2020
DOI: 10.1111/bcp.14128
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Abstract: Aims To undertake a multicentre evaluation of translation of a partnered pharmacist medication charting (PPMC) model in patients admitted to general medical units in public hospitals in the state of Victoria, Australia. Methods Unblinded, prospective cohort study comparing patients before and after the intervention. Conducted in seven public hospitals in Victoria, Australia from 20 June 2016 to 30 June 2017. Patients admitted to general medical units were included in the study. Medication charting by pharmacis… Show more

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“…50,51 This has been identified as a limitation of service delivery in other settings, such as hospitals providing care to older inpatients, where isolated or single-faceted interventions lack benefit, and multi-faceted interventions applied by a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team have improved clinical outcomes, such as reduced length of admission. 54,55 Four of the studies [48][49][50][51] evaluated medication reviews conducted by visiting pharmacists, such as community pharmacists, who did not routinely participate in the care of the residents included in the studies. Two studies 47,52 evaluated interventions which included the usual pharmacists, physicians and RACF staff involved in participating resident care.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…50,51 This has been identified as a limitation of service delivery in other settings, such as hospitals providing care to older inpatients, where isolated or single-faceted interventions lack benefit, and multi-faceted interventions applied by a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team have improved clinical outcomes, such as reduced length of admission. 54,55 Four of the studies [48][49][50][51] evaluated medication reviews conducted by visiting pharmacists, such as community pharmacists, who did not routinely participate in the care of the residents included in the studies. Two studies 47,52 evaluated interventions which included the usual pharmacists, physicians and RACF staff involved in participating resident care.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A multi-site prospective cohort study was conducted and evaluated the translation of the PPMC model to patients admitted to general medicine units across the state of Victoria. 15 The replication was expanded to seven public hospitals in Victoria and included 8648 patients. The study identified that patients who had PPMC experienced a reduction in median length of inpatient hospital stay from 4.7 (IQR 2.8-8.2) days to 4.2 (IQR 2.3-7.5) days (p < 0.001).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…2 Subsequently, PPMC has also been shown to reduce hospital length of stay. 3 We aimed to validate this model in the Western Australian (WA) setting.…”
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