Availability of Primary Care Providers and Pharmacists in the United States

Knapp, Katherine K.; Paavola, Fred G.; Maine, Lucinda L.; Sorofman, Bernard A.; Politzer, Robert M.

doi:10.1016/s1086-5802(16)30486-7

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“…Other activities include, health education and advice, campaigns promoting lifestyle modifications and the collaborative interventions with other healthcare professionals. Some studies have focused on ways to improve promotional activities in community pharmacies [25][26][27][28]. A study in Uganda showed that clients accessing injectable contraceptives in a community pharmacy were satisfied with the quality of care, excluding the cost of care [29].…”

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Community Pharmacists and Health Promotion Activities in the 21st Century; Maximizing the Expanded Roles for Universal Health Coverage and Population Health Optimization

Brian¹

2017

MOJPH

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Background: Pharmacy practice has evolved with ever-increasing roles in patient care and providing medicine use information to the community. Efficient public health care services encourage the rapid attainment of universal health coverage in developing countries.Objective: This study was set to examine the role of health promotion activities in local community pharmacy practice. Methods:A narrative overview of health promotion activities among Nigerian pharmacists was described and qualitative syntheses of the findings were obtained from government documents and published articles. An electronic search of the literature was conducted in Embase, Medline and CINAHL using keywords, truncations terms for adjacency search and a logical combination of these search terms.Result: A survey of pharmacists' participation in health promotion activities within two cities in Nigeria showed a 90% participation among respondents, irrespective of whether financial incentives or remunerations were paid for performing these activities or not. Community pharmacists in Nigeria offered free consultation services at various identified pharmacy outlets, making them readily accessible and well placed for achieving wider coverage among the public. Overall, they respondents showed willingness and a positive attitude in all domains of health promotion activities examined. Conclusion:Community pharmacists now have the expanded and evolving roles of preventive and holistic care. The ease of access pharmacists have to patients, has positioned the profession towards the incorporation of advanced health promotion activities and involvement in various stages of awareness campaigns, especially in testing indicator sensitivity to specific targets set for community health in developing regions. The shortage of health care providers in public health facilities, especially in rural areas, could be leveraged by pharmacists who are adequately trained to educate or train the community towards a particular end or attaining set goals. Health promotion interventions driven by pharmacists, in addition to other health professionals, raise awareness levels about adverse effects of medicines and disease outbreaks. Active participation of community pharmacists in health promotion may serve as a needed link in the sustained global push towards providing increased access to essential medicines in developing communities and improving health coverage.

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Community Pharmacists and Health Promotion Activities in the 21st Century; Maximizing the Expanded Roles for Universal Health Coverage and Population Health Optimization

Brian¹

2017

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“…[21][22][23] Community pharmacists generally are not categorized as primary care providers, but their accessibility and familiarity with their patients may make them the first health care professional sought when a problem arises. The pharmacist can provide a triage function.…”

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“…Curative therapy for TB Treatment for high-risk persons with latent TB infection Timely laboratory confirmation of TB cases [14][15] Prevention services for international travelers [14][15][16] Invasive early-onset group B streptococcal disease [14][15][16][17] Peptic ulcer hospitalizations [14][15][16][17][18] Antibiotics prescribed for ear infections [14][15][16][17][18][19] Antibiotics prescribed for common cold [14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Hospital-acquired infections [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] Antimicrobial use in intensive care units Vaccination coverage for children in day care, kindergarten, and first grade [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] Fully immunized young children and adolescents …”

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Healthy People 2010: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call to Action for America's Pharmacists

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“…Remarkably, an estimated 250 million people walk into a pharmacy each week. 5 Additionally, pharmacies often have expanded hours, favorable geographic locations, and generally do not require appointments (in contrast to physicians' offices). A Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report showed that stores (eg, supermarkets or drug stores) were the second most common place for receipt of the 2011-2012 influenza vaccination among adults in the United States.…”

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Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences Within Campus-based Influenza Clinics

Conway

Johnson

Hagemann

2013

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To describe the development, implementation, and assessment of an introductory and an advanced pharmacy practice experience (IPPE and APPE) integrated within campus-based influenza clinics. Design. The influenza clinics were designed to incorporate the learning objectives for the IPPE and APPE, and included preparatory sessions, online learning, and direct patient interactions tailored to the appropriate education level of the learner. Assessment. The clinics provided influenza vaccinations to 2,292 and 2,877 individuals in 2010 and 2011, respectively. The clinics allowed for experiential education of 39 students earning a total of 467 IPPE and APPE hours in 2010 and 58 students earning a total of 656 IPPE and APPE hours in 2011. Third-year students were assessed before and after completing the IPPE, and improvement was seen in knowledge and self-ratings of perceptions and attitudes toward administering immunizations. Conclusions. Integrating pharmacy practice experiences within campus-based influenza clinics was an effective way to provide students with direct patient care experience and preventive health services knowledge.

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Availability of Primary Care Providers and Pharmacists in the United States

Cited by 89 publications

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Community Pharmacists and Health Promotion Activities in the 21st Century; Maximizing the Expanded Roles for Universal Health Coverage and Population Health Optimization

Community Pharmacists and Health Promotion Activities in the 21st Century; Maximizing the Expanded Roles for Universal Health Coverage and Population Health Optimization

Healthy People 2010: Challenges, Opportunities, and a Call to Action for America's Pharmacists

Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences Within Campus-based Influenza Clinics

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