broad audiences.
• The future of pharmacy leadership depends on embracing innovative scholarly contributions.