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ArticleJournal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy : JACCP2019

Perceived Roles of Independent Community Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians in Patient Referrals to Community Resources: A Study from the Medication Safety Research Network of Indiana (Rx-SafeNet).

Rebecca G Miller, Cassie A Perras, Caitlin K Frail, Omolola A Adeoye, Margie E Snyder

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Article in Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy : JACCP, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Rebecca G MillerPurdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, IN.
Cassie A PerrasPurdue University College of Pharmacy, West Lafayette, IN.
Caitlin K FrailDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, IN.
Omolola A AdeoyeDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, IN.
Margie E SnyderDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, IN.
University of Indianapolis · USPurdue University West Lafayette · US

Funding

Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences InstituteTL1TR001107 · NCATS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI DENNE, SCOTT C., SHEKHAR, ANANTHA · 2013 to 2017
$2.0M
Optimizing Medication Therapy Management for Chronically Ill Medicare Part D BeneK08HS022119 · AHRQ · PURDUE UNIVERSITY · PI SNYDER, MARGIE E · 2013 to 2015
$420k
AHRQ HHS K08 HS022119NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionReferrals to community resources represent one element of the Chronic Care Model, however, little is known about the perceived role of community pharmacy staff in referring patients to community resources.

objectivesThe objective of this study was to describe community pharmacists', community pharmacy technicians', and patients' perceptions of pharmacist referrals to community resources.

methodsSemi-structured interviews were conducted with community pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and patients from community pharmacies that are members of the Medication Safety Research Network of Indiana (Rx-SafeNet). Qualitative analysis was conducted to identify emergent themes.

resultsA total of 37 participants, including six community pharmacists, one pharmacy student completing an advanced pharmacy practice experience, 15 community pharmacy technicians, and 15 patients across four independently-owned community pharmacies were interviewed. Themes included: 1) Need to build on a foundation of strong patient-community pharmacist relationships to clearly define the pharmacist's role in referrals, 2) Need to improve familiarity with community resources, 3) Need to clearly delineate and support the role for pharmacy technicians in making referrals, and 4) Need to follow-up on referrals.

conclusionTo enhance community pharmacy staff provision of referrals to community resources, interventions are needed to improve patient and pharmacist familiarity with available resources, patients' perception of the pharmacist's role outside of prescription fulfillment, and follow-up on referrals. Moreover, pharmacy technician education and training could be expanded to optimize their role in supporting community pharmacists in making referrals.

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Community pharmacistspharmacy technicianreferralsresources

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PMID31460498
PMCPMC6711193
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