7 Star Pharmacist Flashcards
Pharmacists must provide caring services of the highest quality, and must view their practice as integrated and continuous with those of the health care system and other health professionals.
CAREGIVER
The foundation of a pharmacists work must revolve around accurate decisions made or taken regarding appropriate, efficacious, safe and cost-effective use of resources.
DECISION- MAKER
Pharmacists must have effective patient communication skills to provide better pharmaceutical care to the community by identifying the patient’s problem and requirements, ensuring the quality of patient life.
COMMUNICATOR
He or she should have complete knowledge about all the pharmaceuticals with recent updates and be confident, while communicating with other health care professional and community member.
COMMUNICATOR
The pharmacist must provide a link between physicians and patient, and to other health care professionals.
COMMUNICATOR
Pharmacists must have the ability to manage the natural and commercial resources which include manpower, physical and financial resources.
MANAGER
The pharmacist must assume greater responsibility for managing the drug label information, ensure the quality of pharmaceuticals and maintain clinical competency and function in patient care activities.
MANAGER
This concept begin, while attending pharmacy school and must be supported throughout the pharmacist’s career.
LIFE-LONG LEARNER
Pharmacists regularly update their knowledge and skills in order to keep up with the current trends in issues-related to drug therapy management.
LIFE-LONG LEARNER
Continuing Professional Development is “the lifelong process of active participation in learning activities that assists individuals in developing and maintaining continuing competence, enhancing their professional practice, and supporting achievement of their career goals.”
LIFE-LONG LEARNER
The pharmacist also plays a leadership role in the healthcare system to make decisions, communicate, and manage effectively.
LEADER
Is one who can create an idea / vision and motivate team members to achieve the vision.
LEADER
Are experts in demonstrating and creating high-performance pharmacy practices characterized by the high-quality patient care, improved medication safety, and maximum productivity.
LEADER
One of the pharmacist’s responsibilities is to assist with the education and training of future generations of pharmacists and the general public. The dynamic fashion of this is not only to import the skill and knowledge to others; it also offers an opportunity for professionals to gain new knowledge and to fine-tune existing skills.
TEACHER
