New clinical roles for pharmacists: A study of role expansion

Adamcik, Barbara A.; Ransford, H. Edward; Oppenheimer, Phillip R.; Brown, J F; Eagan, P A; Weissman, Fred G.

doi:10.1016/0277-9536(86)90338-2

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“…However, it has been widely documented that most physicians are hesitant about allowing community pharmacists to participate in any areas of pharmacotherapeutic management beyond the executing of prescriptions and the giving of advice and recommendations (6,8,(45)(46)(47)(48). It would seem that physicians do not know what to expect from community pharmacists, and the commercial context that structures community pharmacy practice leads to the community pharmacist being seen as more of a shopkeeper than a health professional, which accentuates this ambiguity (14,49).…”

Section: E-rx and The Image Of The Community Pharmacistmentioning

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The Impact of Electronic Prescribing on the Professionalization of Community Pharmacists: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacists’ Perception

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-PURPOSE.To understand how the technology of electronic prescription (e-Rx) can transform the community pharmacist's role through its effects on professionalization. We define professionalization as a pharmaceutical practice centred on clinical activities and made possible by the establishment of professional pharmaceutical services. METHODS. We asked 12 community pharmacists who had participated in an e-Rx pilot project in the Canadian province of Quebec to fill out a qualitative survey on their experience. We then analyzed the pharmacists' perceptions of this new technology using a conceptual framework based on the Davenport typology that presents an exhaustive list of mechanisms, specific to Information Technologies, and thus e-Rx, that can potentially modify information management process and then the role of pharmacists. RESULTS. The pharmacists identified five main mechanisms by which e-Rx could affect the professionalization of community pharmacists: analytical capabilities of the pharmacist and physician, dissemination of knowledge, integration of process tasks, process automation and elimination of intermediaries. These mechanisms can assist pharmacists in exercising their professional judgement by improving the quality of available information and facilitate the execution of prescriptions by improving the quality of orders. E-Rx technology can also strengthen pharmacists' credibility as medication specialists in the eyes of both patients and physicians. Thus, e-Rx can become a collaborative technology to the extent that it improves collaboration between community pharmacists and prescribing physicians. However, the potential benefits of this technology would appear to depend on its characteristics and how prescribing physicians use it. CONCLUSIONS. ERx proposes ways of working and communicating that were previously unimaginable. These new possibilities pave the way for transformations that can significantly increase the professionalization of community pharmacists. The results of this study indicate that community pharmacists have a favourable opinion of e-Rx, believing it can be an ally in their professionalization.

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The Impact of Electronic Prescribing on the Professionalization of Community Pharmacists: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacists’ Perception

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“…Initially, the hospital adopts the classical role based access control mechanism to deal with users, roles, and associated access rights (Barkley, 1997;2004-Single). However, we encounter a dilemma: either few roles defined inducing role expansion (Adamcik et al, 1986;Bullough, 1976) or a role per individual resulting in role proliferation (Zhang, 2003;Woods, 2007). Therefore, to cope with the conflicts, a NTUH employee is entitled a basic set of permissions, following the principle of least privilege, according to his/her occupational territory.…”

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A Dynamic Healthcare Portal Design and Enhancements

Weng¹,

Hsieh²,

Hsu³

et al. 2010

Web Intelligence and Intelligent Agents

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“…The profession of pharmacy as a whole is in the midst of significant transformation, [2][3][4] as evidenced through changes in pharmacy education, expanding scopes of practice, and changes in government policy. 4 In particular, pharmacy education has undergone drastic curricular reform over the past 15 years, with transitions from bachelor of science in pharmacy degrees to entrylevel doctor of pharmacy degrees occurring across North America.…”

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Should a PGY-1 Residency Be Mandatory for All Hospital Pharmacists in the Era of Entry-Level Doctor of Pharmacy Programs?

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Kellar

2015

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New clinical roles for pharmacists: A study of role expansion

Cited by 90 publications

References 13 publications

The Impact of Electronic Prescribing on the Professionalization of Community Pharmacists: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacists’ Perception

The Impact of Electronic Prescribing on the Professionalization of Community Pharmacists: A Qualitative Study of Pharmacists’ Perception

A Dynamic Healthcare Portal Design and Enhancements

Should a PGY-1 Residency Be Mandatory for All Hospital Pharmacists in the Era of Entry-Level Doctor of Pharmacy Programs?

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