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  • Implementation of a clinical pharmacy service in the transfer unit of a tertiary hospital: A clinical quality audit

    Author(s)
    Hare, MP
    Teasdale, TL
    Crilly, J
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Crilly, Julia
    Teasdale, Trudy
    Year published
    2017
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    Abstract
    Aim To describe the nature and impact of a clinical pharmacist in the Transfer Unit of a tertiary hospital. Methods A retrospective audit was conducted based on operational and clinical measures assessing patient flow and medication safety. Patient inclusion criteria included all patients (excluding outpatients) transferred to the Transfer Unit prior to discharge or admission to hospital over a 5 month period in 2014. Results The increase in the average number of patients transiting through the Transfer Unit prior to 11:00 hours was 31 patients per month (42–73). The pharmacist performed a total of 41 medicine-related ...
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    Aim To describe the nature and impact of a clinical pharmacist in the Transfer Unit of a tertiary hospital. Methods A retrospective audit was conducted based on operational and clinical measures assessing patient flow and medication safety. Patient inclusion criteria included all patients (excluding outpatients) transferred to the Transfer Unit prior to discharge or admission to hospital over a 5 month period in 2014. Results The increase in the average number of patients transiting through the Transfer Unit prior to 11:00 hours was 31 patients per month (42–73). The pharmacist performed a total of 41 medicine-related interventions and identified 12 patient safety incidents. Conclusion The implementation of a pharmacist in the Transfer Unit may have contributed to: (i) improving patient flow, particularly at the time of hospital discharge; and (ii) identifying adverse drug events. Further research is required regarding the cost-effectiveness of the Transfer Unit pharmacist role.
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    Journal Title
    Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
    Volume
    47
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1002/jppr.1314
    Subject
    Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/364661
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