scholarly journals Attitude and satisfaction of health care providers towards clinical pharmacy services in Ethiopia: A post-deployment survey

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arebu Issa Bilal ◽  
Zelalem Tilahun ◽  
Gebremedhin Beedemariam ◽  
Belete Ayalneh ◽  
Bisrat Hailemeskel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services

scholarly journals Attitudes, Opportunities, and Challenges for Clinical Pharmacy Services in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: Health Care Providers’ Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon Hambisa ◽  
Abebaw Abie ◽  
Dejen Nureye ◽  
Mohammed Yimam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Drug Product ◽  
University Teaching ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services

Background. Clinical pharmacy is a branch of health sciences that focuses more on the patient than on drug product-oriented services to optimize drug therapy. This study aimed to assess attitudes, opportunities, and challenges for clinical pharmacy services from the health care providers’ perspective in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted among physicians, nurses, pharmacy professionals, and public health officers working in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. A total of 119 health care providers participated in the study, and data were collected using a pretested self-administered questionnaire. The study tool was designed based on the instruments used in the previously conducted studies. Collected data were coded, entered, and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS, version 21). Furthermore, the descriptive and inferential statistics were performed. Results. Out of 119 health care providers included in the study, 59.66% of them were nurses. The majority of the health care providers (85.71%) had a positive attitude towards clinical pharmacy services. Most of the study participants mentioned that acceptance of clinical pharmacy services among health care providers as a major opportunity to clinical pharmacy services in Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital. The major challenges described for the clinical pharmacy services include lack of support from hospital management, absence of clearly defined roles and responsibilities for the clinical pharmacists, and shortage of pharmacy workforce and staff turnover. Conclusion. Proper strategies should be in place to improve clinical pharmacy services and promote pharmacists’ role in providing patient care.

scholarly journals Pediatric Pharmacy Services: Current Models and Justification for Expansion

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 438-444
Author(s):  
Stephen Webster ◽  
Christine Kane ◽  
Carly Brown ◽  
Heather Warhurst ◽  
Sandy Sedgley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Pharmacy Service ◽  
Financial Impact ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services ◽  
Current State

Despite recommendations from numerous health care bodies, some hospitals that care for children have struggled to establish or expand pediatric pharmacy services. The current state of dedicated pediatric operational and clinical pharmacy services was characterized by results from a survey of hospitals that provide care to pediatric patients. The discussion of quality of care, safety, and financial impact is meant to provide concepts for justification of pediatric pharmacy service expansion.

A Model for Inpatient Clinical Pharmacy Practice and Reimbursement

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (12) ◽  
pp. 989-992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Hutchinson ◽  
David P. Vogel ◽  
Kenneth W. Witte
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Clinical Role ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Care Reimbursement

The development and expansion of clinical pharmacy over the past 15 years have resulted in several debates. One debate that was very lively in the late 1970s concerned proper reimbursement for clinical pharmacy services. Although this debate is less heated now, its importance is even more significant with today's major changes in health care reimbursement. This article reviews the key reasons for the original debate and discusses how recent changes have increased and added direction to the debate. A model is presented that the authors believe represents the key to the increasing acceptance of the pharmacist's clinical role.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude of health care professional’s towards clinical pharmacy services in Nedjo General Hospital, Western Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ginenus Fekadu ◽  
Busha Gamachu ◽  
Teklie Mengie ◽  
Mudasir Maqbool
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
General Hospital ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Service ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services ◽  
Significant Difference

