scholarly journals Insight into Turkish Community Pharmacists’ Services in the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Muhammed Yunus Bektay ◽  
Betul Okuyan ◽  
Mesut Sancar ◽  
Fikret Vehbi Izzettin
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Turkish Community ◽  
Insight Into

scholarly journals Perceptions of Independent Pharmacist Prescribing among Health Authority- and Community-Based Pharmacists in Northern British Columbia

Pharmacy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Jordan Lewis ◽  
Arden R. Barry ◽  
Katie Bellefeuille ◽  
Robert T. Pammett
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Health Authority ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
Regulatory Body ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pharmacist Prescribing ◽  
Insight Into

Pharmacists across Canada have varying degrees of ability to prescribe medications depending on their jurisdiction of licensure. The purpose of this study was to the evaluate attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of independent pharmacist prescribing among health authority- and community-based pharmacists. This prospective, cross-sectional online survey assessed the perceptions of independent pharmacist prescribing of health authority and community pharmacists practising in northern British Columbia (BC), which was defined as within the geographical boundaries of Northern Health. Responses were analysed using descriptive statistics and a regression analysis. There were 45 respondents to the survey: 22 community pharmacists and 23 health authority pharmacists. Both community and health authority pharmacists held positive perceptions of independent pharmacist prescribing and did not identify any barriers to incorporating independent pharmacist prescribing into their practice. Respondents were highly likely to apply for independent pharmacist prescribing authority, if available. Pharmacists in BC are currently not able to independently prescribe schedule I medications. The provincial regulatory body has proposed a framework for a Certified Pharmacist Prescriber designation, which if approved would allow pharmacists to prescribe in collaborative practice settings. This study provides some insight into the perception of pharmacists in northern BC in pursuing this designation, which may be valuable for planning purposes in case of adoption of the framework. These results are also likely applicable to other non-urban practice settings in Canada. Pharmacists in northern BC perceived independent pharmacist prescribing positively and a high proportion were likely to apply for this authority if it were permitted via legislation.

scholarly journals An insight into the perception of community pharmacists on health literacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 433-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mudassir Anwar ◽  
Faris El‐Dahiyat ◽  
Humam A. Shriki ◽  
Mohammad A. Khaled ◽  
Afshan Rani
Keyword(s):  
Health Literacy ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
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scholarly journals Community Pharmacy Practice During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Perspective From the Middle East

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 109-114
Author(s):  
Saja H. Hamed
Keyword(s):  
Middle East ◽  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Community Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Shed Light

ABSTRACT The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses serious challenges to pharmaceutical care services, and innovative responses by community pharmacists and regulatory bodies are needed. The experience in Jordan, located in the Middle East, is shared in this article in light of available international guidelines to provide insight into the efforts made by the pharmacists to safely maintain pharmaceutical services during the current pandemic. In addition, unique roles played by community pharmacists in other countries are discussed to shed light on the important role of community pharmacists in this outbreak.

scholarly journals Do low L2 abilities impede healthy aging for migrant older adults in the Netherlands?

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Pot ◽  
Merel Keijzer ◽  
Kees de Bot
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Migrant Population ◽  
Older Migrants ◽  
Migrant Populations ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Family ◽  
Turkish Community ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Research towards aging of migrant populations has so far mostly focused on (bio)medical and psychological aspects. Here we explore to what extent second language ability is a factor influencing the healthy aging process of older Turkish migrants in the Netherlands. To get a first understanding of the linguistic situation of older migrants within this setting, interviews with ten healthcare consultants1 with insight into their local Turkish community were conducted, forming a ‘needs-analysis’ of this group. It emerged that older migrants rely heavily on their ethnically close-knit networks for information and care. In communicating their healthcare needs to others outside the family, the older migrants experience language barriers, directly resulting from low L2 proficiency and L2 anxiety. These barriers prevent access to health information and induce dependence. This initial exploration of the interplay between language and aging in a migrant population can be used as input into more advanced, empirical investigations.

Calibration problems in hydrogen luminosities

1966 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 322-330
Author(s):  
A. Beer
Keyword(s):  
Galactic Structure ◽  
B Stars ◽  
Insight Into

The investigations which I should like to summarize in this paper concern recent photo-electric luminosity determinations of O and B stars. Their final aim has been the derivation of new stellar distances, and some insight into certain patterns of galactic structure.

Stochasting modeling of planetary ring systems

1984 ◽  
Vol 75 ◽  
pp. 461-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert W. Hart
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Entropy ◽  
Ring System ◽  
The Sun ◽  
Ultimate State ◽  
Interparticle Interactions ◽  
Ring Systems ◽  
First Order ◽  
Planetary Ring ◽  
Insight Into

ABSTRACTThis paper models maximum entropy configurations of idealized gravitational ring systems. Such configurations are of interest because systems generally evolve toward an ultimate state of maximum randomness. For simplicity, attention is confined to ultimate states for which interparticle interactions are no longer of first order importance. The planets, in their orbits about the sun, are one example of such a ring system. The extent to which the present approximation yields insight into ring systems such as Saturn's is explored briefly.

Skeletal elements of crinoid echinoderms: High-resolution structural and microanalytical results

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 194-195
Author(s):  
D. F. Blake ◽  
L. F. Allard ◽  
D. R. Peacor
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Marine Invertebrates ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Sea Stars ◽  
High Resolution Tem ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Echinodermata is a phylum of marine invertebrates which has been extant since Cambrian time (c.a. 500 m.y. before the present). Modern examples of echinoderms include sea urchins, sea stars, and sea lilies (crinoids). The endoskeletons of echinoderms are composed of plates or ossicles (Fig. 1) which are with few exceptions, porous, single crystals of high-magnesian calcite. Despite their single crystal nature, fracture surfaces do not exhibit the near-perfect {10.4} cleavage characteristic of inorganic calcite. This paradoxical mix of biogenic and inorganic features has prompted much recent work on echinoderm skeletal crystallography. Furthermore, fossil echinoderm hard parts comprise a volumetrically significant portion of some marine limestones sequences. The ultrastructural and microchemical characterization of modern skeletal material should lend insight into: 1). The nature of the biogenic processes involved, for example, the relationship of Mg heterogeneity to morphological and structural features in modern echinoderm material, and 2). The nature of the diagenetic changes undergone by their ancient, fossilized counterparts. In this study, high resolution TEM (HRTEM), high voltage TEM (HVTEM), and STEM microanalysis are used to characterize tha ultrastructural and microchemical composition of skeletal elements of the modern crinoid Neocrinus blakei.

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