Physician agreement regarding the expansion of pharmacist professional activities in the management of patients with asthma

Tilly-Gratton, Audrey; Lamontagne, Anouk; Blais, Lucie; Bacon, Simon; Ernst, Pierre; Grad, Roland; Lavoie, Kim; McKinney, Maureen; Desplats, Eve; Ducharme, Francine M

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“…[15][16][17][18][19] Chronic diseases, which increasingly accompany people, are an example of the possibility of controlling the progress of the disease in the community pharmacy, eg spirometry in the treatment of asthma or pressure measurement. 20 In some countries, eg Great Britain, pharmacists in community pharmacies have the opportunity to carry out seasonal vaccinations, which allows them to relieve clinics during periods of intensive prevention or illness. 21 What is more, systematization of cooperation will be more and more often introduced, eg in Germany, software has been developed for keeping records and exchanging information between a physician and a pharmacist.…”

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Cooperation Between Pharmacists and Physicians – Whether It Was Before and is It Still Ongoing During the Pandemic?

Waszyk-Nowaczyk

Guzenda

Kamasa

et al. 2021

JMDH

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Nowadays, it is very important to put an emphasis on widely understood teamwork. This is of great importance for achieving and maintaining success in all areas, especially in medicine. This kind of unity has many advantages, including unique ideas that are very helpful in a competitive environment, improve performance and knowledge, and create stronger supportive work relationships. Patient's health can be improved by using comprehensive treatment. This provides an urgent need for multidisciplinary partnership in the medical community. Optimal pharmacological treatment is crucial to achieving treatment goals. To ensure excellent quality of medical care, interprofessional cooperation between physicians and pharmacists and/or other medical professionals is necessary. Their complementary knowledge and experience can lead to improved health outcomes and can also reduce treatment costs. There are also many barriers and difficulties in legal systems that would allow for more effective inter-professional cooperation. The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to emphasizing the role of the pharmacist, increasing powers, and at the same time to teamwork, sometimes forced by the situation. The purpose of this publication is to view the literature on the cooperation of physicians and pharmacists in the provision of medical services for patients. Professional cooperation has been well known in many countries for years, as it is a key medium supporting optimized patient care. Analyzing the challenges and approaches can lead to better and improved health care.

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Cooperation Between Pharmacists and Physicians – Whether It Was Before and is It Still Ongoing During the Pandemic?

Waszyk-Nowaczyk

Guzenda

Kamasa

et al. 2021

JMDH

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“…As a result, these countries have integrated pharmacists as an important members of their health care teams [ 58 ]. Acceptance of pharmacists’ extended roles by physicians and other health care workers has produced significant positive outcomes in patient care in these countries [ 59 , 60 ]. The numerous interventions in medication management reported in these countries demonstrate the high level of trust of pharmacists by the general public in these countries [ 61 ].…”

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Enhancing pharmacists’ role in developing countries to overcome the challenge of antimicrobial resistance: a narrative review

Sakeena

Bennett²,

McLachlan

2018

Antimicrob Resist Infect Control

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BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health challenge and developing countries are more vulnerable to the adverse health impacts of AMR. Health care workers including pharmacists can play a key role to support the appropriate use of antimicrobials in developing countries and reduce AMR.ObjectiveThe aim of this review is to investigate the role of pharmacists in the appropriate use of antibiotics and to identify how the pharmacists’ role can be enhanced to combat AMR in developing countries.MethodThe databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and Google Scholar were searched for articles published between 2000 and the end of August 2017 that involved studies on the role of pharmacists in developing countries, the expanded services of pharmacists in patient care in developed countries and pharmacists’ contributions in antimicrobial use in both developed and developing nations.Key findingsIn developing countries pharmacists role in patient care are relatively limited. However, in developed nations, the pharmacists’ role has expanded to provide multifaceted services in patient care resulting in improved health outcomes from clinical services and reduced health care costs. Success stories of pharmacist-led programs in combating AMR demonstrates that appropriately trained pharmacists can be part of the solution to overcome the global challenge of AMR. Pharmacists can provide education to patients enabling them to use antibiotics appropriately. They can also provide guidance to their healthcare colleagues on appropriate antibiotic prescribing.ConclusionsThis review highlights that appropriately trained pharmacists integrated into the health care system can make a significant impact in minimising inappropriate antibiotic use in developing countries. Strengthening and enhancing the pharmacists’ role in developing countries has the potential to positively impact the global issue of AMR.

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“… Notes : a Four studies included in the review are not included in this table for the following reasons (Lei Burton 33 analyzed the quality of spirometry from the services described in Armour studies; Tilly-Gratton 53 was a survey of physician opinions around theoretical involvement of pharmacists in spirometry; Twigg and Wright 14 and Cawley and Warning 13 were both review articles and relevant original articles from those reviews are included in this review). b Medication Management includes services such as review of current medication list and medication recommendations to PCP.…”

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“…One limitation noted by the authors was the survey was conducted prior to the passage of a law expanding the pharmacist professional activities, so physicians may not have experience working with pharmacists in these roles. 53 …”

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Pharmacist Provided Spirometry Services: A Scoping Review

Valentino¹,

Eddy²,

Woods³

et al. 2021

IPRP

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Purpose Despite international guidelines’ recommendations, spirometry is underutilized in the diagnosis and management of asthma and COPD. Spirometry may be an opportunity for trained pharmacists to meet the needs of patients with suspected or diagnosed lung conditions. The aim of this scoping review is to describe the literature including pharmacist provided spirometry services, specifically to identify: 1) the models of pharmacist provided spirometry services, and additional services commonly offered alongside spirometry, 2) pharmacist training and capability to obtain quality results, and (3) pharmacist, physician, and patient perspectives. Methods In September 2020, a comprehensive literature search in PubMed and EMBASE was conducted to identify all relevant literature on the topic of pharmacist provided spirometry services using the search term: “pharmacist or pharmacy” and “spirometry or pulmonary function test or lung function test.” Literature was screened using inclusion/exclusion criteria and selected articles were charted and analyzed using the themes above. Results A total of 27 records were included. The scoping review found that pharmacist provided spirometry has been conducted around the world in community pharmacies and clinic settings. Community pharmacists may increase access to spirometry screening; the lack of communication with primary care providers and remuneration are barriers that need to be overcome to optimize the utility of the service. Clinic-based services are interprofessional and collaborative, allowing a patient to receive the test, results, diagnosis, and medication changes in one visit. Following comprehensive training, pharmacists felt confident in their ability to perform spirometry and met quality standards at acceptable rates. Conclusion Spirometry is an opportunity for pharmacists to improve evidence-based practice for screening and diagnosing lung conditions along with providing comprehensive services to complement testing. Data around provider and patient perspectives is limited and should be further investigated to determine if providers and patients would value and collaborate with pharmacists providing spirometry services.

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Physician agreement regarding the expansion of pharmacist professional activities in the management of patients with asthma

Abstract: Physicians are favourable to the expansion of pharmacist activities in the management of patients with asthma. More complex activities were less frequently endorsed. The characteristics of strong intenders have been identified.

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

Cooperation Between Pharmacists and Physicians – Whether It Was Before and is It Still Ongoing During the Pandemic?

Cooperation Between Pharmacists and Physicians – Whether It Was Before and is It Still Ongoing During the Pandemic?

Enhancing pharmacists’ role in developing countries to overcome the challenge of antimicrobial resistance: a narrative review

Pharmacist Provided Spirometry Services: A Scoping Review

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