| Title |
Establishing a pharmacy presence in the emergency department: opportunities and challenges in the French setting
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11096-014-9934-9 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lucien Roulet, Nathalie Asseray, Françoise Ballereau |
| Abstract |
Overview of clinical pharmacy practice around the world shows that pharmaceutical services in emergency departments (EDs) are far less common in Europe than in North America. Reported experiences have shown the impact of a clinical pharmacy service on drug utilisation and safety issues. This commentary presents the implementation of a pharmacy presence in the ED of a French tertiary care hospital. Our experience helps to define the role of the clinical pharmacist in the ED, including patient interviewing, providing medication reconciliation, promoting drug safety, and supporting specific interventions to improve quality of care and patient safety. The role of ED pharmacists in the improvement of quality of care is not necessarily limited to drug therapy, e.g. by helping outpatients to access care and treatment facilities as best suits their needs. Challenges of implementing ED pharmacy services have been identified well, but still require developing strategies to be overcome. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 67% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 59 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 15% |
| Unknown | 12 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 18 | 30% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 17 | 28% |
| Psychology | 3 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 12 | 20% |
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