Evaluation Of A Reflection Assignment

As future pharmacists, we are going to face with not only the medications but also the patients, which the former ones are our tools while the latter ones are the people we use correct tools to care about. We are required to combine our pharmacy knowledge among medications with patients’ different health conditions to create the patient-centered care and provide the best outcomes. However, this care trend is in transition now, from professional-orientated to patient-centered.

Importantly, we were required to do our service activities at Walgreen pharmacies in groups of 2. Given each student utilizes unique communication method to approach patients, working as team during our service activities at Walgreens pharmacies provided us a great opportunity to learn from each other. Furthermore, OTC labs and community service activities at Walgreens pharmacies provided us an exceptional opportunity to understand the professional functions of the pharmacist in community settings and begin to develop critical thinking skills for providing pharmaceutical care in community practice. Also, It helped us demonstrate the characteristics of a professional in practice-related activities. It was also a great opportunities to lean how to use community resources to provide essential services. Moreover, community service activities at the Walgreens pharmacies allowed us to apply what we have learned during OTC course, for example, medication/disease counseling, optimization of medication use, issues related to nutrient-medication

During my placement at Paul Donaghy Pharmacy a number of things became apparent about how increasingly important pharmacists are in a community setting. Pharmacist are at the frontline of the healthcare system, interacting with patients on a face to face basis everyday allows for a number of key services to be administered, which can take pressure of other healthcare professionals. Paul Donaghy Phamacy, is located in the centre of Dungannon which is alow income area and has a high number of foreign nationals, which had a number of services available to patients, the most popular being smoking cessation, but it also offers weight management, monitoring dosage, care homes, medicines use reviews for both respiratory and diabetics and drug substitution therapy.

I am interested in the community pharmacy setting, and I currently work as a pharmacy intern at Fairview Hiawatha Pharmacy, which is a community pharmacy focused serving the neighborhood. Community pharmacists bring the value to patients and the healthcare system in the following two aspects. The first is that when patients have new prescriptions, community pharmacists would provide easy understanding consultation to them. In the pharmacy where I work at, patients are always willing to listen and learn about their new medications, pharmacists and interns are always trying to provide the best consultation with them. We often use teach-back techniques to ensure that the patients fully understand about the basic of their medications. By offering the consultation, we try to ensure the patients’ health outcomes and benefit from the medications at maximum level. The second is that when we can be the decision makers for switching generic medications based on patients’ need, insurance companies’ requirements and doctor’s preferences. In community pharmacy setting, we often

Patient care activities not only offer the chance for pharmacy students to practice technical and communication skills required to have a successful career, but also an opportunity to educate the public on all the aspects a pharmacist can do. During my first semester, I completed my patient care hours at two different activities. My first experience occurred at Lewis drug in Brandon, SD on October 29, 2016 under the direction of Amy Schoeneman, RPh. The activity was one hour long, and included: data entry, patient counseling, and administering flu shots. My second experience occurred at The Neighborhood in Brookview, a nursing home in Brookings, SD on November 22, 2016. At Brookview, I administered flu shots to employees of Brookings

One of the biggest barriers or challenges that diminish interaction between nurses and pharmacists are the limited pharmacists and pharmacist technicians at work. When medications are needed “STAT” for emergencies there are not enough pharmacy technicians or pharmacists on staff to fill the orders in a timely

A number of times to the community pharmacy throughout my youth and into my adolescence was the formation of my affinity for pharmacy. Two months as a retail pharmacy technician trainee in the summer that I completed my first year of college empowered my perspective about the importance of a multidisciplinary team. The privilege of being exposed to a well-rounded profession opened many new doors in my roles as a college student aiming to achieve the Doctor of Pharmacy degree where openness and accessibility in times of need are my long-term professional goals. A family member of mine happened to be deeply interested by the purpose of a medication that treats pain and inflammatory needs as their body was affected by extremely bad conditions as well as disadvantages and not only did this encourage me towards pharmacy, but an eye-opening circumstance which extends to a level

