Physician-pharmacist collaborative care for dyslipidemia patients: knowledge and skills of community pharmacists.
J Contin Educ Health Prof
; 29(4): 201-8, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
In a physician-pharmacist collaborative-care (PPCC) intervention, community pharmacists were responsible for initiating lipid-lowering pharmacotherapy and adjusting the medication dosage. They attended a 1-day interactive workshop supported by a treatment protocol and clinical and communication tools. Afterwards, changes in pharmacists' knowledge, their skills, and their satisfaction with the workshop were evaluated.METHODS:
In a descriptive study nested in a clinical trial, pharmacists assigned to the PPCC intervention (n = 58) completed a knowledge questionnaire before and after the workshop. Their theoretical skills were evaluated with the use of a vignette approach (n = 58) after the workshop and their practical skills were assessed by direct observation with study patients (n = 28).RESULTS:
The mean (SD) overall knowledge score was 45.8% (12.1%) before the workshop; it increased significantly to 89.3% (8.3%) afterwards (mean difference 43.5%; 95% CI 40.3%-46.7%). All the pharmacists had an overall theoretical-skill score of at least 80%, the minimum required to apply the PPCC in the trial. From 92.9% to 100% of the pharmacists' interventions with study patients complied with the treatment protocol.DISCUSSION:
In primary care, a short continuing-education program based on a specific treatment protocol and clinical tools is necessary and probably sufficient to prepare pharmacists to provide advanced pharmaceutical care.
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Assunto principal:
Farmácias
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Farmacêuticos
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Competência Clínica
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Educação Continuada em Farmácia
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Dislipidemias
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Guideline
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Contin Educ Health Prof
Assunto da revista:
EDUCACAO
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Canadá