Early involvement of the emergency department pharmacist in severe trauma

Roman, Cristina; Dooley, Michael; Mitra, Biswadev

doi:10.1111/1742-6723.12938

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“…EM pharmacist involvement in acute trauma and resuscitation responses has been shown to improve time to medication administration and to reduce medication errors . This may be particularly relevant in the demanding stages of resuscitation, where little consideration may be afforded to the optimisation of medication therapy . Indeed, formal involvement of Australian EM pharmacists in various resuscitation responses should be considered and requires further evaluation.…”

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Emergency medicine pharmacy practice in Australia: a national survey

Roman

Dooley

Mitra

2019

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Background Emergency medicine (EM) clinical pharmacy is a rapidly growing area of practice. The purpose of this study was to describe current EM pharmacy services in Australia, specifically the number of clinical pharmacy services, services provided within the emergency department (ED), working hours and the qualifications of pharmacists practising in the ED. Methods Experienced EM clinical pharmacists in collaboration with an emergency physician developed an online survey that was sent electronically to Australian hospital directors of pharmacy. The survey questions related to hospital demographics, EM pharmacy clinical service and EM pharmacist working hours, level of staffing and qualifications. Results Between 4 November 2016 and 9 December 2016, 57 hospitals completed some or all of the survey from the 248 emails sent (response rate = 23%). Thirty‐five of 57 hospitals (61%) identified having a dedicated EM pharmacy service, and 11 of 35 hospitals (31%) indicated a 7‐day EM pharmacy service. All hospitals with a dedicated EM pharmacy service were involved in medication reconciliation, discharge counselling and clinical consultation for ED patients. Nine of 34 hospital responses (26.5%) indicated that the EM pharmacist was involved during resuscitation (stroke callouts, cardiopulmonary arrest and/or trauma) during weekdays. Two hospitals also provided this service on weekends. Conclusion Current clinical activities of EM pharmacists appear to be based on traditional areas of practice, but also include emerging roles of participation during resuscitation.

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Emergency medicine pharmacy practice in Australia: a national survey

Roman

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Mitra

2019

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“…Pharmacists are pushing the boundaries of service provision. As well as investigating the fundamentals, they are involved in research in various EM‐specific clinical areas . As medication experts, pharmacists provide a unique medication focus in multidisciplinary collaborations.…”

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Pharmacy research in the emergency medicine environment

Welch

2019

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“…4 ED MH commonly have errors and are often incomplete, and pharmacists have been shown to be especially suited to obtaining accurate MH in this setting. [5][6][7][8] Dean et al 9 developed a method using Reason's 10 framework to determine the cause of prescribing errors in hospital using a semistructured interview and questionnaire. This has also been used in a more recent Australian study, 11 but neither of these projects specifically targeted the ED or the MH-taking process.…”

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