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21. Translating Patient Safety Research into Clinical Practice (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2004 - Similarly, a review of studies addressing the impact of clinical pharmacists in preventing medication … Hanlon et al.,39 for example, conducted a randomized controlled trial of a clinical pharmacist intervention … The study found that a clinical pharmacist providing pharmaceutical care for elderly outpatients reduced … The improvement in prescribing with the clinical pharmacist was noted by 3 months and was sustained … The impact of clinical pharmacists’ consultations on physicians’ geriatric drug prescribing.

22. Pharmacy Health Literacy Resources | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - CPE credits available for pharmacists. … America's Pharmacist 2006; December:63-71. Brown L. … Low health literacy: What pharmacists can do to help. J Am Pharm Assoc 2006;46(1):4-6. … Frontline pharmacist. Am J Health-Sys Pharm 2005;62(4):364-5. Select for abstract . … Hospital Pharmacist 2006;41:542-551. Wolf MS, Davis TC, Curtis, LM, et al (2016).

23. Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacists and Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - Text version of the slide presentation on strategies to improve communication between pharmacists and … Slide 1 Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacists and Patients Users can enter the … This slide explains that the group will divide into groups of 3 to roleplay scenarios among a pharmacist … After each round, the "observer" will provide feedback to the "pharmacist." … Each person should have a chance to play the pharmacist.  

24. Final Progress Report: Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Methods: Study pharmacists obtained a list of all general medicine service admissions on a daily basis … American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Summer Meeting and Exhibition. Orlando, FL. … Illinois Council of Health-System Pharmacists Fall Meeting. Oakbrook, IL. September 2006. … Pharmacist participation in medical rounds reduces medication errors. … Pharmacist interventions to improve the management of coronary artery disease.

25. Chapter-7 - Harm Due to Anticoagulants (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2020 - examined telephone-based models of anticoagulation management services—managed by nurse practitioner, clinical … patient self-testing (69.0% vs. 68.0%, p=0.25).8 The Philip et al. study examined a telephone-based clinical … percent reduction in bleeding (hazard ratio [HR]=0.25; 95% CI, 0.18 to 0.36).6 When comparing a prior clinical … pharmacist model with a telephone-based service led by a clinical pharmacist, bleedings were not significantly … the correct range.6 Philip et al. did not find significant differences between the telephone- based clinical

26. AHRQ Health Literacy Tools for Use in Pharmacies | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    January 01, 2024 - Funding AHRQ Health Literacy Tools for Use in Pharmacies This site provides pharmacists … The training program: Introduces pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and other pharmacy staff to the … Get started: Strategies to Improve Communication Between Pharmacists and Patients: Curriculum Guide … In the randomized control study of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED), a pharmacist conducted these calls

27. Ohio Veterans’ Facility Relied on AHRQ Resource to Develop Diabetes Initiative | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2023 - Clinical pharmacists can change medications and adjust dosages quickly, without a patient needing an … “We have found that having pharmacists work directly with patients is usually a huge relief to patients … She added, “Not only do our pharmacists use our screening tool, our primary care doctors also use it.

28. Chapter 5. Education and Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Education and Training Strategy Multidisciplinary training (i.e., physicians, nurses, and pharmacists … It is also important that physicians, nurses, and pharmacists understand how the medication reconciliation … Patient's own medication list. * When nurses and/or pharmacists learn new information during medication … Developing scripts for nurses and pharmacists for clarifying medication discrepancies with physicians … Using pharmacists in the emergency room or on floors to perform medication histories or having pharmacy

29. Final Progress Report: Auditory Perception of Drug Names: Neighborhood Effects (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - The average transformed familiarity score of the 250 drug names was 0.61 for the pharmacist group, 0.47 … When stratified by occupation, the pharmacist group had the highest correction between familiarly and … Pharmacists. … Clockwise from top left: Pharmacists, physicians, lay people, nurses. … pharmacists, nurses, and lay people.

30. Primarycareeffortstoreducereadmissions-Envscan (pdf file)
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    March 01, 2020 - • Intervention group: N=243 patients at clinic sites offering clinical pharmacist assessments … ; control group: N=251 patients at clinic sites not offering clinical pharmacists … problems with the retail pharmacist and prescribers. … At the post-discharge visit, patients were seen by a clinical pharmacist and a physician. … Medication review by clinical pharmacist, 3. Telehealth management and service coordination, 4.

