A pharmacy-led<i>United States Pharmacopeia</i>(<i>USP</i>) chapter 800 compliance collaborative at an academic medical center

Mekoba, Bijan C.; Turingan, Erin M.; Roberts, Patricia; Mason, S. Walker; Willoughby, Ian R.; Taylor, Cindy; Stivers, Andrew P; Valgus, John M.

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“…The caregivers in the CU also receive specific training over several months that leads to empowerment. 9,21…”

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“…The caregivers in the CU also receive specific training over several months that leads to empowerment. 9,21 Operating rooms (ORs), where ADs are directly handled during specific surgical techniques, are another sector considered to be at high risk of exposure. Two surgical techniques involving ADs are practised as an alternative to systemic therapy, to reduce systemic side effects due to local homogeneous penetration into the tumor tissue: hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) and pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC).…”

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Knowledge and practices about safe handling regarding the risk of exposure to antineoplastic drugs for caregivers in compounding units and in operating rooms performing HIPEC/PIPAC

Delafoy

Benoist

Patin

et al. 2022

J Oncol Pharm Pract

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Introduction Ever since the late 1970s, occupational exposure associated with the handling of antineoplastic drugs (ADs) in the healthcare environment has been highlighted and demonstrated. Contamination was detected in both operating rooms (OR) and compounding units (CU), where healthcare workers handle and are exposed to ADs in different ways. In the OR, the risk of exposure is higher and the staff receives less training in handling ADs than in the CU. This study aimed to assess and compare knowledge and practices about the safe handling of ADs by caregivers working in these two locations, namely the CU and OR. Methods Two questionnaires (one each for the OR and CU) were created by two investigator pharmacists and were completed during a personal interview of 20 min. The questions were related to the following topics: training, knowledge about occupational exposure and questions related to protective practices. A scoring system was implemented to assess the knowledge and practices of each participant. Results In total, 38 caregivers working in the OR and 39 in the CU were included in our study. Significantly more CU staff had specific initial training ( p < 0.001) and ongoing training ( p < 0.001) in handling ADs. Concerning the knowledge score, OR caregivers had a significantly lower median score for contamination routes ( p < 0.001), contamination surfaces ( p < 0.001), existing procedures ( p < 0.001) and total knowledge ( p < 0.001) than CU caregivers. Concerning protective handling practices of ADs, the two locations had nonsignificantly different median scores ( p = 0.892). Conclusion This study suggests that there is still room for improvement in terms of knowledge and protection practices when handling ADs. An appropriate and tailored training program should be developed and provided to all caregivers who handle or come in contact with ADs. Clinical trial registration Study CONTACT, ref. 19-504.

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“…The caregivers in the CU also receive specific training over several months that leads to empowerment. 9,21…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Knowledge and practices about safe handling regarding the risk of exposure to antineoplastic drugs for caregivers in compounding units and in operating rooms performing HIPEC/PIPAC

Delafoy

Benoist

Patin

et al. 2022

J Oncol Pharm Pract

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Handling Chemotherapy

Ness

Martins

2022

The Golden Guide to Oncologic Pharmacy

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Practice-enhancing publications about the medication-use process in 2018

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Gazda

Schenkat

et al. 2020

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

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Purpose This article identifies, prioritizes, and summarizes published literature on the medication-use process (MUP) from calendar year 2018 that can impact health-system pharmacy daily practice. The MUP is the foundational system that provides the framework for safe medication utilization within the healthcare environment. The MUP is defined in this article as having the following steps: prescribing/transcribing, dispensing, administration, and monitoring. Articles that evaluated one of the steps were gauged for their usefulness toward daily practice change. Summary A PubMed search was conducted in February 2019 for articles published in calendar year 2018 using targeted Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) keywords, targeted non-MeSH keywords, and the table of contents of selected pharmacy journals, providing a total of 43,977 articles. A thorough review identified 62 potentially significant articles: 9 for prescribing/transcribing, 12 for dispensing, 13 for administration, and 28 for monitoring. Ranking of the articles for importance by peers led to the selection of key articles from each category. The highest-ranked articles are briefly summarized, with a mention of why they are important within health-system pharmacy. The other articles are listed for further review and evaluation. Conclusion It is important to routinely review the published literature and to incorporate significant findings into daily practice. This article assists in identifying and summarizing recent impactful contributions to the MUP literature. Health-system pharmacists have an active role in improving the MUP in their institution, and awareness of significant published studies can assist in changing practice at the institutional level.

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A pharmacy-ledUnited States Pharmacopeia(USP) chapter 800 compliance collaborative at an academic medical center

Cited by 5 publications

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Knowledge and practices about safe handling regarding the risk of exposure to antineoplastic drugs for caregivers in compounding units and in operating rooms performing HIPEC/PIPAC

Knowledge and practices about safe handling regarding the risk of exposure to antineoplastic drugs for caregivers in compounding units and in operating rooms performing HIPEC/PIPAC

Handling Chemotherapy

Practice-enhancing publications about the medication-use process in 2018

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