School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Leslie L. Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Int J Pharm Pract. 2021 Aug 11;29(4):385-388. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riab023.
Family Health Teams (FHTs) in Ontario, Canada are interdisciplinary primary healthcare practices where pharmacists engage in patient care including medication and chronic disease management.
Descriptive content analysis was used to examine qualitative responses of FHT pharmacists on their most significant contribution to a patient's medication management.
Common roles described included medication management (70.2%), counselling and education (15.5%), monitoring and optimization (11.3%) and administration (3.1%). Chronic conditions addressed were diabetes (39.0%), cardiovascular (22.0%), pain (17.0%) and mental health (11.0%).
While FHT pharmacists primarily view themselves as medication management experts, larger roles in counselling, education and chronic disease management are key contributions.
加拿大安大略省的家庭健康团队（FHT）是跨学科的初级保健实践，药剂师参与患者护理，包括药物治疗和慢性病管理。
描述性内容分析用于研究 FHT 药剂师对其在患者药物管理方面最显著贡献的定性反应。
描述的常见角色包括药物管理（70.2%）、咨询和教育（15.5%）、监测和优化（11.3%）以及管理（3.1%）。涉及的慢性病包括糖尿病（39.0%）、心血管疾病（22.0%）、疼痛（17.0%）和心理健康（11.0%）。
虽然 FHT 药剂师主要将自己视为药物管理专家，但在咨询、教育和慢性病管理方面发挥更大作用是他们的主要贡献。
