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D J Tapley

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PubMed1991

Drug-usage evaluation and the patient-care pharmacist: a synergistic combination.

The Joint Commission requires a continuous monitoring program to assure quality pharmaceutical care. The only way to achieve compliance with this standard is to enlist the help of the patient-care pharmacists. Equally important to the pharmacy manager is the way a DUE program can benefit the patient-care pharmacists. The key to an effective program is to assist the patient-care pharmacists in taking responsibility for the quality of drug therapy provided to their patients. Through education, encouragement, and recognition, the DUE Coordinator can elevate the practice of the patient-care pharmacists. The outcome is a synergistic program that enriches the practice of the patient-care pharmacists who, in turn, enrich the quality of pharmaceutical care received by their patients.

Concurrent Review↗
PubMed1989

Experience with a non-hospital based technician training program.

A community based technician training program can effectively provide well trained competent technicians with a scope of experience broad enough to meet job responsibilities of diverse health care institutions within the community. The college contacted to assist in developing a technician training program should be well established in the community and accredited by an appropriate national accrediting body. In addition, the college should have existing facilities and services to support the program. Upon determining technician need in the community, an advisory group should be assembled to provide professional input into program direction, curriculum design, training site selection, and other matters of concern to the hospitals and college. With community input, cooperation, and professional direction, a community based technician program can serve its home community with technicians uniformly functional and adaptable to most pharmacy environments and situations.

Community-Institutional Relations↗