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Pharmacy Practice Innovation: Pharmacist Embeddedness as a Comprehensive Framework for Collaborative Practice
1Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya.
Innovations in Pharmacy
|November 29, 2023
Summary
Pharmacist embeddedness (PE) provides a framework for consistent and effective pharmacy practice innovation. This approach supports new roles and guides proactive, meaningful advancements in pharmacy services.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Practice and Policy
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Pharmacy policy requires a framework for consistent and effective practice innovation.
- Current approaches may lack the structure for predictable development and implementation of new roles and services.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce Pharmacist Embeddedness (PE) as a conceptual framework for pharmacy practice innovation.
- To demonstrate how PE can guide policy and practice towards more proactive and meaningful advancements.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of existing pharmacy practice models.
- Integration of the 'seven-star pharmacist' concept with broader practice definitions.
- Framework development for policy and practitioner guidance.
Main Results:
- Pharmacist Embeddedness (PE) supports the uptake of innovations and the creation of new roles.
- PE offers a paradigm and benchmark for practice, aligning with the 'seven-star pharmacist' model.
- PE facilitates proactive, objective, and meaningful practice innovation.
Conclusions:
- Pharmacist Embeddedness (PE) is a vital framework for attainable and stable pharmacy practice innovation.
- PE enhances consistency, predictability, and effectiveness in developing and implementing pharmacy practice changes.
- PE empowers policymakers and practitioners to drive meaningful advancements in pharmacy services.
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