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Survey of pharmacists' perspectives on preparing discharge medicine lists: a cross-sectional single-centre study
Gemma Burns1, Helena Gjone1,2, Trudy Teasdale1
1Pharmacy Department, Gold Coast Health, Southport, Queensland 4215, Australia.
Objectives:
This study explored South-East Queensland Australian pharmacists' perspectives on preparing discharge medicine lists, specifically involvement of pharmacy assistants, use of electronic medication management software, and expanding pharmacists' scope during discharge.
Methods:
Electronic survey distributed to pharmacists during December 2021 and data collected over 3 weeks.
Key Findings:
Pharmacists supported increased involvement of pharmacy assistants (with structured collaborative training), pharmacist-led medication reconciliation, and producing the discharge medicine list directly from the electronic record.
Conclusions:
Increased scope of pharmacy assistants to complete technical tasks will improve pharmacists' capacity to integrate with the medical team and perform discharge medication reconciliation.
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