Objectives People who are marginalised (medically underserved) experience significant health disparities and their voices are often ‘seldom heard’. Interventions to improve professional awareness and engagement with these groups are urgently needed.... Read More about Supporting the provision of pharmacy medication reviews to marginalised (medically underserved) groups: a before/after questionnaire study investigating the impact of a patient–professional co-produced digital educational intervention.
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A comparison of six osteoporosis risk assessment tools among postmenopausal women in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2019)
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Objectives To compare and assess the performance of 6 osteoporosis risk assessment tools for screening osteoporosis in Malaysian postmenopausal women. Methods Six osteoporosis risk assessments tools (the Simple Calculated Osteoporosis Risk Estim... Read More about A comparison of six osteoporosis risk assessment tools among postmenopausal women in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
A transition from the BPharm to the PharmD degree in five selected countries (2019)
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This review focuses on the studies and opinions around issues of transition from the BPharm to the PharmD degree in the U.S., Japan, South Korea, Pakistan and Thailand. The transition to the clinically orientated PharmD degree in many countries wa... Read More about A transition from the BPharm to the PharmD degree in five selected countries.
A survey of smoking cessation training within UK Pharmacy education (2019)
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Introduction: Tobacco smoking is a significant public health problem, and remains the leading cause of preventable, premature death in the UK. In order to reduce the burden of smoking in the UK, all healthcare professionals should be able to advise a... Read More about A survey of smoking cessation training within UK Pharmacy education.
Evaluation of the NHS England Phase 1 pilot: clinical pharmacists in general practice (2019)
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Are we on the right track? Answers from a national survey of Thai graduates’ perceptions during the transition to the 6-year PharmD program (2018)
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Purpose: To serve the higher demands of pharmaceutical services, pharmacy education in Thailand has shifted from 5-year BPharm program to 6-year PharmD program with two specialization tracks: pharmaceutical care (PC) and industrial pharmacy (IP). Thi... Read More about Are we on the right track? Answers from a national survey of Thai graduates’ perceptions during the transition to the 6-year PharmD program.
Is the Global Pharmacy Workforce Issue All About Numbers? (2018)
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Survivor perspectives on the role of the community pharmacist in breast cancer services (2018)
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Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK. Due to advances in treatment and earlier diagnosis, people are surviving for longer and often require long-term medication. The increased demand for breast cancer-focused primary care ser... Read More about Survivor perspectives on the role of the community pharmacist in breast cancer services.
Potential roles for pharmacy within new models of care (2018)
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The role of pharmacists in general practice: A realist review (2018)
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Background The review was carried out review prior to evaluating and to inform our research on the clinical pharmacists in general practices pilot, a world leading initiative to improve health care delivery in England. Around 500 pharmacists are... Read More about The role of pharmacists in general practice: A realist review.
“Fever means antibiotic”, the Omani public’s attitudes to the use of antibiotics for treating the common cold (2018)
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Background: Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide concern to reserve the effectiveness of antibiotics in therapy. The irrational use of antibiotics is one of the factors contributing to antimicrobial resistance. In depth exploration of the public... Read More about “Fever means antibiotic”, the Omani public’s attitudes to the use of antibiotics for treating the common cold.
Exploring the current and future role of the pharmacists in osteoporosis screening and management in Malaysia (2018)
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Background Several studies have found that pharmacists can assist in screening and prevention of osteoporosis by referring patients for bone mineral density scans and counselling on lifestyle changes. In Malaysia, screening osteoporosis in all elderl... Read More about Exploring the current and future role of the pharmacists in osteoporosis screening and management in Malaysia.
Pharmacy student decision making in over-the-counter medicine supply: a critical incident study. (2017)
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Background: Various factors influence decision making in over-the-counter (OTC) medicine consultations, yet limited studies have focused, in-depth, on the thought process of pharmacy staff. This includes pharmacy students as pharmacists-in-training.... Read More about Pharmacy student decision making in over-the-counter medicine supply: a critical incident study..
Provision of pharmaceutical care by community pharmacists across Europe: is it developing and spreading? (2017)
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Rationale, Aims & Objectives: Pharmaceutical care involves patient-centred pharmacist activity to improve medicines management by patients. The implementation of this service in a comprehensive manner, however, requires considerable organisation and... Read More about Provision of pharmaceutical care by community pharmacists across Europe: is it developing and spreading?.
Antipsychotic prescribing for vulnerable populations: a clinical audit at an acute Australian mental health unit at two-time points (2017)
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Background: Antipsychotics are recognised as a critical intervention for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Guidelines globally endorse the routine practice of antipsychotic monotherapy, at the minimum effective dose. Even in treatmentresistant schi... Read More about Antipsychotic prescribing for vulnerable populations: a clinical audit at an acute Australian mental health unit at two-time points.
Social media in health science education: an international survey (2017)
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Background: Social media is an asset that higher education students can use for an array of purposes. Studies have shown the merits of social media use in educational settings; however, its adoption in health science education has been slow, and the... Read More about Social media in health science education: an international survey.
Do statin users adhere to a healthy diet and lifestyle?: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study (2016)
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Background Lifestyle and dietary advice typically precedes or accompanies the prescription of statin medications. However, evidence for adherence to this advice is sparse. The objective was to compare saturated fat intake, exercise, alcohol consum... Read More about Do statin users adhere to a healthy diet and lifestyle?: the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study.
Introduction Community pharmacy increasingly features in global strategies to modernise the delivery of primary healthcare. Medicine Use Reviews (MURs) form part of the English Government's medicines management strategy to improve adherence and r... Read More about Supporting underserved patients with their medicines: a study protocol for a patient/professional coproduced education intervention for community pharmacy staff to improve the provision and delivery of Medicine Use Reviews (MURs).
An analysis of inter-professional collaboration in osteoporosis screening at a primary care level using the D'Amour model (2016)
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Objectives This study describes the perspective of patients, nurses, pharmacists, doctors and policy makers to identify the level of collaboration and the areas for improvement to achieve inter-professional collaboration between doctors, nurses, p... Read More about An analysis of inter-professional collaboration in osteoporosis screening at a primary care level using the D'Amour model.
A conceptual framework toward identifying and analyzing challenges to the advancement of pharmacy (2016)
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Background: Pharmacists and healthcare professionals are faced with increasing and changing health care needs around the world. In order to meet these demands, they are required to continuously upgrade and develop their professions. Reprofessionaliza... Read More about A conceptual framework toward identifying and analyzing challenges to the advancement of pharmacy.