Emergency department physicians' experiences and perceptions with medication-related work tasks and the potential role of clinical pharmacists.

Purpose: Medication-related problems are frequent among emergency department patients. Clinical pharmacists play an important role in identifying, solving, and preventing these problems, but are not present in emergency departments worldwide. We aimed to explore how Norwegian physicians experience m...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Autores principales: Johnsgård, Tine, Elenjord, Renate, Lehnbom, Elin C., Risør, Torsten, Zahl-Holmstad, Birgitte, Vesela Holis, Renata, Hugaas Ofstad, Eirik, Garcia, Beate Hennie
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2023
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          Johnsgård, Tine
          Elenjord, Renate
          Lehnbom, Elin C.
          Risør, Torsten
          Zahl-Holmstad, Birgitte
          Vesela Holis, Renata
          Hugaas Ofstad, Eirik
          Garcia, Beate Hennie
        affil: Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT the Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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          Physicians, Emergency Psychosocial Factors
          Work Experiences
          Physician Attitudes
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Adverse Drug Event Prevention and Control
          Patient Safety
          Emergency Service Norway
          Interprofessional Relations
          Pharmacists
          Professional Role
          Human
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Norway
          Qualitative Studies
          Thematic Analysis
          Audiorecording
          Medication Reconciliation
          Collaboration
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Funding Source
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Purpose: Medication-related problems are frequent among emergency department patients. Clinical pharmacists play an important role in identifying, solving, and preventing these problems, but are not present in emergency departments worldwide. We aimed to explore how Norwegian physicians experience medication-related work tasks in emergency departments without pharmacists present, and how they perceive future introduction of a clinical pharmacist in the interprofessional team. Methods: We interviewed 27 physicians in three emergency departments in Norway. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analysed using qualitative content analysis. Results: Our informants' experience with medication-related work tasks mainly concerned medication reconciliation, and few other tasks were systematically performed to ensure medication safety. The informants were welcoming of clinical pharmacists and expressed a need and wish for assistance with compiling patient's medication lists. Simultaneously they expressed concerns regarding e.g., responsibility sharing, priorities in the emergency department and logistics. These concerns need to be addressed before implementing the clinical pharmacist in the interprofessional team in the emergency department. Conclusions: Physicians in Norwegian emergency departments welcome assistance from clinical pharmacists, but the identified professional, structural, and legislative barriers for this collaboration need to be addressed before implementation.
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