31. Next Steps and Barriers | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - Pharmacists have engaged in diagnosis despite a lack of formal recognition. … For example, community pharmacists assess patients for self-care and triage for further evaluation everyday … care should be sought based on a patient's concerns and context. 96 , 97 When trained appropriately, pharmacists … likely to put these skills into practice when trained by well-prepared faculty to whom they relate. 99 Pharmacists

32. Evaluation of a Medication Therapy Management Program in Medicare Beneficiaries at High Risk of Adverse Drug Events: Study Methods (pdf file)
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    November 30, 2010 - MTM programs are typically provided by pharmacists, although this is not mandated by the MMA. … recommendations Physician-pharmacist communication sheet Chi-square Pharmacist time Pharmacist … • Create an MTM intervention involving pharmacists, physicians, and other health care professionals … (i.e., it would not be feasible for a community pharmacist to work without a set of visit objectives … In current practice, external MTM pharmacists often have little information about patients other than

33. Improving Patient Safety in Healthcare | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    December 01, 2023 - University School of Medicine, received a 2-year AHRQ grant in 2005 to evaluate an emergency medicine clinical … events, and interviewed ED physicians and nurses to understand their perception of the value of the clinical … pharmacist, learn which pharmacist services they found helpful, and gather ideas on ideal ways to structure … an ED pharmacist program. … expanded his work by serving as a mentor for a program developed by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists

34. Appendix 5: Health Literacy Assessment Facilitator's Guide for Patient Focus Groups | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - physically, to talk to or hear the pharmacist? … Doctors and pharmacists often use medical words that patients may not understand. … Does your pharmacist use complicated words? … If YES: How do the pharmacists adapt to your needs? PROBE: Do they speak louder or slower? … Are you comfortable with the way the pharmacists work with you? If YES: Why?

35. Using the AHRQ Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2014 - 15 15 Staff Characteristics Staff Position Number Percent Pharmacy Technician 234 52% Pharmacist … about presciptions across shifts % Positive Response 19 19 Comments  Patient counseling  Pharmacists … were more positive 83% vs. 1,501 or more Rxs 74% 25 25 Results by Staff Position  Pharmacists … 10 of 11 composites  Largest differences:  Organizational learning-continuous improvement Pharmacists … Pharmacy technicians 81%  Communication about prescriptions across shifts Pharmacists 87% vs.

36. Appendix, MATCH Resources for Patients | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists … (ASHP) is a national professional society comprised of pharmacists who work with doctors and other … The mission of ASHP is to support pharmacists to help people use medications safely and effectively.

37. Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety (pdf file)
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    June 06, 2018 - ► ► ► ► Staff means EVERYONE who works in this community pharmacy, including pharmacists, … We encourage patients to talk to pharmacists about their medications ............................... … Our pharmacists spend enough time talking to patients about how to use their medications .......... … Our pharmacists tell patients important information about their new prescriptions .................. … Pharmacist (including pharmacy manager, lead pharmacist, pharmacist-in-charge, staff pharmacist) b

38. Figure 3: Medication Reconciliation Upon Admission: High Level Process Map After Redesign (Text Description) | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - In the second direction, depending on the care unit, nurse and/or pharmacist verify medication history … Forms: Created standardized approach for physicians, nurses, and pharmacists for medication reconciliation … Creates standardized process for nurses and pharmacists to identify, resolve, and document followup on … Nurse (or pharmacist in ICUs) prompted to confirm history and reconcile with current orders. … Pharmacist performs final reconciliation and followup on unresolved or outstanding unintended discrepancies

39. Overview of the Training Program | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - This includes both pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. … Each group will get one copy of each handout (instructions for pharmacist, patient, and observer roles … This is a role-play exercise in which everyone with the "pharmacist" role will practice counseling the … The "observer" will provide feedback to the "pharmacist." … All three people in each group should have a chance to act as the pharmacist.

40. Strategies To Improve Communication Between Pharmacy Staff and Patients: Training Program for Pharmacy Staff | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2020 - Program Curriculum Guide (continued) This training program is designed to introduce pharmacists … We would like to thank the following pharmacists from Grady Health System for their contributions to