The duties of Dr. Abayomi entail performing the optimal pharmaceutical services for the patients at the University of Chicago Hospitals. As a Clinical Staff Pharmacist, his responsibilities include, but are not limited to medication order entering and evaluation of our diverse patients' population. As a drug information specialist, Dr. Abayomi is responsible for disseminating accurate and pertinent drug information to the medical staff; and as a TPN specialist, he is one of the few Pharmacists responsible for providing our patients with excellent nutritional support. Worth mentioning is that Dr. Abayomi enjoys the task of training new pharmacy employees, notably pharmacists, pharmacy students, and pharmacy residents. In addition, Dr. Abayomi

During my diverse 22 year clinical pharmacist career, I have continually focused on being patient-centered whether working in hospital or retail. My goal has been to exceed expectations and to adopt a servant-leader philosophy early in my career. From my experience, I believe superior patient outcomes are achieved by utilizing all disciplines of the healthcare team. Belief in this concept has brought about success in clinical hospital pharmacy during my 22 year career. Through the medical center based "Pharmacist on the Nursing Unit Program" that I was fortunate enough to initiate, these goals were achieved. I feel that my management certificate, excellent writing and communication skills, professionalism and pride in pharmacy; and consensus

Fairly quickly, through my internship at Elgin Pharmacy, I became increasingly interested in the field of Pharmacy and enjoyed watching the pharmacists answer questions and assist customers with many items of concern including but not limited to, medication uses, side effects, and costs. I noted the personal satisfaction that the pharmacists and their staff achieved in dealing with the public in need of pharmacy services. This satisfaction came from the relationships they developed with customers and being able to provide knowledge of pharmacy which allowed them to truly make a difference in other people's lives.

However, this study has not emphasised on the subsequent benefits in the health and quality of life. This study sheds light on the necessity for expanding and investing in betterment of treatment services, that includes an improvised supervisory role of pharmacists (7).

I observed a Comprehensive Medication Review (CMR) of an elderly patient, who was on multiple drugs for diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Through this experience, I was able to experience the close interaction between the pharmacist and patient and the important role that a pharmacist plays as an integral part of the healthcare team. I also assisted the pharmacist to prepare patient assessment forms required for the pharmacist to prescribe hormonal contraceptives, Naloxone and smoking cessation therapies. I look forward to the expanding roles of pharmacists provided by the passage of SB493.

Even though healthcare professionals may be practicing in different fields, performing different roles, having different ranks, or getting educated and trained differently, we all practice to achieve one main goal, and that is to provide excellent patient-centered care. Pharmacists, nurses, physicians, optometrists, and even social workers strive for the better outcome of their patients. Most, not necessarily all of the time, healthcare professionals work together to provide this best care for their patients. This type of care is known as interprofessional care. Some healthcare professionals interact with pharmacists on a regular basis, and others interact with them on a very limited basis.

Clinical pharmacy is defined by the American College of Clinical Pharmacy as “a health science discipline in which pharmacists provide patient care that optimizes medication therapy and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention.”. Clinical pharmacy is a health specialty which assists in the appropriate use of drugs and devices and it is practiced in various settings including hospitals, community pharmacy, clinics and nursing homes. Clinical pharmacists are people who coordinate with healthcare professionals such as physicians and the patients to ensure the patient receive the most efficacious prescribed medications to produce the optimum outcomes. Clinical pharmacists have a broad and specialized knowledge on medication therapy and clinical experience and they usually participate in medication decision-making function as part of the patient’s health care team along with physicians and other health care professionals. They ideally bridge the gap between physicians and patients.

Moreover, they fail to provide detailed data of the range of qualified services particularly the counseling activities and the period spent in providing them. Similarly, a few trials have been focused to evaluate the attitude of the practicing pharmacist to his profession and thereby identify the areas of development (Armstrong et al., 1992; Al-Arifi et al., 2007) .