Perspectives Reviewer Flashcards
•He/she must be comfortable interacting with individuals and populations.
•He/she must view his or her practice as integrated and continuous with those of the health care system and other pharmacists.
•Their goal is to optimize the patient’s health-related quality of life, and achieve positive clinical outcomes, within realistic economic expenditures.
PHARMACEUTICAL CAREGIVER
Ten Star Pharmacy Concept
- Pharmaceutical Caregiver
- Researcher
- Manager
- Communicator
- Leader
- Life-long Learner
- Decision Maker
- Entrepreneur
- Teacher
- Agent of Positive Change
•Pharmacists find new cures for untreated illnesses or medicines with fewer side effects for the benefit of patients.
•They play various roles from designing or implementing protocols to conducting of trials, to study or compare effectiveness and safety of new medicines before its launch into markets.
•The altruistic motive to discover of better drugs other than those available and a reduction of the cost of existing drugs are all stimulating factors to keep research always on the go.
REASEARCHER
•Today’s pharmacist works in a fast-paced and outcomes- oriented health care environment.
•Pharmacists must foster leadership skills by delivering engaging and evidence-based instruction in an efficient and accessible manner.
•The Pharmacist-Manager controls of all keys to the pharmacy as well as the ultimate security of the pharmacy.
The pharmacist must effectively manage resources (human, physical and fiscal) and information.
•He or she must also be comfortable being managed by others, whether an employer or the manager/leader of a health care team.
MANAGER
