Kibicho Jennifer, Pinkerton Steven D, Owczarzak Jill
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Medical College of Wisconsin, Center for AIDS Intervention Research (CAIR), Milwaukee, WI, USA.
J Pharm Pract. 2014 Aug;27(4):369-78. doi: 10.1177/0897190013513301. Epub 2013 Dec 10.
To examine pharmacists' self-reported competence in providing care to persons living with HIV (PLWH) and their HIV-related training and experience needs.
We interviewed 28 community-based pharmacists providing care to PLWH in 4 Midwestern cities.
Less than half (46%) of the pharmacists considered themselves competent to provide PLWH care, and less than a third (29%) worked with PLWH during their pharmacy residency. Specialty pharmacists need training on opportunistic infections and HIV-related comorbidities, nonspecialty pharmacists need general training in HIV treatment and patient communications skills, and all pharmacists require a mechanism to keep updated in the latest HIV treatment recommendations.
In the current era of patient-centered care, a pharmacist that is well rounded-not just in dispensing antiretroviral medications but highly knowledgeable in different aspects of ART and HIV-specific patient care-can make a valuable contribution to the health care team. Pharmacy school curricula and continuing professional education need to be aligned to meet the knowledge and competency needs of community pharmacists who are strategically positioned to provide care to PLWH.
考察药剂师自我报告的为艾滋病毒感染者（PLWH）提供护理的能力以及他们与艾滋病毒相关的培训和经验需求。
我们采访了在中西部4个城市为PLWH提供护理的28名社区药剂师。
不到一半（46%）的药剂师认为自己有能力为PLWH提供护理，且不到三分之一（29%）的药剂师在药房实习期间接触过PLWH。专科药剂师需要接受机会性感染和艾滋病毒相关合并症方面的培训，非专科药剂师需要接受艾滋病毒治疗和患者沟通技巧方面的一般培训，并且所有药剂师都需要一种机制来及时了解最新的艾滋病毒治疗建议。
在当前以患者为中心的护理时代，一名全面发展的药剂师——不仅要擅长分发抗逆转录病毒药物，还要在抗逆转录病毒治疗（ART）的不同方面以及艾滋病毒特定患者护理方面具备丰富知识——能够为医疗团队做出宝贵贡献。药学院课程和继续职业教育需要进行调整，以满足社区药剂师的知识和能力需求，这些药剂师在为PLWH提供护理方面具有战略地位。
