102: Clinical Pharmacist Burnout Across a Multihospital Health System

Rivosecchi, Ryan; Kane‐Gill, Sandra L.; Seybert, Amy L.; Then, Janine

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“…2 While current literature highlights burnout syndrome experienced by pharmacists working in academia, health-systems, hospital practice, and community practice, burnout rates among pharmacists practicing in primary care settings have not been explored. [5][6][7][8][9] Corresponding author: Jamie Yuen, BSc(Pharm), BCGP Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences The University of British Columbia 2405 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z3 Phone: 604-827-0704; Email: jamieh.yuen@ubc.ca More pharmacists are transitioning into team-based primary care practice in Canada, resulting in changes to workplace settings, roles, and responsibilities. 10,11 Our primary objective was to assess workplace burnout in Canadian primary care pharmacists and to identify factors that play a role in perpetuating or diminishing occupational burnout across the country.…”

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Assessment of Burnout Among Canadian Pharmacists Working in Team-based Primary Care Settings

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Background: Burnout syndrome is well-documented among healthcare professionals across various practice settings. There has been recent expansion of Canadian pharmacists into team-based primary care and burnout in this setting has not been assessed. Our objective was to assess workplace burnout and to identify factors that play a role in perpetuating or diminishing it. Method: An online survey to assess burnout was developed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) tool and questions regarding pharmacist background and practice. Invitations to complete the survey were sent to Canadian pharmacists working in team-based primary care settings on November 26, 2019 via a national primary healthcare listserv. Results: A total of 31/433 completed responses were collected. The main analysis focused on the personal accomplishment (PA) domain as it had an adequate response rate. The PA domain had a median score of 5.0 (95% CI 4.69-5.22). We compared medians of the PA domain across different groups of each categorical variable. We found that the number of years working in primary care settings was positively associated with a higher PA domain score (p= 0.029). Discussion: PA was higher in pharmacists who have been practicing in a primary care setting for longer; however, burnout rates could not be properly assessed due to the limited response rate. Conclusion: This is the first study to assess burnout among Canadian team-based primary care pharmacists. Personal accomplishment was higher in those who have been practicing in a primary care setting for longer. Future studies should consider alternate methods to evaluate burnout in this population. Article Type: Original Research

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Critical care pharmacy workforce: a 2020 re-evaluation of the UK deployment and characteristics

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Introduction Critical care pharmacists improve the quality and efficiency of medication therapy whilst reducing treatment costs where they are available. UK critical care pharmacist deployment was described in 2015, highlighting a deficit in numbers, experience level, and critical care access to pharmacy services over the 7-day week. Since then, national workforce standards have been emphasised, quality indicators published, and service commissioning documents produced, reinforced by care quality assessments. Whether these initiatives have resulted in further development of the UK critical care pharmacy workforce is unknown. This evaluation provides a 2020 status update. Methods The 2015 electronic data entry tool was updated and circulated for completion by UK critical care pharmacists. The tool captured workforce data disposition as it was just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, at critical care unit level. Main findings Data were received for 334 critical care units from 203 organisations (96% of UK critical care units). Overall, 98.2% of UK critical care units had specific clinical pharmacist time dedicated to the unit. The median weekday pharmacist input to each level 3 equivalent bed was 0.066 (0.043–0.088) whole time equivalents, a significant increase from the median position in 2015 (+ 0.021, p < 0.0001). Despite this progress, pharmacist availability remains below national minimum standards (0.1/level 3 equivalent bed). Most units (71.9%) had access to prescribing pharmacists. Geographical variation in pharmacist staffing levels were evident, and weekend services remain extremely limited. Conclusions Availability of clinical pharmacists in UK adult critical care units is improving. However, national standards are not routinely met despite widely publicised quality indicators, commissioning specifications, and assessments. Additional measures are needed to address persistent deficits and realise gains in organisational and patient-level outcomes. These measures must include promotion of cross-professional collaborative working, adjusted funding models, and a nationally recognised training pathway for critical care pharmacists.

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102: Clinical Pharmacist Burnout Across a Multihospital Health System

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Assessment of Burnout Among Canadian Pharmacists Working in Team-based Primary Care Settings

Assessment of Burnout Among Canadian Pharmacists Working in Team-based Primary Care Settings

Critical care pharmacy workforce: a 2020 re-evaluation of the UK deployment and characteristics

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