Role of Pharm.D in Better Patient Care: Perspective of Indian Health Care Practitioners

Objective: This study analyzed data from a study on the value of libraries to understand the specific role that the MEDLINE database plays in relation to other information resources that are available to health care providers and its role in positively impacting patient care.Methods: A previous study on the use of health information resources for patient care obtained 16,122 responses from health care providers in 56 hospitals about how providers make decisions affecting patient care and the role of information resources in that process. Respondents indicated resources used in answering a specific clinical question from a list of 19 possible resources, including MEDLINE. Study data were examined using descriptive statistics and regression analysis to determine the number of information resources used and how they were used in combination with one another.Results: Health care professionals used 3.5 resources, on average, to aid in patient care. The 2 most frequently used resources were journals (print and online) and the MEDLINE database. Using a higher number of information resources was significantly associated with a higher probability of making changes to patient care and avoiding adverse events. MEDLINE was the most likely to be among consulted resources compared to any other information resource other than journals.Conclusions: MEDLINE is a critical clinical care tool that health care professionals use to avoid adverse events, make changes to patient care, and answer clinical questions.

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Value Acquisition in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum

The Occupational Therapy Journal of Research ◽

10.1177/153944928800800501 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 8 (5) ◽

pp. 259-274 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Elizabeth DePoy ◽

Susan Cook Merrill

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Occupational Therapy ◽

Developmental Process ◽

Professional Values ◽

Occupational Groups ◽

Professional Groups ◽

Health Care Practitioners ◽

Tremendous Importance ◽

Fertile Area

As the health care industry has become increasingly competitive, health care practitioners have become aware of the need to demonstrate that the occupational groups to which they belong perform unique and vital services to clients and patients. This awareness has fostered the development of a body of literature on professional identity and development that includes discussion of the role of values in defining and differentiating professional groups The purpose of this study was to begin exploration and discussion of the process by which students in one occupational therapy curriculum acquire and integrate professional values. The results of the study indicate that the acquisition of professional values may be a developmental process that is not complete at graduation from academic training. Additionally, the study indicates that value acquisition is a fertile area for research, one of tremendous importance for the education of future practitioners.

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Personalizing the BioPsychoSocial Approach: “Add-Ons” and “Add-Ins” in Generalist Practice

Frontiers in Psychiatry ◽

10.3389/fpsyt.2021.716486 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 ◽

Author(s):

William B. Ventres ◽

Richard M. Frankel

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Patient Care ◽

Frames Of Reference ◽

Biopsychosocial Approach ◽

Health Care Practitioners ◽

Recent Developments ◽

Ongoing Care ◽

Important Time ◽

The Many ◽

Generalist Practice

Generalist practitioners often find interacting with patients deeply satisfying and joyful; they also experience encounters that are challenging and complex. In both cases, they must be aware of the many issues that affect the processes and outcomes of patient care. Although using the BioPsychoSocial approach is an important, time-tested framework for cultivating one's awareness of patients' presenting concerns, recent developments suggest that additional frames of reference may enhance communication and relationships with patients. In this article, we describe several additions to the BioPsychoSocial approach, considerations we call “add-ons” and “add-ins”. We invite generalist practitioners and, indeed, all health care practitioners, to consider how they can improve their ongoing care of patients by personalizing these and other additions in their day-to-day work with patients.

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Atendimento de gestantes na atenção primária a saúde pela enfermagem durante a pandemia do SARS-COV-2

Nursing (São Paulo) ◽

10.36489/nursing.2020v23i269p4723-4730 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (269) ◽

pp. 4723-4730

Author(s):

Mirelly Shatilla Misquita ◽

Patricia Gomes da Silva ◽

Geovana De Abreu Braz ◽

Anna Beatriz De Almeida Gomes Sousa ◽

Dilene Fontele Catunda Melo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Education ◽

Prenatal Care ◽

Patient Care ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Easy Access ◽

Nursing Professional

Objective: Describe the role of nurses in carrying out prenatal consultations during the pandemic within the scope of Primary the Health Care. Method: Descriptive study, an experience report. The same occurred in the period from March 2020 until June 2020 in the micro-region of the Sertões de Crateús, Ceara. Results: The nursing professional plays an important role in guiding the entire population, especially pregnant women, who are at risk and are still attending the unit with certain frequency. Under this bias, health education in times of pandemic has focused on preventive measures against the SARS-Cov-2 virus. Conclusion: In this way, the strategy used qualifies as a useful instrument with easy access and that generates impacts on the population. Enabling a continuous intervention in patient care, with regard to prenatal care, the spread of knowledge, acts in a way to promote health and prevent injuries.

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Ethical Considerations in the Advent of Artificial Intelligence in Otolaryngology

Otolaryngology ◽

10.1177/0194599819889686 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 162 (1) ◽

pp. 38-39

Author(s):

Alexandra M. Arambula ◽

Andrés M. Bur

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Health Care ◽

Decision Making ◽

Medical Ethics ◽

Patient Care ◽

Care Delivery ◽

Shared Decision ◽

Ethical Considerations ◽

Widespread Implementation

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly expanding within the sphere of health care, offering the potential to enhance the efficiency of care delivery, diminish costs, and reduce diagnostic and therapeutic errors. As the field of otolaryngology also explores use of AI technology in patient care, a number of ethical questions warrant attention prior to widespread implementation of AI. This commentary poses many of these ethical questions for consideration by the otolaryngologist specifically, using the 4 pillars of medical ethics—autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice—as a framework and advocating both for the assistive role of AI in health care and for the shared decision-making, empathic approach to patient care.

