Clinician-Designed Dashboards.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacy Practice
• Healthcare Management
• Clinical Pharmacy

Background:

• Critical care pharmacists are vital for patient care and professional services.
• Justifying the role and expanding positions for critical care pharmacists in ICUs is an ongoing challenge.
• Quantifying their contributions is essential for role validation and workload management.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a clinician-designed dashboard for presenting metrics that justify the role of critical care pharmacists.
• To highlight the value of critical care pharmacists beyond direct ICU patient care, including education and research.
• To advocate for the creation of new positions and protect current pharmacists from unsustainable workloads.

Main Methods:

• The study proposes the development of a clinician-designed dashboard.
• The dashboard would incorporate key performance indicators relevant to critical care pharmacy services.
• Metrics would include pharmacist-to-patient ratios, intervention numbers, and stewardship efforts, alongside contributions to education and research.

Main Results:

• A dashboard can effectively present metrics to stakeholders, demonstrating the value of critical care pharmacists.
• Such a tool can justify the expansion of critical care pharmacy services and new positions.
• It can also help recognize the broader impact of pharmacists, mitigating unsustainable workloads.

Conclusions:

• Developing a dashboard is a strategic step toward recognizing the value of critical care pharmacists.
• This approach can support interprofessional collaboration and enhance patient-centered care.
• Quantifiable metrics are crucial for advocating for critical care pharmacy roles and resources.