The Pharmacist Guide to Implementing Pharmaceutical Care [electronic resource] /
Alves da Costa, Filipa.editor.
van Mil, J. W. Foppe.editor.
Alvarez-Risco, Aldo.editor.
Through the contributions of over 30 global experts, this book meets the growing need to understand the development and implementation of pharmaceutical care. This guide to pharmaceutical Care implementation details the pharmacist's role in providing a broad array of care to various kinds of patients, using strategies that improve humanistic, economic and clinical outcomes. Written with a focus for students, pharmacists and researchers, this book offers multiple scenarios to advance the care of patients. It will enhance the knowledge and skills of the providers. The examples describe the details of the structured processes from pharmacists and researchers who have worked in these fields for many years: detecting drug-related problems, providing pharmaceutical care in different settings (community, nursing homes, hospitals and clinics), evaluating research-indicators and outcomes, and teaching at universities and colleges. Readers will use this book to: Improve their skills to prevent, detect and solve drug-related problems Develop and improve communication skills to establish useful relationships with patients and healthcare professionals. Understand the characteristics of (pharmaceutical) care for patients in different settings Use different tools to showcase pharmaceutical care services Learn the role of standards, guidelines, protocols and indicators to guide and evaluate pharmaceutical care Understand the importance of the documentation of pharmaceutical care practices and create evidence and opportunities for remuneration Consolidate knowledge from different global studies and research outcomes.
Part 1. What is Pharmaceutical Care -- Definitions of pharmaceutical care and related concepts -- The role of drug-related problems -- Part 2. Pharmaceutical care processes -- Role of the patient -- Counseling and instructing patients -- The role of Adherence in Pharmaceutical Care -- Interprofessional communication -- Medication reconciliation and review -- Documenting pharmaceutical care -- Quality control: Standards, Guidelines and Protocols -- Structure, process, outcome and their indicators -- Economical, Clinical and Humanistic outcomes -- Core Outcomes Sets -- Part 3. Pharmaceutical care around the world -- Pharmaceutical Care in the North America -- Pharmaceutical Care in Europe -- Pharmaceutical Care in New Zealand and Australia -- Pharmaceutical Care in Latin America -- Pharmaceutical Care in Asia -- Part 4. Implementing Pharmaceutical care in different settings -- Implementation strategies and the role of the audience -- Implementation in the community setting -- Implementation in Nursing homes -- Implementation in Hospitals and clinics -- Part 5. Delivering pharmaceutical care in practice -- Dispensing new and repeat prescriptions -- OTC medication and pharmaceutical care -- Care around Medical devices -- Health promotion and disease prevention -- Part 6. Pharmaceutical care for specific patient groups -- PhC in the aged -- PhC and Asthma and COPD -- PhC and Diabetes -- PhC and Cardiovascular diseases -- PhC and Anticoagulation -- PhC and Pediatrics -- Pharmaceutical care for cancer outpatients -- PhC and Viral diseases (HIV and Hepatitis C) -- Part 7. Remuneration of pharmaceutical care -- Basic functioning of health care systems -- Payment methods in health care systems -- How to determine the price of a service -- Overview of different services being paid worldwide -- Paying for Pharmaceutical Care -- Part 8. Teaching pharmaceutical care -- Teaching pharmaceutical care in university -- Teaching pharmaceutical care to pharmacists and other health care professionals.
Through the contributions of over 30 global experts, this book meets the growing need to understand the development and implementation of pharmaceutical care. This guide to pharmaceutical Care implementation details the pharmacist's role in providing a broad array of care to various kinds of patients, using strategies that improve humanistic, economic and clinical outcomes. Written with a focus for students, pharmacists and researchers, this book offers multiple scenarios to advance the care of patients. It will enhance the knowledge and skills of the providers. The examples describe the details of the structured processes from pharmacists and researchers who have worked in these fields for many years: detecting drug-related problems, providing pharmaceutical care in different settings (community, nursing homes, hospitals and clinics), evaluating research-indicators and outcomes, and teaching at universities and colleges. Readers will use this book to: Improve their skills to prevent, detect and solve drug-related problems Develop and improve communication skills to establish useful relationships with patients and healthcare professionals. Understand the characteristics of (pharmaceutical) care for patients in different settings Use different tools to showcase pharmaceutical care services Learn the role of standards, guidelines, protocols and indicators to guide and evaluate pharmaceutical care Understand the importance of the documentation of pharmaceutical care practices and create evidence and opportunities for remuneration Consolidate knowledge from different global studies and research outcomes.
Pharmacotherapy.
Pharmaceutical technology.
Pharmacotherapy.
Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology.