Ginzburg Regina
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2014 Jun 17;78(5):90. doi: 10.5688/ajpe78590.
To determine the number of interventions made by pharmacy students at an urban family medicine clinic and the acceptance rate of these recommendations by the healthcare providers. The secondary objective was to investigate the cost avoidance value of the interventions.
A prospective, unblinded study was conducted to determine the number and cost avoidance value of clinical interventions made by pharmacy students completing advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) in an urban family medicine clinic.
Eighteen students completed this experience in the 8 months studied. Of the 718 interventions performed, 77% were accepted by physicians, including 58% of the 200 interventions that required immediate action. Projected avoidance was estimated at $61,855.
The clinical interventions by pharmacy students were generally well received by healthcare providers and resulted in significant cost savings. Pharmacy students can play an important role in a family medicine clinic.
确定药学专业学生在一家城市家庭医学诊所进行的干预措施数量以及医疗服务提供者对这些建议的接受率。次要目的是调查这些干预措施的成本节约价值。
开展了一项前瞻性、非盲法研究,以确定在一家城市家庭医学诊所完成高级药学实践经验(APPEs)的药学专业学生所进行的临床干预措施数量和成本节约价值。
在研究的8个月中,18名学生完成了此项实践。在进行的718项干预措施中,77%被医生接受,其中200项需要立即采取行动的干预措施中有58%被接受。预计节约成本61,855美元。
药学专业学生的临床干预措施总体上受到医疗服务提供者的好评,并带来了显著的成本节约。药学专业学生在家庭医学诊所中可以发挥重要作用。