scholarly journals Exploring weight management recommendations across Australian community pharmacies using case vignettes

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 953-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Fakih ◽  
J. L. Marriott ◽  
S. Y. Hussainy
Keyword(s):  
Weight Management ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Australian Community ◽  
Case Vignettes ◽  
Management Recommendations

A national mailed survey exploring weight management services across Australian community pharmacies

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Souhiela Fakih ◽  
Jennifer L. Marriott ◽  
Safeera Y. Hussainy
Keyword(s):  
Weight Management ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Pharmacy Staff ◽  
Additional Training ◽  
Australian Community ◽  
Systematic Sample ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
Management Services

This study investigated pharmacists’ and pharmacy assistants’ current weight management recommendations to consumers across Australian community pharmacies using a mailed questionnaire. Two questionnaires were developed, one for pharmacists and one for pharmacy assistants, each divided into five sections. One pharmacist and pharmacy assistant questionnaire were mailed in November 2011 to a systematic sample of 3000 pharmacies across Australia for one pharmacist and pharmacy assistant each to complete. A total of 537 pharmacist and 403 pharmacy assistant responses, from 880 different pharmacies, were received. Overall 94.5% (n = 832/880) of associated pharmacies stocked weight loss products and 48.2% (n = 424/880) offered a weight management program. Both pharmacists and pharmacy assistants felt that the development of pharmacy-specific educational resources and additional training would help improve their ability to provide weight management services. Australian pharmacists and pharmacy assistants currently appear to be providing weight management services to consumers; however, not all their recommendations are evidence based. The need for additional training for pharmacy staff in areas identified as lacking and the development of pharmacy weight management educational resources needs to be addressed.

Exploring oral healthcare management across Australian community pharmacies using case vignettes

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-235
Author(s):  
Meng‐Wong Taing ◽  
Norman Firth ◽  
Pauline J. Ford ◽  
Christopher R. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Management ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Australian Community ◽  
Case Vignettes

scholarly journals Qualitative Exploration of Pharmacists’ Feedback Following the Implementation of an “Allergic Rhinitis Clinical Management Pathway (AR-CMaP)” in Australian Community Pharmacies

Pharmacy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 90
Author(s):  
Biljana Cvetkovski ◽  
Lynn Cheong ◽  
Rachel Tan ◽  
Vicky Kritikos ◽  
Janet Rimmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Allergic Rhinitis ◽  
National Level ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Barriers To Change ◽  
Australian Community ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

Allergic Rhinitis (AR) is both a common and high burden disease, with the majority of AR sufferers purchasing suboptimal/inappropriate AR medication from community pharmacies. Unfortunately, it is still a challenge to translate the AR management guidelines that are available at both a global and national level into practice. This study aimed to explore the experiences and perceptions of community pharmacists with regards to the implementation of AR management guidelines in real-life everyday practice. This exploration took the form of a qualitative research study in which pharmacists were interviewed following the implementation of a guideline-driven AR management pathway in their pharmacies. Fifteen pharmacists from six pharmacies agreed to participate in a telephone interview. Five themes were identified that encompassed the sentiment of the pharmacists during the interviews: (1) impact of training on pharmacists’ approach to patients and AR management recommendations; (2) patient engagement and the importance of appropriate tools; (3) patient barriers to change in practice; (4) physical, logistical, and inter-professional barriers to change within the pharmacy environment; and (5) recommendations for improvement. The results of this study indicate that, following the implementation of an AR management pathway, pharmacists believe that their interactions with patients around their AR were enhanced through the use of appropriate tools and education. However, if optimal AR management is to be delivered within the community pharmacy setting, the undertaking needs to be collaborative with both pharmacy assistants and general practitioners.

Pharmacist-delivered weight management pilot service in Australian community pharmacies

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. e39-e40
Author(s):  
I.S. Um ◽  
I. Krass ◽  
C. Armour ◽  
T. Gill ◽  
B.B. Chaar
Keyword(s):  
Weight Management ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Australian Community

scholarly journals Evaluation of Antibiotic Supply Decisions by Community Pharmacists in Thailand: A Vignette Study

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Sisira Donsamak ◽  
Marjorie C. Weiss ◽  
Dai N. John
Keyword(s):  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Acute Diarrhoea ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Case Vignettes ◽  
A Chain

In Thailand, antibiotics are available lawfully from community pharmacies without a prescription. Inappropriate supply of antibiotics from Thai community pharmacies to the public for common, self-limiting diseases has been reported. The study aimed to evaluate the appropriateness of antibiotics selected by community pharmacists in Thailand in response to vignettes. A cross-sectional survey of community pharmacists across Thailand was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire including nine case vignettes with three conditions, namely upper respiratory infections (URIs), acute diarrhoea and simple wounds. A total of 208 questionnaires were completed and analysed (20.8% response rate). In response to vignettes relating to URIs, 50.8% of pharmacist recommendations were not in accordance with antibiotic guidelines. Inappropriate recommendations for diarrhoea and wound cases were 20.8% and 16.7%, respectively. A higher proportion of younger pharmacists, those with less experience, Pharm. D. graduate pharmacists, employee pharmacists and those pharmacists who worked in a chain pharmacy were more likely to recommend appropriate antibiotic treatment in response to the vignettes (p < 0.05). These findings will be useful to promote educational interventions for community pharmacists regarding common infectious disease management in order to improve appropriate antibiotic use.

Australian pharmacists’ willingness to conduct rapid HIV testing in community pharmacies

Sexual Health ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Anthony J. Santella ◽  
Timothy E. Schlub ◽  
Damien Fagan ◽  
Richard J. Hillman ◽  
Ines Krass
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Hiv Patients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rapid Hiv Testing ◽  
Australian Community

Community pharmacists are expanding their roles in health care, especially as they are distributed over wide geographical areas and are often open long hours. New rapid HIV testing technologies may offer further opportunities to expand their roles. A cross-sectional, online survey of Australian community pharmacists found most prepared to provide treatment to HIV patients, with the majority willing to become involved in rapid HIV testing.

Drug-Related Problems Detected in Australian Community Pharmacies: The PROMISe Trial

2011 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1067-1076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mackenzie Williams ◽  
Gregory M Peterson ◽  
Peter C Tenni ◽  
Ivan K Bindoff ◽  
Colin Curtain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Drug Related Problems ◽  
Australian Community
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