Safe and effective medication use in the emergency department
By: Victor Cohen.
Contributors: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists.
Publisher: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bethesda, MD
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781585282333
Subjects: Hospital pharmacies; Emergency medicine -- Safety measures; Drug interactions; Pharmacy Service, Hospital -- organization & administration; Emergency Service, Hospital -- organization & administration; Interdepartmental Relations; Medication Systems, Hospital; Safety Management
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Emergency medicine: an overview; title: Challenges facing emergency medicine quality and safety : medication management; title: Aligning the principles of pharmacotherapy with emergency medicine; title: Emergency clinical pharmacy services : historical perspective and systematic review; title: Unique characteristics of the emergency department and the emergency department pharmacist; title: Academic-based emergency department clinical pharmacy services and the pharmER pyramid; title: Defining a safe medication use system in the emergency department; title: Establishing relationships in the emergency department : a pharmacy leadership and advocacy role; title: Improving the drug order and delivery process in the emergency department with information systems; title: Customizing pharmacotherapy for the emergency department; title: Reviewing medications for appropriateness in the emergency department; title: Care pharmacotherapy : quality measures, high-risk and high-cost medication, and response to medical emergencies; title: Antimicrobial stewardship in the emergency department; title: Drug interactions in the emergency department; title: Toxicologic and public health emergencies; title: Emergency care of the critically ill : tools to expedite care; title: Clinical decision and instructional support systems : clinical pharmacy service and informatics; title: Medication reconciliation in the emergency department; title: Emergency care considerations in special populations : geriatric, pediatric, and obstetric; title: Education for emergency medicine pharmacotherapy : a blueprint for PGY-2 specialty residency; title: Designing an undergraduate pharmD intern practice model in the emergency department; title: Role of the pharmacy technician : use of board-certified support personnel to facilitate clinical pharmacy services in the emergency department; title: Future of clinical pharmacy services in the emergency department.