Pharmacy Roles in an Institutional Setting Flashcards
What pharmacy milestone happened in 1957?
Pharmacists became part of the rounding team at the University of Kentucky
What pharmacy milestone happened in 1964?
The “unit dose” was created instead of always having to pull medication from a large bottle
What pharmacy milestone happened in 1985?
ASHP’s Hilton Head Conference articulated that pharmacy is a clinical profession
What is important about the 1980s and pharmacy practice?
This was a major season of growth from practice areas within pharmacy
What pharmacy milestone happened in 1988?
The concept of “pharmaceutical care” was expanded by Hepler and Strand
What is the definition of “pharmaceutical care”?
a covenantal relationship between the pharmacist and the patient in which the pharmacist’s primary responsibility was to identify, prevent, and resolve drug-related problems and articulated responsibility of the pharmacy to work directly with the patient to optimize drug therapy
What is ACCP’s definition of clinical pharmacy?
“an area of pharmacy concerned with the science and practice of rational medication use”
What are all the sections of the PPCP wheel? What does PPCP stand for?
Collect, Assess, Plan, Implement, Follow-up/Evaluate
-Pharmacist Patient Centered Plan
What are some examples of common clinical pharmacist specialty areas in clinical settings?
- critical care
- oncology
- infectious disease
- psychiatric
- emergency medicine
- internal medicine
- health system administration and leadership
- solid organ transplant
- cardiology
What is a PGY1 generalist?
this is a clinical pharmacist that focuses on a wide variety of diseases and patients
What is a PGY1 generalist with a focus?
this is a clinical pharmacist that focuses on a wide variety of diseases but focuses on a unique setting or patient population
What is a PGY2 Advanced Practitioner Generalist?
this is a clinical pharmacist that focuses on a wide variety of diseases and patients that has more experience/skill than a PGY1
What is a PGY2 Advanced Practitioner Soecialist?
this is a clinical pharmacist that focuses on a wide variety of diseases that has more experience/skill than a PGY1 but focuses on a certain type of care like oncology for example
What is the board certification for a nuclear pharmacist?
BCNP
What is the board certification for a pharmacotherapy specialist?
BCPS
What is the board certification for a nutrition support pharmacist?
BCNSP
What is the board certification for a psychiatric pharmacist?
BCPP
What is the board certification for a oncology pharmacist?
BCOP
What is the board certification for a geriatric pharmacist?
BCGP
What is the board certification for a ambulatory care pharmacist?
BCACP
What is the board certification for a pediatric pharmacy specialist?
BCPPS
What is the board certification for a critical care pharmacist?
BCCCP
What is the board certification for a cardiology pharmacist?
BCCP
What is the board certification for an infectious disease pharmacist?
BCIDP
What is the board certification for a sterile compounding pharmacist?
BCSCP Coming in Fall 2019
What are the three areas of specialty that do not have BCPs available? Which one might get approved soon?
- organ transplant
- internal medicine
- emergency medicine (this one might get approved soon!!)
Is there currently a board certification for sterile compounding pharmacists?
No, but there is one coming in fall 2019
What happens to the need for Board Certified Pharmacists as the number of beds in a hospital go up?
The amount of pharmacists needed goes up.
Can you be double board certified?
yes, but one is impressive enough a lot of people do not do two
What are the roles of a pharmacist in an institutional setting?
- clinical problem solving, judgement, and decision making
- communication and education
- medical information evaluation and management
- management of populations
- therapeutic knowledge areas
