Pharmacist Interventions in a Palliative PLUS Program at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
J Palliat Med
; 27(6): 784-788, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Palliative PLUS (PP) at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System (MVAHCS) is an interdisciplinary team that seeks to improve veteran access to palliative and hospice resources. Palliative care pharmacists were incorporated to increase patient access to palliative specialties.Objective:
To identify and categorize pharmacist interventions within an outpatient PP team at the MVAHCS.Methods:
This quality improvement project was a retrospective analysis of the electronic health record.Results:
A total of 84 patients were participating in the PP program over 13 months. Among those patients, 25 had pharmacist involvement and a total of 56 interventions were identified. Of those interventions, 29 (51.8%) were direct interventions and 27 (48.2%) were curbside consults. Most interventions involved medication counseling and medication adherence.Conclusion:
Pharmacists made an impact on the PP team through direct patient interventions involving medication counseling and aided the interdisciplinary team by facilitating patient medication adherence.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cuidados Paliativos
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Farmacéuticos
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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Hospitales de Veteranos
Límite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Palliat Med
Asunto de la revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos