The future of pharmacy practice research – Perspectives of academics and practitioners from Australia, NZ, United Kingdom, Canada and USA

Babar, Zaheer Ud-Din; Scahill, Shane; Nagaria, Raveena Amee; Curley, Louise E.

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2018.01.004

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“…The scope and roles of pharmacists, has been changing and developing rapidly [32,33,34,35]. Practicing patient-focused care aimed at lawfully assisting individuals to accomplish their own death has expanded to include a number of international jurisdictions [36,37].…”

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Attitudes Study of Students and Staff of Nursing about Euthanasia in Behbahan City, 2018

Rafi¹,

Khalili

Naeimi³

et al. 2019

JPRI

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Introduction: Nursing students are part of a clinical teaching team in the course of education. And it is important to examine their attitude toward euthanasia. Investigating the attitude of nursing students towards euthanasia has always been welcomed by researchers. These studies often indicate a lack of acceptance of euthanasia among nurses, but different percentages of opposition to euthanasia have been reported. This study aimed to determine the attitudes study of students and staff of nursing about euthanasia in Behbahan city in 2018. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted to investigate the euthanasia attitude among nursing staff and students in 2018. The study population is nurses and nursing students of Behbahan city. Population volume was 187 in Behbahan hospital staff and 117 students respectively, that with Cochran's formula with 95% confidence interval was 126 and 83 respectively (z: equal 1.96 p=q=0.5 d=0.5). Students were selected from semesters 4 to 8 in order to understand students correctly. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22 and statistical methods including: mean, frequency, T-test, Chi-Square, multiple regression test and significance level p <0.05 was used. Results: 107 nurses and 83 nursing students participated in this study. The mean age of participants was 27 years. Multiple regression was used to examine the relationship between the dimensions of euthanasia and demographic variables. Multiple regression results showed that naturalistic beliefs were significantly different between the two groups of nurses and students (p-value = 0.021). There was no significant difference between other aspects of euthanasia attitude in nurses and students. There were also significant differences between the two groups of men in terms of practical considerations (p-value=0.048). Conclusion: Knowing the attitudes of nurses in a community towards the issue of euthanasia can be an effective step towards a better plan for improving the care of patients with euthanasia. The results of this study showed that naturalistic beliefs were significantly different between the two groups of nurses and students. But there was no significant difference between other aspects of euthanasia attitude and nurses and students; There were also significant differences in the practical considerations between the two groups of men. It is necessary to improve the knowledge of nurses in this field.

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Attitudes Study of Students and Staff of Nursing about Euthanasia in Behbahan City, 2018

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Khalili

Naeimi³

et al. 2019

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“…One of the critical limitations of drive-thru pharmacies is the patient's lack of interaction with the pharmacists; however, the pandemic has allowed for a growth in the application of telemedicine. 45 The UK's National Health Service (NHS) Long Term Plan encouraged better use of technology stating that digital interaction with patients will necessitate updating pharmacists' skills to provide telepharmacy in the future. 46 A major report by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society also stresses the need for going digital in the future to cater to the patient's needs and demands.…”

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Drive-thru pharmacy services: A way forward to combat COVID-19 pandemic

Hussain

Dawoud

Babar

2021

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

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Countries around the globe have responded to pandemic preparedness and developed strategies to cope with the COVID-19 crisis. In this context, the role of healthcare professionals is of paramount importance. Pharmacists are playing a vital role in dealing, preparedness, prevention, protection, promoting access to medicines and to improve health outcomes during this crisis. In this context, “Drive-thru” pharmacy services improve access to medicines while ensuring the preventive measures suggested by the World Health Organization. This commentary provides an overview of opportunities and challenges related to the implementation of “drive-thru pharmacy services” and their role in improving public health during this crisis.

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“…Throughout the globe, pharmacists play a key role to improve the use of medicines. Though high-income countries debate on futuristic approaches; independent prescribing of pharmacists, clinical skills, and to expand pharmacy services [ 1 ] a large majority of low and middle-income countries still lag behind to strengthen pharmacy practice and to improve the “use of medicines” [ 2 , 3 ].…”

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Ten recommendations to improve pharmacy practice in low and middle-income countries (LMICs)

Babar

2021

J of Pharm Policy and Pract

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Medicines are important health interventions and their appropriate use could improve health outcomes. Throughout the globe, pharmacists play a very important role to improve the use of medicines. Though high-income countries are debating on futuristic approaches, independent prescribing of pharmacists, clinical skills, and to expand pharmacy services; a large majority of low and middle-income countries still lag behind to strengthen pharmacy practice. This paper presents a key set of recommendations that can improve pharmacy practice in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). The ten recommendations include (1) Mandatory presence of graduate-level pharmacists at community pharmacies (2) Clear demarcation of the roles and responsibilities of different categories of pharmacists (3) Effective categorization and implementation of medicines into (a) prescription medicines (b) pharmacists only medicines (c) over the counter medicines (4) Enforcement of laws and regulations for the sale of medicines (5) Prohibiting doctors from dispensing medicines (the dispensing separation between pharmacists and doctors). (6) Involving pharmacies and pharmacists in Universal Health Coverage Schemes to improve the affordability of medicines (7) Strengthening national medicines regulatory authorities to improve the quality, safety, and effectiveness of medicines (8) Training of pharmacists in clinical skills, vaccination, and minor ailment schemes (9) Promoting independent medicines information for consumers and healthcare professionals by developing national medicines information strategy (10) Mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs for the Pharmacists.

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The future of pharmacy practice research – Perspectives of academics and practitioners from Australia, NZ, United Kingdom, Canada and USA

Cited by 25 publications

References 34 publications

Attitudes Study of Students and Staff of Nursing about Euthanasia in Behbahan City, 2018

Attitudes Study of Students and Staff of Nursing about Euthanasia in Behbahan City, 2018

Drive-thru pharmacy services: A way forward to combat COVID-19 pandemic

Ten recommendations to improve pharmacy practice in low and middle-income countries (LMICs)

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