musculoskeletal disorders are an important occupational health problem in dentistry. few studies have compared these disorders in dentists with other occupational groups. we assessed musculoskeletal disorders in female dentists in comparison with female pharmacists. a cross-sectional study by means of musculoskeletal nordic questionnaire was performed among 191 female general dentists and 211 f...

OBJECTIVE To characterize the activities of clinical nature developed by pharmacists in basic health units and their participation in educational activities aiming at health promotion. METHODS This article is part of the Pesquisa Nacional sobre Acesso, Utilização e Promoção do Uso Racional de Medicamentos - Serviços, 2015 (PNAUM - National Survey on Access, Use and Promotion of Rational Use o...

As a member of the therapeutic team, pharmacists should be directly involved in patient healthcare. Many studies over last few years have shown that providing pharmaceutical care services can enhance patients’ clinical status and health outcomes. However, differences exist between developing developed countries accepted scope pharmacists' professional services. The expansion pharmacist's role l...

The role of antimicrobial pharmacists has changed considerably over the past 15 years. We describe here the development and ratification of a new expert professional curriculum to guide the training and development of antimicrobial specialist pharmacists. The curriculum has been developed by the UK Clinical Pharmacy Association Pharmacy Infection Network and endorsed by the Royal Pharmaceutical...

At a March 2012 session in Calgary on legal liability related to expanded scope of practice, numerous pharmacists vehemently criticized the Alberta government for implementing, on July 1, 2012, payment to pharmacists for renewing prescriptions. The pharmacists were not criticizing the amount of the fee but, rather, the fact that they would have to perform the activity (i.e., renew prescriptions...

Clinical pharmacy is deemed an integral component of a health care system. The presence of clinical pharmacists in medical rounds could assist physicians in optimizing patients' pharmacotherapy. Moreover, clinical pharmacists may reduce adverse effects and medication errors insofar as they contribute significantly to the detection and management of drug-related problems, not least in patients w...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of community pharmacists in providing advice and treatment for children with diarrhoea; to investigate mothers' responses to diarrhoea in their children. DESIGN Cross sectional questionnaire study of a random selection of community pharmacists and of mothers attending child health clinics. Pharmacists were interviewed and given a questionnaire and a separate ...

The purpose of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) is to advance human health by extending the frontiers of clinical pharmacy. Consistent with this mission and its core values, ACCP is committed to ensuring that clinical pharmacists possess the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors necessary to deliver comprehensive medication management (CMM) in team-based, direct patient ca...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To present the member registry survey methods and characterize the first national clinical pharmacy practice-based research network (PBRN). DESIGN Cross-sectional online survey. SETTING A national clinical pharmacy association. PARTICIPANTS American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) full and associate members, integrated health system groups of pharmacists, and existing ...