Overview
Proposes a mix of experiences from the Americas, Europe and Oceania
Describes theory and practical issues for ease of implementation
Shows different real cases of implementation around the world
Integrates strong evidence from around the world and adapts these for readers to use
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Table of contents (41 chapters)
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What is Pharmaceutical Care
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Pharmaceutical Care Processes
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Pharmaceutical Care Around the World
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About this book
Written with a focus for students and pharmacists, this book offers multiple scenarios that serve to improve technical skills. These examples show step-by-step implementation processes from pharmacists who have worked for many years in these fields: drug-related problems, pharmaceutical care in different settings (community, hospital, home care), research outcomes, communication skills, indicators, advertising, remuneration of practice, standards, guidelines, protocols and teaching approaches for universities.
Readers will use this book to:
- Improve their skills to prevent, detect and solve drug-related problems
- Understand the characteristics of care for patients in different settings
- Consolidate knowledge from different global research outcomes
- Develop and improve communication skills to establish relationships with patients and healthcare professionals.
- Learn to use indicators, standards,guidelines,and protocols to guide and evaluate pharmaceutical care performance
- Use different tools to advertise pharmaceutical care services
- Document pharmaceutical care practices and create evidence for remuneration
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. J.W.Foppe van Mil is community pharmacist, community pharmacy consultant, and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. He is also founding member and professional secretary of the Pharmaceutical CareNetwork Europe (PCNE). After obtaining his Pharm D in 1977 he was owner and manager of a large pharmacy in the Netherlands, and became active in the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy (ESCP), of which he became a Fellow in 2016. During his work for his PhD, which he obtained in 2000 at the Groningen University, he increasingly became involved in pharmaceutical care implementation and research. In the same period he also was involved in the continuing education around pharmaceutical care for community pharmacists at the annual Congresses of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). In 2017 he became honorary member of the PCNE.
Aldo Alvarez-Risco is a full-time researcher at the Universidad de San Martín de Porres in Perú. He is also a pharmacist, Doctor in Pharmacy and Biochemistry and Master in Pharmacology at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos and Master Pharmaceutical Care at Universidad de Granada. He is the coordinator of the South American Network of Pharmaceutical Care (REDSAF). He has participated in various pharmacy practice and pharmacy policy research units and has presented various sessions at the annual FIP Congresses. He has been speaker at Pharma events in 20 countries. He has experience as a speaker for radio and TV appearances.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Pharmacist Guide to Implementing Pharmaceutical Care
Editors: Filipa Alves da Costa, J. W. Foppe van Mil, Aldo Alvarez-Risco
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92576-9
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-92575-2Published: 15 November 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-92576-9Published: 17 September 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 506
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour