Clinical Pharmacy Specialist Emergency Medicine Departmental Features States only adult level 1 trauma center Academic tertiary care medical center 60000 annual visits to the ED GDJonesuamsedu ID: 672606
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Gavin D. Jones, PhD, PharmD, BCPSClinical Pharmacy Specialist, Emergency MedicineSlide2
Departmental FeaturesState’s only adult level 1 trauma centerAcademic, tertiary care medical center
60,000 annual visits to the ED
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Departmental Features34 private beds54 beds
capacity in case of
disasters
1
designated
OB/GYN room
1 designated Ophthalmology/ENT room4 isolated psychiatric rooms3 trauma/resuscitation bays1 “surge” unit (6-12 beds in our pre-op area)16 bed observation CDU (opening Jan 2017)
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Pharmacy Services in the ED10 crash carts with defibrillators4 automated dispensing cabinets3 pneumatic tube stations
2 medication rooms
1 FTE pharmacist
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My Role in the EDClinical Service Response Codes (blue, sepsis, STEMI, stroke)
Ingestions/Toxicology
Medical Emergencies
Traumas
Emergent medication
preparation
Communication between ED and inpatient pharmacyDrug InformationChart ReviewEnsure TJC compliance
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My goals for pharmacy in the ED24/7 pharmacist staffingCulture surveillance and response
Pharmacy technicians/students to obtain medication histories on all admitted patients
Lobby for legislative changes
Administration of parenteral medications during emergencies
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QuestionWhen patients are admitted to the hospital, who is responsible for obtaining initial medication histories?Pharmacists
Nurses
Pharmacy Technicians
Student Pharmacists
C & D
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