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The Role of Reflection in Narrative Medicine

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development ◽

10.1177/2382120518785301 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

pp. 238212051878530 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John W Murphy ◽

Berkeley A Franz ◽

Christian Schlaerth

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Clinical Practice ◽

Patient Care ◽

Potential Role ◽

Patient Empowerment ◽

Narrative Medicine ◽

Medical Encounter ◽

Medical Practitioners ◽

Vital Part

Reflection has become an important tool for physicians and other medical practitioners. However, many forms of reflection exist in the health care literature, with each having particular implications for successful clinical practice. Very little attention has been given to whether reflection is a vital part of narrative medicine and which forms of reflection might be compatible with this approach to patient care. In this article, the most common types of reflection are compared and discussed, specifically regarding their potential role in narrative medicine. Reflection that encourages practitioners to focus on the various perspectives shared within a medical encounter is both in line with the tenets of narrative medicine and has important consequences for patient empowerment.

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Developmental Aspects of Unintentional Injury Prevention Among Youth: Implications for Practice

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine ◽

10.1177/1559827617745057 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 565-573

Author(s):

Benjamin K. Barton ◽

Jiabin Shen ◽

Despina Stavrinos ◽

Shane Davis

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Injury Prevention ◽

Significant Interaction ◽

Unintentional Injury ◽

The United States ◽

Development Stage ◽

Unintentional Injuries ◽

Developmental Factors ◽

Health Care Practitioners

Unintentional injuries, the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among youth in the United States, are burdensome and costly to society. Continued prevention efforts to reduce rates of unintentional injury remain imperative. We emphasized the role of practitioner influence across a linear concept of injury prevention comprising delivery, practice, and application/generalization and within the context of child developmental factors. Specific strategies for injury prevention tailored to the cognitive development stage of the patient are provided. This information may be useful to health care practitioners, who have significant interaction with youth and their families.

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The Role of the Pharmacist in Patient Care (Book Review)

Clinical Research Notes ◽

10.31579/2690-8816/031 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 01-18

Author(s):

B.K Khanam

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Patient Care ◽

Pharmacy Practice ◽

Pharmacy Education ◽

Care Process ◽

Education Standards ◽

Care Community ◽

Care Services ◽

Patient Care Process

Most people on the outside of the health care profession are not familiar with this new role of the pharmacist. The general public has created a stereotypical pharmacist's picture as being a person who stands behind a counter, dispenses medicine with some instructions to the respective consumer. Pharmacy practice has changed substantially in recent years. Today’s pharmacists have unique training and expertise in the appropriate use of medications and provide a wide array of patient care services in many different practice settings. As doctors are busy with the diagnosis and treatment of patients, the pharmacist can assist them by selecting the most appropriate drug for a patient. Interventions by the pharmacists have always been considered as a valuable input by the health care community in the patient care process by reducing the medication errors, rationalizing the therapy and reducing the cost of therapy. The development and approval of the Pharmacists’ Patient Care Process by the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners and incorporation of the Process into the 2016 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education Standards has the potential to lead to important changes in the practice of pharmacy, and to the enhanced acknowledgment, acceptance, and reimbursement for pharmacy and pharmacist services. As an author, it is my heartiest believe that the book will adjoin significant apprehension to future pharmacists in patient care as most of the portion created from recently published articles focusing pharmacists in patient care settings.

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Organizational Citizenship Behaviour Creating Competitive Advantage in Indian Health Care Industry: The Moderating Role of HR Practices

Global Business Review ◽

10.1177/0972150918788629 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (5) ◽

pp. 1275-1289 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sunil Ranjhan ◽

Eeman Mallick

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Organizational Citizenship ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Health Care Organizations ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Indian Health ◽

Hr Practices ◽

Moderating Role

The present study aims to explore the role of organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) in creating competitive advantage for Indian health care organizations through the moderating role of HR practices. OCB, also termed as the ‘good soldier syndrome’, includes prosocial behaviours such as punctuality, helping others, innovation and volunteering, and it has been found to be critical for organizational effectiveness, creating competitive advantage for firms. The role of HRM is significant in building and sustaining these organizational capabilities through network building to enhance organizational productivity. A survey was conducted among 501 respondents from 15 health care organizations in India. Validity and reliability tests with established scales of OCB, competitive advantage and HR practices were also performed. The data were analysed using structural equation modelling. The results thus obtained have indicated a positive relation between OCB and competitive advantage significantly moderated by HR practices which have a buffering effect on the relationship between OCB and competitive advantage. The empirical findings strengthen the commitment for such initiatives in addressing the challenge of seamless organizational functioning in bringing harmony amidst diversity in the present organizational scenario creating competitive advantage for firms.

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