A5075522829- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Pharmacy and Medical Practices
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Pharmacovigilance and Adverse Drug Reactions
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
University College London
2016-2025
International Pharmaceutical Federation
2010-2025
The London College
2012-2022
University of Nottingham
2014
University of London
2004-2013
Universidad de Londres
2001-2013
University of Strathclyde
2013
University of Tübingen
2013
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
2013
Royal Pharmaceutical Society
2012
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there is a global healthcare workforce shortage of 7.2 million, which predicted to grow 12.9 million by 2035. Globally, people are living longer with multiple co-morbidities and require increased access use medicines. Pharmacists key component the workforce, in many countries, pharmacists most accessible profession. This paper identifies issues current trends affecting pharmacy particular distribution, country economic status, capacity,...
Pharmacists' roles are evolving from that of compounders and dispensers medicines to experts on within multidisciplinary health care teams. In the developing country context, pharmacy is often most accessible or even sole point access advice services. Because their knowledge clinical therapeutics, pharmacists suitably placed for task shifting in could be further trained undertake functions such as management laboratory diagnostics. Indeed, have been shown willing, competent, cost-effective...
Pharmacists are critical for attaining the goal of universal health coverage and equitable access to essential services, particularly in relation medicines expertise. We describe an analysis pharmacy workforce Nigeria from 2011 2016 order gain insight on capacity inform planning policy development country. The study was conducted using census data obtained Council (PCN) via a validated collection tool. statistical methods used were descriptive (frequencies, percentages, mean) linear...
Job and career satisfaction of early-career pharmacists pharmaceutical scientists is imperative to ensure a motivated effective workforce, secure future for pharmacy practice. In turn, this enables planning, deployment long term implementation global imperatives, through universal coverage.This study used data from survey determine the level job identify factors that are most significant in determining professionals.A cross-sectional was distributed members International Pharmaceutical...
Human resources for health are at a critical low. The World Health Organization estimates that the current shortage of workers, including pharmacists, is in excess 7.2 million worldwide and that, by 2035, will reach 12.9 million. Pharmacists, particular, lacking workforce many countries. International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) academic partners have conducted periodic global pharmacy surveys 2006, 2009 2012 which monitored reported on status country territory levels. This analysis...
Abstract Objectives Despite the increasingly complex care and demanding health challenges shaping pharmacy, little work has been carried out to understand global status of advanced and/or specialised pharmacy practice scopes models in which they exist. This study aims describe current initiatives relating advancement practice. Methods A survey was conducted between January May 2015 collect country-level data from member organisations International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP),...
ABSTRACT Background The General Level Framework (GLF) is a tool for evaluating pharmacists' performance, providing tailored feedback and training, guiding professional development. Aim To ascertain the changes in workplace performance over time using GLF to describe views on baseline evaluation process. Method UK was mapped against Australian pharmacy competency standards practice guidelines. 61 of 92 competencies from Queensland Health version representing core activities pharmacists were...
Abstract General medical patients from an east London teaching hospital were recruited into intervention and comparison groups. Those the group given a copy of letter listing their drugs prescribed at discharge asked to give it regular community pharmacist when they went obtain following discharge. A returned home without for pharmacist. Recruited visited in own homes once supply had been obtained. The frequency all discrepancies between compared both consensus panel judged importance...
To identify medicine information needs of patients and explore differences in between different disease groups patients.Semistructured interviews with general medical selected via convenience sampling.Patients were recruited while inpatients during a hospital stay or as outpatients attending specific clinic at the hospital.Patients' responses to standardised data-collection tools, including previously validated scale, Extent Information Desired scale (EID) their needs.Data from 1717 included...
The aim of the present study was to compare effect patient choice on completion rates and adverse drug reactions for patients treated latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) using 3-month rifampicin isoniazid treatment (3RH) or 6-month (6H). Data all 3RH 6H LTBI between 1998 2004 were analysed. In total, 675 attended chemoprophylaxis. Of these, 314 received 277 6H. From April 1, 2000, offered a regimen; 53.5% completed regimen successfully, further 10.3% potentially it successfully 36.2% failed...
This study assesses Jordanian community pharmacists' readiness and willingness to deliver vaccination services in their practice sites. Between February April 2021, a self-administered online questionnaire was distributed via social media, WhatsApp messages, personal communication. The targeted practicing pharmacies. Descriptive inferential data analysis carried out. A total of 403 pharmacists participated the study. Almost 146 (36%) reported vaccinating patients However, assessment revealed...
Studies have indicated that a generalisable and translatable global framework is useful tool for supporting career progression recognising advanced practice.