The public health pharmacist and the role of the pharmacy curriculum: A call to action

Palombi, L; Kading, Margarette L.; Hayes, Corey J.

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2013.06.011

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“…The considerable lack of awareness of extended pharmacy services and pharmacist roles suggests that more could be done to promote the pharmacy setting as an attractive venue for health‐care delivery. Nevertheless, little has been done in the way of promoting pharmacy services or enhancing public understanding of pharmacists’ knowledge and skills . In relation to promotional strategies, patients in a Canadian study perceived word of mouth from pharmacy staff as the most effective method which correlated with findings in this review .…”

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confidence: 55%

Patient and public perspectives of community pharmacies in the United Kingdom: A systematic review

Hindi

Schafheutle

Jacobs

2017

Health Expectations

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BackgroundThe United Kingdom has been at the forefront of enhancing pharmacist roles and community pharmacy services, particularly over the past decade. However, patient and public awareness of community pharmacy services has been limited.ObjectiveTo identify and synthesize the research literature pertaining to patient and public perspectives on: existing community pharmacy services, extended pharmacist roles and strategies to raise awareness of community pharmacy services.Search strategySystematic search of 8 electronic databases; hand searching of relevant journals, reference lists and conference proceedings.Inclusion criteria UK studies investigating patient or public views on community pharmacy services or pharmacist roles from 2005 to 2016.Data extraction and synthesisData were extracted into a grid and subjected to narrative synthesis following thematic analysis.Main resultsFrom the 3260 unique papers identified, 30 studies were included. Manual searching identified 4 additional studies. Designs using questionnaires (n = 14, 41%), semi‐structured interviews (n = 8, 24%) and focus groups (n = 6, 18%) made up the greatest proportion of studies. Most of the studies (n = 28, 82%) were published from 2010 onwards and covered perceptions of specific community pharmacy services (n = 31). Using a critical appraisal checklist, the overall quality of studies was deemed acceptable. Findings were grouped into 2 main themes “public cognizance” and “attitudes towards services” each with 4 subthemes.Discussion and conclusionsPatients and the public appeared to view services as beneficial. Successful integration of extended pharmacy services requires pharmacists’ clinical skills to be recognized by patients and physicians. Future research should explore different approaches to increase awareness.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 55%

Patient and public perspectives of community pharmacies in the United Kingdom: A systematic review

Hindi

Schafheutle

Jacobs

2017

Health Expectations

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“…The integration of public health and social epidemiology into health professions education is imperative (White, 2013). Others have made recommendations to integrate public health in both the didactic and experiential coursework of health professions' curricula, in addition to increasing training opportunities in public health (Truong and Patterson, 2010;Palombi et al, 2013;Diaz-Cruz, 2019). Future strategies to eliminate health disparities should focus on interventions targeting SDOH (Thornton et al, 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

Educational tools to dismantle disparities by addressing social determinants of health

Díaz-Cruz

Long

2023

Pharm Educ

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Background: Social determinants of health (SDOH) are personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that contribute to health disparities in the United States. Objectives: To develop educational interventions to teach and assess students’ knowledge about health disparities using a SDOH framework, and design assessment methods to identify theory-based interventions to improve patient health outcomes. Methods: Educational tools utilising a SDOH framework were designed for students to learn about health disparities. A socio-ecological model allowed students to assess multi-level determinants of health and propose more effective interventions. Evidence-based questions were designed to address the health of a specified population. A case study allowed students to apply therapeutic knowledge and clinical interventions to improve patient health. Results: Exactly 44 students enrolled in three iterations of the course and completed pre- and post-surveys. Upon completion, students’ perception of health disparities significantly increased. Conclusion: The SDOH model offers strategies for other pharmacy programs seeking to increase public health-related topics. Students can develop skills to directly apply to a current problem and then build theory to engage in problem-solving. This innovative approach utilising SDOH for pharmacy students positively impacted awareness and knowledge.

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“…Although evidence-based preventive public health services such as smoking cessation and weight management delivered through community pharmacies have been found to improve health outcomes (Thomson et al, 2019), further standardised and consistent training may be required for pharmacists to increase effectiveness of services and impact upstream indicators such as health inequity and appropriate access to care (Wenger et al, 2016;Agomo et al, 2018;Thomson et al, 2019). Furthermore, the incorporation of public health concepts, skills and practice-based learning into pharmacy curricula and ongoing professional development has been recommended (Nemire et al, 2010;Eades, Ferguson, & O'Carroll, 2011;Palombi, Kading, & Hayes, 2013;Addo-Atuah, 2014;Strand, Davidson, & Schulze, 2017;Agomo et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

Public health competencies for pharmacists: A scoping review

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Background: Pharmacists are increasingly called to integrate population health approaches into their role. Public health knowledge and skills are recommended to be incorporated into the pharmacy curricula and professional development to enable competence of pharmacists in this area. Aim: To describe the competencies required by pharmacists to contribute to the public health of populations. Methods: A scoping review of peer-reviewed and grey literature discussing competencies in both pharmacy and public health was conducted. Competencies were extracted into a matrix of pharmacy and public health competencies and inductive coding of themes was undertaken. Results: Analysis of 58 papers showed important themes of professionalism, communication and collaboration with communities and other health professionals. Pharmacist services providing health promotion, screening and disease prevention should be directed at community needs. Evolution of pharmacy competencies in global health, health informatics and disaster management are current topics. Conclusion: A public health perspective in all pharmacy competency domains may assist pharmacists to understand their responsibility in improving the health and wellbeing of communities and ensure the profession has a positive impact on local, national and global health indicators.

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The public health pharmacist and the role of the pharmacy curriculum: A call to action

Cited by 15 publications

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Patient and public perspectives of community pharmacies in the United Kingdom: A systematic review

Patient and public perspectives of community pharmacies in the United Kingdom: A systematic review

Educational tools to dismantle disparities by addressing social determinants of health

Public health competencies for pharmacists: A scoping review

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