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Clinical pharmacy service (CPS) is an expanding patient-oriented, hospital role with the potential for encroachment on the physician's role. In large part, the success of CPS will depend on the degree to which other health professionals accept the concept and are willing to cooperate with its disciples. Unfortunately, our information about the degree of knowledge regarding acceptance and reaction toward clinical pharmacy by other health workers is meager.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> A cross sectional study design was carried out by using self–administered questionnaires on 110 health care professionals (HCP) in Nedjo General Hospital 10th March to 10th April, 2018.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> From the total respondents 91 (82.7%) were males and majority of them were nurses 46 (41.8%) followed by midwifes 23 (20.9%). This study showed that 67 (60.9%) of the HCPs had a good knowledge and 67.3% of the HCPs had a positive attitude about CPS. There was no significant difference between the HCPs knowledge of clinical pharmacy services in relation to their sex (p=0.744), age (p=0.313), profession (p=0.997), level of education (p=0.509), and experience (p=0.553). Regarding HCPs’ attitude of CPs role, there was no significant difference in relation to their sex (p=0.588), age (p=0.144), profession (p=0.059) and experience (p=0.394). However, the study revealed that there was a significant difference (p=0.009) between HCPs attitude and level education of HCPs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Majority of the HCPs had a good knowledge and a positive attitude towards CPS. Attention should focus to hospitals to implement ward based CPS and increasing inter-professional relationships between HCPs and pharmacists. </p>

The Effect of Clinical Pharmacy Services on Family Practice Residents' Attitudes: A Nationwide Study

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 493-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis K. Helling ◽  
Patrick W. Thies ◽  
Robert E. Rakel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Family Practice ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Clinical Pharmacist ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services ◽  
Experimental Group

A nationwide study investigated the attitudes of family practice residents toward: (1) interdisciplinary health care teams in family practice; (2) the clinical pharmacist as a member of the health care team; and (3) the utility of clinical pharmacist involvement in private family practice offices. A random sample of 174 family practice residency programs was selected for study. First-year residents comprised the sample population. Based on the response of the directors, programs were assigned to experimental (programs offering clinical pharmacy services) or control (no clinical pharmacy services) groups. Completed attitudinal instruments were received from 158 resident respondents in the experimental group and 153 resident respondents from the control group. The reliability coefficient of the returned questionnaires was 0.901 by the split-halves method. Residents in the experimental group had significantly more favorable attitudes than those residents in the control group on several scales. These scales included the clinical pharmacist's participation on the health care team, utility of a clinical pharmacist in a private practice setting, desirability of hiring a clinical pharmacist, and the desirability of practicing with a multidisciplinary health care team. These results support the hypothesis that exposure to clinical pharmacy services can significantly affect physician resident's attitudes toward clinical pharmacy.

scholarly journals Perceptions and expectations of health care providers towards clinical pharmacy services at a tertiary cancer centre in Qatar

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1086-1096
Author(s):  
Nabil E Omar ◽  
Shereen Elazzazy ◽  
Oraib Abdallah ◽  
Abdulqadir J Nashwan ◽  
Yassin Eltorki ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Pharmacy ◽  
Cancer Care ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Pharmacy Services ◽  
Clinical Pharmacists ◽  
Perceptions And Expectations

Background Clinical pharmacy services started in 2009 at the National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Qatar. Clinical pharmacy services was established to provide comprehensive prescription of drug management and support, and consulting services to build clinically efficient and cost-effective pharmacy program. Aim To determine perceptions and expectations of healthcare providers toward the clinical pharmacy services at the National Center for Cancer Care and Research. Methods A cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers was conducted from January to May 2018. A self-administered electronic/paper survey containing four domains assessing healthcare providers’ perceptions and expectations towards clinical pharmacy services, perceived barriers to clinical pharmacist role and suggested area for improvement was sent to 375 healthcare providers including physicians, operational pharmacists, nurses and dietitians. Results The response rate was 112/375. Most of the healthcare providers (74%) perceived the increasing interest in clinical pharmacy services. Also, they expected (1) providing consultations regarding appropriate medication choices (82%); (2) providing information about medication availability and shortages (82%); (3) assisting in the prescribing of cost-effective drugs by providing pharmacogenomics information routinely (75%) and (4) Participating actively in research activities (74%). Overall, healthcare providers have a high level of trust in the clinical pharmacists’ abilities ( P < 0.01). Nurses were less appreciative ( P < 0.002) of the positive role of clinical pharmacists in direct patient care as compared to both physicians and pharmacists (64.2%, 90% and 95.7%, respectively). Conclusion This study revealed a positive attitude towards the role of clinical pharmacists by healthcare providers at National Center for Cancer Care and Research. However, there is an area of improvement by empowering with privilege and staffing, elevating the awareness and expansion in the ambulatory care settings.

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