T1 - Final Exam - Lectures Flashcards
What is professionalism?
The conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession
What is altruism?
Make an unselfish commitment to serve the best interest of the patient above your own
What are the core competencies required for all health professionals?
- Deliver patient-centered care
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary team
- Practice evidence-based medicine
- Apply quality improvement approaches
- Use information technology
What are the roles of a pharmacist?
- Interpretation, evaluation and implementation of medical orders
- Dispensing of prescription drug orders
- Participation in drug and device selection
- Drug administration
- Drug regimen review
- Telepharmacy within and across state lines
- Drug or drug-related research
- Provision of patient counseling
- Provision of those acts or services necessary to provide pharmacist care in all areas of patient care, including primary care and collaborative pharmacy practice
- Responsibility for compounding and labeling of drugs and devices, proper and safe storage of drugs and devices, and maintenance of required records
- Continually optimizing patient safety and quality of services through effective use of emerging technologies and competency-based training
What is the scope of practice of a pharmacist?
- Each state has their own Board of Pharmacy -> different rules and regulations
- Variances in training and certifications (residency training, specialty certifications)
- Practice site specific rules and regulations
- Professional experience
What are the responsibilities bestowed on pharmacists?
- Dispensing of drugs
- Patient records
- Prospective drug use review
- Patient counseling
- Confidentiality
What are the 5 rights of dispensing?
- Patient
- Drug
- Time
- Dose
- Route
What are the classifications of med errors?
- Stage in the medication use process
- Types of errors
- Mistakes made when planning actions vs errors in the execution
- Level of severity
What is medical review therapy?
A systematic process of collecting patient-specific information, assessing medication therapies to identify medication-related problems, developing a prioritized list of medication-related problems, and creating a plan to resolve them
What is personal medication record?
A comprehensive record of the patient’s medications
What is medication-related action plan?
A patient-centric document containing a list of actions for the patient to use in tracking progress for self-management
What is the intervention and/or referral?
The pharmacist refers the patient to a physician or other healthcare professional
What is the patient care process?
Collect, Assess, Plan, Implement, Follow-up
Describe how the pharmacy profession is expanding
Pharmacy is ever evolving
Technology is continuously improving
Medication development will always continue
Everyone wants to get paid
You are your biggest advocate
How is technology improving medical care?
Digital medications
Online prescribing
Remote and continuous patient monitoring
Universal electronic medical records (EMR)
Pharmacy informatics
Mobile medical applications
What are examples of digital medicines?
- Abilify MyCite
- In-Pen
- ProAir Digihaler
What is the benefits of online prescribing and filling?
- Convenient
- Medications mailed straight to the door
What is remote and continuous patient monitoring?
May be used in conjunction with Telehealth services or independent
What is pharmacy informatics?
the scientific field that focuses on medication-related data and knowledge within the continuum of healthcare systems
What is pharmacogenomics?
the study of how genes affect a person’s response to drugs
What is the goal for pharmacogenomics?
To tailor medication therapies
What is specialty pharmacy?
Aspect of pharmacy practice that deals with specialty pharmaceuticals
What is biologics?
Medicines made from living organisms through highly complex manufacturing processes
What is biosimilars?
A biologic that is “similar” to another biologic medicine (reference product) that is already licensed by the FDA
What are the methods of advocating for pharmacy?
Set achievable goals
Send letters to your congressional leaders
Invite members of congress to your pharmacy practice
Share how your pharmacy is part of the healthcare ecosystem
Attend community events
Get to know your state representatives
Connect with other pharmacists
How can one advocate for pharmacy?
- Participation in professional associations
- Communicate with politicians
What is subjective information?
Based on personal opinions, interpretations, points of view, emotions and judgement
What is objective information?
Fact-based, measurable, and observable
What kind of info would you collect for the PPCP?
- Medication
- Medical history
- Relevant health data
- Patient lifestyle, health
What does it mean to assess?
Identify and prioritize problems and achieve optimal care
What things would you assess?
- Each medication for appropriateness, effectiveness, safety, and patient adherence
- Health and functional status, risk factors, health data, cultural factors, health literacy, and access to medications or other aspects of care
- Immunization status and the need for preventive care and other health care services, where appropriate
What is plan according to the PPCP?
Individualized, in collaboration with other health care professionals and the patient/caregiver that is evidence-based and cost-effective
What should a care plan include?
- Address medication-related problems and therapy
- Set goals of therapy
- Patient education
- Support continual care, Follow-up
What is implement according to the PPCP?
Collaborative effort between the pharmacist, other health care members, and the patient/caregiver