TRUSTED CARE WHEN AND WHERE YOU NEED IT Different Fields of Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Hospital Pharmacy Collaborative Care Team Primary Care Family Health Team Etc Academia Government Pharmaceutical Industry ID: 669778
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March 2015 isSlide2
PHARMACISTS:
TRUSTED CARE WHEN AND WHERE
YOU NEED ITSlide3
Different Fields of Pharmacy
Community Pharmacy
Hospital Pharmacy
Collaborative Care Team
Primary Care
Family Health Team
Etc.
Academia
GovernmentPharmaceutical IndustryProfessional AssociationsSlide4
Some Canadian Statistics
Licensed Pharmacists
Community Pharmacists
Hospital Pharmacists
38,740
24,100
5,680Slide5
Value of Pharmacists
Accessible
Trusted
Well Trained
Support the health care system
Provide many servicesSlide6
Pharmacists are Accessible
Pharmacists are the most
accessible health care providers
in Canada
No appointment is needed to see
a pharmacist
Pharmacies are conveniently located throughout Canada
For example, in Ontario:
64% are walking distance
85%
are 2 km away
90%
are 5 km awaySlide7
Pharmacists are Trusted
Consistently voted by the
public as one of the most
trusted health care
professionals in Canada
Information and care
provided by the pharmacist
is based on:
QualityEvidencePatient’s best interestSlide8
Pharmacists are Well Trained
To become a pharmacist in Canada, you need:
Canadian pharmacy degree
Intense practical experience in the different fields of Pharmacy
To take continuing education (CE) programs/
courses to maintain license
Pharmacists can also have specialized training to focus on specific field of care (such as a diabetes educator)Slide9
Pharmacists Support the Health Care System
Pharmacists support both the health care system and meet the patient’s needs
Help
improve the patient’s quality of life by reducing:
Hospital visits
Emergency room visits
Doctor’s office
visits
Benefit the health system by:Treating patients’ condition(s) earlyAvoiding hospital admissions
Saving money!Slide10
Pharmacists Provide Many Health Care Services
Expanded Scope of Practice: the
ability to perform these various services
varies by
province
!
Pharmacy services available:
Initiating a prescription
Administration of drugs by injectionOrder and interpret lab resultsMinor ailment prescribing
Emergency prescription refills
Prescription renewalAdapting a prescription
Making therapeutic substitutionsSlide11
Pharmacists are moving from
PRODUCT-FOCUSED PATIENT CARE…Slide12
TO PATIENT-FOCUSED COLLABORATIVE CARESlide13
Examples of More Patient-Focused Services
Expanded Scope of Practice for Pharmacists
More collaboration with other health care professionals
Medication Reviews
Counselling on various chronic conditions
Diabetes
Hypertension
Smoking cessationSlide14
PHARMACISTS:
TRUSTED CARE WHEN AND WHERE YOU NEED IT