March Blog:

I have finally found my best answer for my EQ!!!

ANSWER 3:
"With technicians managing store-related work in the pharmacy, pharmacists can have more time to consult with patients properly."

Pharmacists technicians are the other employees in the pharmacy who takes care of the packaging of medication/prescriptions and stocking of products. These employees' main role is to be of assistance for the pharmacist at all time in the retail store (pharmacy). In the US, there is tons of pharmacists technicians than pharmacists working in the pharmacy field. The work force for the pharmacist make it a lot difficult for them to deal with since they have multiple responsibilities to take care of in the store (e.g. prescriptions fill/refills, phone calls, paperwork, stocking). With tons of workload for the pharmacist, it lacks them from their main role which is being an expert of a variety of drugs and being of assistance for patients' medication-related problems.

Time is what the pharmacist is worry about during consultation with their patient, they do not have enough of it due to their busy schedule. The only way pharmacist can enforce patient compliance is to make sure they have properly deliver that service/advise to their patient and making sure they patient has a full understanding of what their pharmacist had said. It takes time and specific reasoning to develop full understanding from their patient. But how can pharmacist gain more time for consultation?

Well with the help of pharmacist technicians with management of the retail work in the pharmacy, the pharmacist doesn't have to worry as much for other works. The only difference is that technicians are only responsible for product-related works, not interaction/consultation with patients. With technicians running other works for the pharmacist in the store, it will create more time for the pharmacist to practice more on top of their license. (e.g. consultation, checking of prescriptions)

Here is a video for those who wonder what retail pharmacists have to deal with everyday :)
*just for laughs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULnBZ2T7CIg

Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

Title: Fourth Interview Questions

Label: Interviews

Due Date: Thursday, March 12, 2015

 

Content: Post 20 open-ended questions you want to ask an expert in the field concerning your senior project. The focus of your questions should be on your answer to your EQ.

 

If you have already interviewed someone two times, you aren't allowed to interview that same person without House teacher approval.

 

The interview itself is not due until Friday, April 17th to turnitin.com. However, we want to give you as much time as possible, so we are asking you to complete the blog now. Remember that in addition to turning in the interview, you also need to turn in the verification sheet to your House teacher.

 

Pharmacists in profession more than 10 years (possible interviewer)

1. How effective is Good Pharmacy Practice in both Chain pharmacies and independent pharmacies in the US?
2. Do all of the rules of Good Pharmacy Practice must be followed precisely and if these rules are not followed, what are the punishment? If not, why? 
3. Is there any other profession who can assist the pharmacist with the patient information of their medication? If so, who? If not, how can they manage?
4. How has technology improve the work in the Pharmacy?
5. How useful is it to rely on online medical records of patients? Do you still prefer paper-folders? 
6. Are you willing to rely on Patient Portal? Why or why not? Explain.
7. Would you recommend this site to any one? Who or what kind of patients would you recommend Patient Portal to?
8. Do some pharmacies have a healthcare team within their retail? Who are usually in these teams?
9. Why do pharmacist aren't recommended as much into the healthcare team?
10. How are healthcare teams formed in the pharmacy?
11. How will having healthcare teams improve the enforcement of patient compliance?
12. What are the main issues about having an healthcare team in the pharmacy?
13. What blocks the way for the pharmacists to deliver compliance towards their patients?
14. How can pharmacists assist patients with financial debt with their medication?
15. Do pharmacists always offer consultation/therapy to all their patients? What are the most common responses from the patients?
16. What are clinician pharmacists and do they take any part in the pharmacy?
17. Who are the main employees to hire within the pharmacy besides the pharmacists?
18. How is the situation is resolved when communicating with a patient who speaks an entirely different language?
19. What are some ways to remove that language barrier between the pharmacists and their patients (language, educated, understanding of subject between the two)?
20. In your opinion, what is the best way for pharmacists to enforce patient compliance onto their patients/ 

 

 

 

Blog 17: Answer 3

Title:  Blog 17: Third Answer
Label: Research
Due Date:  Thursday, March 5th by 8AM
Content:
Just like you did for answer 1 and 2 post your:

• EQ 

What is the key way pharmacists can enforce patient compliance to prevent noncompliant health problems?

• Answer #3 (Write in a complete sentence like a thesis statement)*

Time is what concerns pharmacists to provide consultation for noncompliant patients due to their responsibility in running the pharmacy, but with the assistance of the pharmaceutical team, the other employees can take charge of managing the retail while the pharmacists focuses on deliver compliance.

3 details to support the answer (a detail is a fact and an example)

1. The pharmacist is in charge of a variety of roles in the pharmacy: consultation, patient assistance, packing of medication, products organization, consulting with other medical professions, and managing their team. But sometimes the team can work on their own, the only work that the pharmacist does for the team is the supervise them.

2. There are two types of patients waiting in the pharmacy: patients who needs consultation and patient who needs their medication. The pharmacist cannot let these patients wait, so the technicians take care of patients with their medication (that doesn't need to be explained much) and the pharmacist takes care of patients who wants to be consulted.

3. Pharmacist technician help by managing the pharmacy with packaging of medication and organization of products, keeping the retail well adjusted. Meanwhile the pharmacist is able to focus on major issues that patients tends to have with their medication and consulting doctors able to fix the problems in between.

• The research source (s) to support your details and answer

 

Mentorship

"What Does a Pharmacy Technician Do?" What Does a Pharmacy Technician Do? N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

"Are You Ready for Health Care Teams?" American Pharmacists Association. N.p., 28 Dec. 2012. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.
 "As U.S. Health Care Becomes More Team-based, Avalere Releases Report on Pharmacists' Role." American Pharmacists Association. N.p., 27 June 2014. Web. 10 Mar. 2015.

• Concluding Sentence

The only way pharmacists can enforce patient compliance onto their patient is informing the necessary medical information through efficient communication. Communication is the main importance to deliver compliance advices and not only towards to patients, but they need more time to consult. Pharmacists do what they can to deliver their main message to both patients and doctors/health professions and the only request they wish from them is an understanding. With the help of technicians, the only issue pharmacist needs to worry about is enforcing compliance.
 

*Write your answer like you would write a thesis statement.  Please don't give us one or two words or start your sentence with "by".    Thanks!