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Showing 1 to 20 of 135 for “"Pharmacist"”.
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Pharmacist monitoring of patient health in the community
… has explored the potential role of the community pharmacist in health promotion in the pharmacy, and at general medical practices. The feasibility of monitoring patients' health status in the community was evaluated by intervention to assess and alter cardiovascular risk factors.68, hypertensive …
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Evaluation of the pharmacist role in discharge from hospital
… discharge systems, one approach is to use pharmacists to write discharge prescriptions or To Take Out (TTOs). The aim of the audit was to compare discrepancies on TTOs (To take out) between different transcribers: doctors, pharmacists and nurses and identify factors which are predictors of …
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Pharmacist input into patients' self-reporting of adverse drug reactions.
… self-reporting, particularly when initiated by pharmacists is feasible and could help to improve reporting rates. This study investigated a comprehensive checklist questionnaire listed symptoms in all body systems to facilitate patient self-reporting using both established and new 'black …
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Understanding Characteristics and Risk Factors for Pharmacist Misconduct in New Zealand
In New Zealand, pharmacists are subject to complaints and disciplinary action, but little is known about the characteristics, prevalence, and risk factors contributing to these incidents. Without this knowledge, remedial and preventative actions could end up being more ad-hoc than targeted and …
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Evaluating Models of Pharmacist Integration into General Practice in New Zealand
Background: Internationally, pharmacists are increasingly being integrated into general practice. The practice pharmacist role is underdeveloped in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), and there is a paucity of information about how the role is operationalised in practice. Aim: This research aimed to …
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A study of the development of frameworks of pharmacist prescribing in Qatar.
… non-medical prescribing. In the United Kingdom, pharmacist prescribing was introduced in 2003 as supplementary prescribing, with this extended to include independent prescribing in 2006. Pharmacist prescribing has been proven to be safe, clinically appropriate, and highly regarded by patients and …
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Exploring pharmacist prescribing in hospitals in Scotland, with a focus on antimicrobials.
This aim of the research was to explore pharmacist prescribing (PP) with a focus on antimicrobials, in hospitals in Scotland. A mixed-methods approach was used to collect, generate and synthesise data. A systematic review of peer-reviewed published literature on evidence-based roles for the …
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Patient-Centeredness In Pharmacist Practice: Filling A Foundation For What Counts To Patients
… The Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners’ “Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process” (PPCP) places PCC at the center of its model but provides little detail about the meaning of PC. A well-articulated conceptualization of PC is a necessary precursor for ensuring fidelity in the measurement, …
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Using Pharmacist-Led Tele-Consultation to Review Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
… to a definitive trial to test the impact of pharmacist interventions via Tele-Consultations (TC) amongst patients with COPD. The objectives were to determine feasibility of the rate of patient recruitment, retention, acceptability of TC, practicalities and completeness of data collection for …
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Pharmacist educational interventions for patients with advanced cancer pain living in the community
… Aim: To investigate the feasibility of community pharmacist medicines optimisation services for patients living with advanced cancer pain in community settings. Methods: Mixed methods were used, adopting a pragmatic stance and approach. Qualitative interviews, a systematic review and meta-analysis …
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What is the Role of a Pharmacist in a Parkinson’s Disease Interdisciplinary Team?
… of HCPs. None of the studies identified involved pharmacists. Pharmacists have shown benefits when working in MDTs for other long-term conditions (LTCs); however, their role in PD MDTs was identified as a gap in the literature. The aim of the study was to determine the role of pharmacists in a PD …
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What is the Role of a Pharmacist in a Parkinson’s Disease Interdisciplinary Team?
… of HCPs. None of the studies identified involved pharmacists. Pharmacists have shown benefits when working in MDTs for other long-term conditions (LTCs); however, their role in PD MDTs was identified as a gap in the literature. The aim of the study was to determine the role of pharmacists in a PD …
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A Comparison of Nurse, Pharmacist, and Physician Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Pain Management
… day. The literature suggests that nurses, pharmacists, and physicians have different levels of knowledge, attitudes, and perceived barriers toward pain management. The purpose of this study was to compare the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of three types of health care professionals …
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Georg Joseph Kamel (1661-1706): A Jesuit Pharmacist at the Frontiers of Colonial Empires
… through the lens of the career of the Jesuit pharmacist Georg Joseph Kamel (1661–1706) and the communications of medical and natural knowledge between the early modern Philippines and Europe. Sent as a missionary to the Spanish outpost in Manila, Kamel found himself engaged in encounters …
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Is there a role for the community pharmacist in the management of long-term conditions?
Abstract The Government agenda is to move pharmacists away from dispensing medicines from a prescription to the provision of clinical services aimed at managing patients with long-term conditions. This thesis uses the approach defined by the MRC framework for developing complex interventions to …
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An investigation of the structures and processes of pharmacist prescribing in Great Britain: a mixed methods approach.
… to investigate the structures and processes of pharmacist prescribing in Great Britain, focusing on primary care settings. A sequential, mixed-methods approach was employed in the conduct of the research. The first phase in January 2009 was a cross-sectional postal questionnaire of all …
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The Effectiveness of Pharmacist Interventions in Improving Asthma Control and Quality of Life in Patients with Difficult Asthma
… suboptimal, and there may be opportunities for pharmacists to improve asthma outcomes. This six-month prospective, randomised, open study investigated the effects of pharmaceutical care across primary and secondary care on difficult asthma. Fifty-two patients attending a hospital difficult …
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An action research evaluation to understand and inform the role of the Integrated Care Pharmacist across health and social care
… inform the new role of an Integrated Care (IC) Pharmacist, founded to work as part of the health and social multidisciplinary team (MDT) within the IC program for East Leicestershire and Rutland Clinical Commissioning Group (ELR CCG). Aim The aim of the study was to understand and inform this …
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Cost Burden of the ‘Presenteeism’ Health Outcome in a Diverse Nurse and Pharmacist Workforce: Practice Models and Health Policy Implications
… and its cost burden among nurses and pharmacists and to determine distinctness of differences across racial/ethnic groups within these professions. In exploring presenteeism, the focus was on recognizing it, characterizing it, and measuring it. In monetizing presenteeism, its costs …
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A mixed-methods study of the impact of simulation-based education on the general practice clinical pharmacist in NHS Scotland.
… responses and increased patient satisfaction. Pharmacists are considered to have high levels of accuracy with regards to prescription checking; however, as the profession advances, there is an increasing requirement for pharmacists to manage risk and clinical decision making. This study was …
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