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ArticleThe Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy

Implementation and Assessment of a Pharmacy Educational Program Concerning Laboratory Monitoring for Medications.

Jaclyn M LeBlanc, Kayla Cameron-Coffill, Jodi L Symes, Sandra Kane-Gill, Kevin Duplisea, John Mowatt

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  3. The Roles We Have as Hospital Pharmacists.The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy
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6 authors.

Jaclyn M LeBlanc, PharmD, MD, is an Internal Medicine Resident with the Department of Medicine, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Kayla Cameron-Coffill, BScPharm, ACPR, is a Clinical Pharmacist with the Department of Pharmacy, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Jodi L Symes, is a Clinical Coordinator with the Department of Pharmacy, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Sandra Kane-Gill, PharmD, BCPS, is an Associate Professor with Pharmacy and Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Kevin Duplisea, BScPharm, PharmD, is a Clinical Pharmacist with the Department of Pharmacy, Toronto East General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
John Mowatt, is a physician with the Department of Surgery and Medical Director of the Intensive Care Unit, Saint John Regional Hospital, Saint John, New Brunswick.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe pharmacist's role in monitoring medication therapy, including the ability to order laboratory tests as a delegated medical function, has increased dramatically over the past 20 years.

objectivesTo implement and assess the impact of an intervention designed to educate pharmacists about appropriate medication-related laboratory monitoring and clinical interpretation of results.

methodsThis pilot project had a pretest-posttest study design. The intervention was an educational program comprising 8 self-directed learning modules, each with a corresponding seminar. Evaluation of the program included scoring of the appropriateness and significance of clinical interventions related to laboratory monitoring, pre- and post-program test scores, and participants' subjective assessments of their abilities to order and assess the results of medication-related laboratory investigations. Descriptive statistics, the Wilcoxon signed rank test, the Student

resultsThere was no statistically significant difference with regard to the appropriateness (

conclusionsThe establishment of an educational program led to improvements in both subjective and objective measures of knowledge and perceived abilities to order and assess the results of medication-related laboratory tests.

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clinical interventionseducationformationinterventions cliniqueslaboratory monitoringpharmacienpharmacistsurveillance par des examens de laboratoire

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PMID28348429
PMCPMC5358054

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