Giant Eagle Pharmacy and Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Community Partnerships, Giant Eagle Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, PA.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2022 Oct;16(5):2070-2075. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2021.43. Epub 2021 Feb 16.
Community pharmacies were underutilized as vaccination locations during the 2009 H1N1 pandemic. Since that time, community pharmacies are a common location for seasonal influenza vaccinations with approximately one-third of adults now getting vaccinated at a pharmacy. Leveraging community pharmacies to vaccinate during a pandemic such as pandemic influenza or the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic will result in a more timely and comprehensive public health response. The purpose of this article is to summarize the results of a strategic planning meeting held in 2017 that focused on operationalizing pandemic influenza vaccinations at a regional supermarket chain pharmacy. Participating in the planning session from the supermarket chain were organizational experts in pharmacy clinical programs, managed care, operations leadership, supply chain, information technology, loss prevention, marketing, and compliance. Additionally, experts from the county and state departments of health and university faculty collaborated in the planning session. Topics addressed included (1) establishing a memorandum of understanding with the state, (2) developing an internal emergency response plan, (3) scaling the pandemic response, (4) considerations for pharmacy locations, (5) staffing for pandemic response, (6) pandemic vaccine-specific training, (7) pharmacy workflow, (8) billing considerations, (9) documentation, (10) supplies and equipment, (11) vaccine supply chain, (12) communications, and (13) security and crowd control. Information from this planning session may be valuable to community pharmacies across the nation that seek to participate in COVID-19 pandemic vaccinations.
在 2009 年 H1N1 大流行期间，社区药店的疫苗接种利用率较低。从那时起，社区药店已成为季节性流感疫苗接种的常见场所，现在约有三分之一的成年人在药店接种疫苗。利用社区药店在大流行期间（如大流行性流感或当前的冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行）进行疫苗接种，将导致更及时和全面的公共卫生应对。本文的目的是总结 2017 年举行的一次战略规划会议的结果，该会议的重点是在区域性连锁超市药店实施大流行性流感疫苗接种。参加该规划会议的有连锁超市的药房临床项目、管理式医疗、运营领导、供应链、信息技术、损失预防、营销和合规方面的组织专家。此外，县和州卫生部门以及大学教职员工的专家也参加了规划会议。讨论的主题包括：（1）与州政府建立谅解备忘录；（2）制定内部应急计划；（3）扩大大流行应对规模；（4）考虑药店位置；（5）大流行应对人员配置；（6）大流行性疫苗特定培训；（7）药房工作流程；（8）计费考虑因素；（9）文件；（10）用品和设备；（11）疫苗供应链；（12）沟通；（13）安全和人群控制。该规划会议的信息可能对全国范围内寻求参与 COVID-19 大流行疫苗接种的社区药店具有价值。
