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Development of service standards and manpower calculation criteria for hospital clinical pharmacies in South Korea: a survey-based study.
Lee, Mirinae; Kim, Seung-Eun; Jeong, Jee-Hye; Park, Yoon-Hee; Han, Hye-Won.
Afiliação
  • Lee M; Department of Pharmacy, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, 05535, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Kim SE; Department of Pharmacy, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, 05535, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Jeong JH; Department of Pharmacy, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, 05535, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Park YH; Department of Pharmacy, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, 05535, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Han HW; Department of Pharmacy, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, 05535, Seoul, South Korea. smile0808@hanmail.net.
BMC Health Serv Res ; 24(1): 118, 2024 Jan 22.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38254141
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

After the revision of the Korean Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, the certification of specialized pharmacists is scheduled to be legally recognized in 2023. Considering that the specialized pharmacist certification was developed based on the working model of hospital clinical pharmacists, it is necessary to establish standards for clinical pharmacists in hospitals and to calculate appropriate manpower. Through this study, we aim to establish practical standards for clinical pharmacists and propose a method for calculating staffing levels based on an investigation of actual workloads.

METHODS:

This survey-based study consisted of two phases. In the first phase, a literature review was conducted to establish standards for clinical pharmacy services, and tasks in relevant literature were classified to identify clinical pharmacy service tasks that are applicable to the practice of Korean hospitals. Additionally, a preliminary survey was conducted to investigate the essential tasks. In the second phase of the investigation, a multicenter survey was conducted targeting pharmacists in facilities with more than 1,000 beds to explore their perceptions and actual workloads related to tasks.

RESULTS:

According to the standards for clinical pharmacists in Korea, clinical pharmacy services consist of a total of 23 tasks, of which 16 have been identified as essential tasks. Essential tasks accounted for 93% of the total tasks in clinical pharmacy services. The average full-time equivalent (FTE) through workload calculation was 2.5 ± 1.9 for each field, while the FTE allocated to actual practice was 2.1 ± 1.6. The distribution of each type of clinical pharmacy service was as follows 77% for medication therapy management, 13% for medication education, 8% for multidisciplinary team activities, and 3% for medication use evaluation.

CONCLUSION:

This study identified essential tasks common to clinical pharmacy services across different healthcare institutions. However, the FTE of clinical pharmacists in actual practice was insufficient compared to the required amount. In order to establish and expand clinical pharmacy services in a hospital, it is necessary to ensure an adequate workforce for essential tasks.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Farmácias / Farmácia Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Guideline / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: BMC Health Serv Res Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Farmácias / Farmácia Tipo de estudo: Clinical_trials / Guideline / Prognostic_studies Limite: Humans País/Região como assunto: Asia Idioma: En Revista: BMC Health Serv Res Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article