Rafie Sally, Sandoval Audra M, Vernon Veronica P, Cook Elizabeth A
UC San Diego Health, San Diego, CA.
Boise Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Boise, ID.
Menopause. 2022 May 1;29(5):599-605. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000001942.
To characterize the demographics and practices of pharmacists with The North American Menopause Society Certified Menopause Practitioner (NCMP) credential.
A cross-sectional electronic survey was disseminated to pharmacists with the NCMP credential in June 2018. Twenty-four items were posed to respondents regarding demographics, educational background, and employment, in addition to perspectives regarding the utility of the credential in practice. The questions consisted of multiple choice, as well as open-ended responses.
Of the 40 pharmacists who were invited to participate, 26 (65%) responded. The majority of respondents were women (84%), practicing for at least 10 years (range 5-47 y), based in Canada (70%), and practicing in the community (43%) or compounding (39%) pharmacies. Most pharmacists reported pursuing the credential for credibility with patients (81%), to increase their knowledge about menopause (77%), and for credibility with other healthcare providers (73%). Almost all (88%) plan to renew their credential. Among these pharmacists, many are presently counseling about treatment options (78%) and educating about selected treatment (78%). Pharmacists are most interested in initiating systemic hormonal therapy (61%) and modifying or continuing systemic hormonal therapy (57%).
Pharmacists find the NCMP credential to be valuable. Although pharmacists are engaged in counseling and recommendations, they desire prescriptive authority related to menopause care. Future studies should explore the various pharmacist care models and evaluate the impact of pharmacist care on organizational operations and patient outcomes.
描述获得北美更年期协会认证更年期从业者（NCMP）资质的药剂师的人口统计学特征和从业情况。
2018年6月，向拥有NCMP资质的药剂师开展了一项横断面电子调查。除了询问该资质在实际工作中的效用看法外，还向受访者提出了24个关于人口统计学、教育背景和就业情况的问题。问题包括多项选择题以及开放式回答。
在受邀参与的40名药剂师中，26名（65%）做出了回应。大多数受访者为女性（84%），从业至少10年（范围5 - 47年），来自加拿大（70%），在社区药房（43%）或调配药房（39%）工作。大多数药剂师表示获取该资质是为了赢得患者信任（81%）、增加更年期知识（77%）以及赢得其他医疗服务提供者的信任（73%）。几乎所有（88%）人计划更新其资质。在这些药剂师中，许多人目前正在提供治疗方案咨询（78%）并开展特定治疗的教育（78%）。药剂师对启动系统性激素治疗（61%）以及调整或持续系统性激素治疗（57%）最感兴趣。
药剂师认为NCMP资质很有价值。尽管药剂师参与咨询和建议工作，但他们希望获得与更年期护理相关的处方权。未来的研究应探索各种药剂师护理模式，并评估药剂师护理对组织运营和患者结局的影响。
