Pharmacists as Healthcare Team Members Flashcards
HEALTH SYSTEM
all organizations, resources, and
people whose primary purpose is to improve
health.
all organizations, resources, and
people whose primary purpose is to improve
health.
HEALTH SYSTEM
HEALTHCARE TEAM
team of professionals including
representatives of different disciplines who
coordinate in order to improve care
team of professionals including
representatives of different disciplines who
coordinate in order to improve care
HEALTHCARE TEAM
PHARMACEUTICAL CARE
is the responsible provision of drug therapy that improve a patient’s quality of life
is the responsible provision of drug therapy that improve a patient’s quality of life
PHARMACEUTICAL CARE
PHARMACEUTICAL CARE
5 Outcomes
P revention of disease or symptom
C ure of disease
A rrest or slowing of the disease process
R eduction of symptoms
E limination of symptoms
manage overall health and
medical needs of patients
PHYSICIANS
directly responsible for providing medical and nursing care
NURSES
trained for providing maternal and child care
MIDWIVES
responsible for promoting oral health and disease prevention
DENTISTRY PERSONNEL
-responsible for diagnosing diseases by performing complex tests and relating findings with conditions of patients
LAB HEALTH WORKERS
frontline public health workers who perform outreach, community education, counseling, social support, and advocacy
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS
indirectly provide health services & assume administrative or managerial roles
HEALTH MANAGEMENT & SUPPORT WORKERS
PHARMACISTS’ ROLE
01 Ensuring Rational Use of Medicines
02 Disease Management
03 Management of Drug Therapy
01
Ensuring Rational
Use of Medicines
✓ formulary
✓ CPG
✓ studies on prescribing patterns
MANAGEMENT OF DRUG THERAPY
- ensure accessibility of safe and effective drugs
- collaboration with health professionals to ensure rational prescribing
- accessing patients’ profiles & medical records
- undertaking counseling
- patient monitoring of drug response
02
Disease
Management
✓ patient education to enhance compliance
✓ monitoring of outcomes
____________ between team members are the key in order to achieve synergy
Communication
Communication between team members are the key in order to achieve _________
synergy
Healthcare requires ___________ teams
multidisciplinary
Pharmacists should liaise with ____________ and ____________ to establish best therapeutic practices
other health professionals; policymakers
Definition of good pharmacy practice
practice of pharmacy that responds to the needs of the people who use the pharmacists’ services to provide optimal, evidence-based care.
