Download Pharmacy - Inpatient and Outpatient - CSHP-BC

Clinical Services
· Work collaboratively with patients and the
interdisciplinary team to optimize health outcomes
using evidence-based medicine
· Monitor and evaluate response to drug therapy
· Provide medication education to patients and
other care providers
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Medication Safety
· To develop recommendations, as well as to
implement and evaluate projects and initiatives
that promote medication safety
· To facilitate the education to hospital staff around
medication safety
· Review reported medication incidents, tracking for
trends, using findings to reduce errors
· Implement Managing Medication Standards and
Required Organizational Practices, from
Accreditation Canada
Education
· Pharmacists collaborate with UBC to provide
structured practicum opportunities for
undergraduate pharmacy students
· The Pharmacy Residency trains pharmacists for
rewarding careers in hospital practice
· The Doctor of Pharmacy provides advanced
education in clinical pharmacy practice
Regulated Pharmacy
Technician
· Shift prescription processing and product
preparation from the Pharmacist to the Pharmacy
Technician
· Obtain independent authority allowing an
extended scope of technical functions
· Receiving and transcribing verbal orders from
practitioners
· Verifying the accuracy of a prepared prescription
and performing the “final check” on the product
· Maintaining accuracy of patient records and
personal health information
· Increases pharmacist availability for clinical
patient care
Outpatient Pharmacy
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Pr
oviding medications and medication profile
review for Hospital Discharge and Specialty Clinics
prescriptions
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Pr
ocurement and dispensing of Specialty Drug Items
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To
liaise and coordinate with patient’s home
pharmacy to provide seamless discharge care
Home IV Program
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Ph
armacists work in collaboration with Home IV
nurses to ensure safe discharge of patients on IV
medications
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To
monitor efficacy and safety, and to resolve drugrelated problems associated with home IV
antibiotics
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Ac
tive follow-up and review of home IV patients
with Infectious Disease Specialists
Renal Programs
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En
gage in interdisciplinary collaboration with
physicians, nurses, and dietitians to optimize
therapy for patients with reduced renal functions
or on dialysis
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Pr
ovide information and education to
interdisciplinary team and patients
Outpatient Clinic
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Ph
armacists work in collaboration with other care
providers in Specialty Clinics such as

Cy
stic Fibrosis

At
rial Fibrillation

Ch
ronic Pain
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Pr
ovide medication reviews to maximize benefits of
prescribed therapies
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To
provide education to patients and clinicians