Pharmacist influence in buprenorphine treatment outcomes for opioid dependence.
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Vincent J Giannetti
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Adherence with antidepressant medication.
Nonadherence with antidepressant medications is a well-documented factor in treatment failure. This article uses the literature to build a collaborative counseling model to increase antidepressant adherence. Studies may be warranted to determine whether specific antidepressants, when used as part of a collaborative strategy, can improve long-term adherence rates.
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Attitudes and knowledge concerning alcohol abuse: curriculum implications.
This study presents data regarding social work practitioner experiences, attitudes and knowledge about alcoholism. A standardized instrument was used to survey BSWs and MSWs (N = 105) at three sites in Canada. Significant findings were: (a) these practitioners had low levels of knowledge about alcoholism as measured on the Alcohol Knowledge Scale (AKS), and (b) professional experiences, not personal ones, shaped their knowledge. The latter included whether they had participated in any post graduate coursework/continuing education or conducted research with this population. Implications are directed toward curriculum development for educators and practitioners working in this field.
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Managing the aftermath of medication errors: managed care's role.
OBJECTIVE: To discuss managed care's role in managing an organization's response to a medication error and to provide specific recommendations for that response. DATA SOURCES: Published articles and reports related to crisis management, service failure, public relations, ethics, psychology, management, marketing, health care, and law. Review of the literature on crisis management and service failure was extensive. ProQuest and MEDLINE databases were searched. Search terms were medication error, medical error, and organizational crisis. STUDY SELECTION: Studies were selected on the basis of their relevance to practitioners. DATA SYNTHESIS: Medication errors place practitioners, pharmacies, and health care organizations under severe emotional, physical, and financial stress. Managed poorly, a medication error can have disastrous consequences for all involved. When the response is managed correctly, a medication error presents a challenge, but one that is survivable and potentially instructive. Managed care should develop and disseminate best practices for responding to errors and lead the development and adoption of technologies and systems designed to curtail the number of errors and reduce the costs associated with those errors. Effectively responding to a medication error allows the pharmacy organization to maintain or resume its core activities while minimizing stakeholders' losses. The lessons learned in the process of managing the aftermath of a medication error should be incorporated into ongoing quality improvement programs. CONCLUSION: Based on the literature review and the ideas presented, specific recommendations for responding to catastrophic medication errors are made. Following those recommendations would allow those in the health care system--managed care organizations and individual practitioners--to improve their image and do good at the same time.
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