Pharmacist's identity development within multidisciplinary primary health care teams in Ontario; qualitative results from the IMPACT (†) project

Physicians and community pharmacists collaboration in primary care: A review of specific models

“…Physicians expect PCPC to enhance patient safety and ensure decision making. 53,[55][56][57] CPs expect a better job satisfaction. 46,49,58 …”

Knowing the patient: A qualitative study on care-taking and the clinical pharmacist-patient relationship

“…This does not limit the contributions of CPSs to patient care, but it may limit how measureable and acknowledged those contributions are. [1][2][3] Prior research in this area demonstrates that while CPSs are valued for their medication expertise, there is still little knowledge among other health care providers that they have two distinct roles; that of being an independent direct care provider in a pharmacy-run clinic, and being a member of a collaborative health care team. 4 While there are tools in development to measure CPSs contribution to care, the results from these quantitative tools have yet to be fully analyzed and published.…”

Canadian Educational Approaches for the Advancement of Pharmacy Practice

“…Medical students are more comfortable taking patient histories, while pharmacy students are more comfortable analyzing drug therapy, and therefore, a cooperative patient care approach is feasible. 55 A practical example is the IMPACT project (Integrating Family Medicine and Pharmacy to Advance Primary Care Therapeutics), 57 in which 7 pharmacists were integrated into a family practice setting over a 12-month period in Ontario. In this setting, pharmacists' skills and American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 2014; 78 (7) Article 143.…”