Author: John P. Rovers
Publisher: American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 266

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Presents a clear definition of pharmaceutical care and how it may be practiced. The book concisely explains all the skills and steps needed to establish a successful pharmaceutical care practice, as well as how to convert a pharmacy to a pharmaceutical care practice. Practical information on creating the time and space to care for patients, interviewing patients and collecting data, evaluating patient information to identify and resolve drug therapy problems, determining and documenting the outcome of patient care, marketing a pharmaceutical care practice, and strategies for reimbursement make this guide a valuable resource for pharmacists and students.

Author: John P. Rovers
Publisher: American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
ISBN: 9781582121048
Category : Pharmaceutical services
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Previous editions of this text focused on transitioning practitioners to a new paradigm of practice in community pharmacies, embracing both clinical skills and practice management. The 3rd edition focuses on student learning of the basic skills needed to provide pharmaceutical care to patients regardless of the practice setting. Section 1 (Practice Skills), comprising the first 6 chapters, is dedicated to learning each of the needed skills and the process of providing care. Section 2 (Skill Application in Practice), comprising the next 4 chapters, shows the application of the skills through case studies in community pharmacies, hospitals, long-term-care settings, and ambulatory-care settings.

Author: Filipa Alves da Costa
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319925768
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 506

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Through the contributions of global experts, this book meets the growing need to understand the implementation and development of pharmaceutical care. Pharmaceutical Care Implementation details the clinical pharmacist's role in providing care to different kind of patients using clinical strategies that improve humanistic, economic and clinical outcomes. Written with a focus for students and pharmacists, this book offers multiple scenarios that serve to improve technical skills. These examples show step-by-step implementation processes from pharmacists who have worked for many years in these fields: drug-related problems, pharmaceutical care in different settings (community, hospital, home care), research outcomes, communication skills, indicators, advertising, remuneration of practice, standards, guidelines, protocols and teaching approaches for universities. Readers will use this book to:- Improve their skills to prevent, detect and solve drug-related problems - Understand the characteristics of care for patients in different settings- Consolidate knowledge from different global research outcomes- Develop and improve communication skills to establish relationships with patients and healthcare professionals.- Learn to use indicators, standards,guidelines,and protocols to guide and evaluate pharmaceutical care performance- Use different tools to advertise pharmaceutical care services- Document pharmaceutical care practices and create evidence for remuneration

Author: Robert S. Beardsley
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 1608316025
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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Communication Skills in Pharmacy Practice helps pharmacy and pharmacy technician students learn the principles, skills, and practices that are the foundation for clear communication and the essential development of trust with future patients. This text's logical organization guides students from theory and basic principles to practical skills development to the application of those skills in everyday encounters. Sample dialogues show students how to effectively communicate, and practical exercises fine tune their communication skills in dealing with a variety of sensitive situations that arise in pharmacy practice.

Author: Yvonne Bouwman-Boer
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319158147
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 873

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This book contains essential knowledge on the preparation, control, logistics, dispensing and use of medicines. It features chapters written by experienced pharmacists working in hospitals and academia throughout Europe, complete with practical examples as well as information on current EU-legislation. From prescription to production, from usage instructions to procurement and the impact of medicines on the environment, the book provides step-by-step coverage that will help a wide range of readers. It offers product knowledge for all pharmacists working directly with patients and it will enable them to make the appropriate medicine available, to store medicines properly, to adapt medicines if necessary and to dispense medicines with the appropriate information to inform patients and caregivers about product care and how to maintain their quality. This basic knowledge will also be of help to industrial pharmacists to remind and focus them on the application of the medicines manufactured. The basic and practical knowledge on the design, preparation and quality management of medicines can directly be applied by the pharmacists whose main duty is production in community and hospital pharmacies and industries. Undergraduate as well as graduate pharmacy students will find knowledge and backgrounds in a fully coherent way and fully supported with examples.

Author: Colleen Doherty Lauster
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN: 1449645119
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 359

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Fundamental Skills for Patient Care in Pharmacy Practice enables students and new pharmacists to master the skills associated with clinical care in either the inpatient or outpatient setting. In accessible steps, this valuable resource provides the tools for gaining medication histories from patients and counseling them on the most effective and safe manner to take medications. Each chapter explores the background and practice of a critical skill, tools that aid in its development and mastery, and tips for success. Students and pharmacists will come away with the knowledge to identify drug-related problems and formulate plans for solutions to these problems. Fundamental Skills for Patient Care in Pharmacy Practice prepares future pharmacists to communicate effectively in verbal and written formats with health professionals and special patient populations as they prepare and present SOAP notes, patient cases, and discharge counseling.

Author: Judith E. Thompson
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: 9780781741774
Category : Drugs
Languages : en
Pages : 686

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This book provides a source for contemporary practice previously found spread out over journal articles, legal documents, standards of practice, specialty books and textbooks. It goes through the steps of receiving the prescription, preparing it and completing the compound. Includes a back-of-the-book CD-ROM that complements the text with study guides, interactive self-assessment and multimedia demonstrations of compounding procedures for key chapters.

Author: Robert J. Cipolle
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071790861
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 697

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Pharmaceutical Care Practice, 3e provides the basic information necessary to establish, support, deliver, and maintain medication management services. This trusted text explains how a practitioner delivers pharmaceutical care services and provides a vision of how these services fit into the evolving healthcare structure. Whether you are a student or a practicing pharmacist seeking to improve your patient-care skills, Pharmaceutical Care Practice, 3e provides the step-by-step implementation strategies necessary to practice in this patient-centered environment. This practical guide to providing pharmaceutical care helps you to: Understand your growing role in drug therapy assessment and delivery Learn an effective process for applying your pharmacotherapeutic knowledge to identify and prevent or resolve drug therapy problems Establish a strong therapeutic relationship with your patients Optimize your patients’ well-being by achieving therapeutic goals Improve your follow-up evaluation abilities Documents your pharmaceutical care and obtain reimbursement Work collaboratively with other patient care providers The patient-centered approach advocated by the authors, combined with an orderly, logical, rational decision-making process assessing the indication, effectiveness, safety, and convenience of all patient drug therapies will have a measurable positive impact on the outcomes of drug therapy.

Author: Judith E. Thompson
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 614

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This diagnostic and treatment reference includes over 1000 medical conditions, and covers 98per cent of problems encountered in primary care. Topics are arranged alphabetically with sections covering basics, diagnosis, treatment, medications, follow-up and miscellaneous considerations.

Author: Robert J. Cipolle
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
ISBN: 9780071362597
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 624

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The most practical approach to pharmaceutical care! Provides all the principles and practice components for the pharmaceutical care practice course in the pharmacy curriculum. Thoroughly revised and updated, this edition includes expanded coverage of reimbursement, documentation, and data models associated with the practice.