Hospital Pharmacy - Conception of the Field |
Napsal uživatel Martin Šimíček |
Neděle, 06 Červen 2010 21:35 |
1. IntroductionHospital pharmacy is an independent specialized field which plays an irreplaceable role in the provision of complex pharmacy care, especially for hospital inpatient facilities. A hospital pharmacy is an inseparable part of such facilities. The conception of the field of hospital pharmacy aims to define the role of hospital pharmacy in the coming years, in the context of the development of global and mainly European hospital pharmacy, and to suggest a solution leading to the defined goal. The goal of the changes is the standardization of hospital pharmacy care on a high level, based on the fusion of latest findings in pharmacy and medicine with public order, ethical principles and economic potentials of the health care system.
2. Definition and Content of the FieldPharmacy care in hospital pharmacies focuses on a continuous and complex optimization and individualization of pharmacotherapy and use of health aids. Optimization means the enhancement of quality and availability of the provided care while available sources are used rationally. Hospital pharmacy provides pharmacy care to:
Its specialized care is also available to the inhabitants, the health care facilities it is a part of and other health care and non health care entities. Hospital pharmacy deals with:
Drug compounding means compounding of all dosage forms, including those technologically demanding,
An inseparable part of the care is providing information services to patients and health care workers, including their education. Hospital pharmacy is active in
The education and training activities are provided by workplaces included in the system of accredited health care workplaces.
3. Conditions Necessary for the Goal AchievementTo ensure proper working of hospital pharmacy, it is necessary to define the terms of hospital pharmacy and hospital pharmacist within the newly created legislation on health care, the system of health care facilities, health care workers and their education. It is necessary to establish the minimum material, technical and personnel conditions of hospital pharmacy equipment with respect to the range of pharmaceutical care provided. The range of the care has to be specified on the basis of assessable criteria, such as the number and profile of beds in the facility, the number and profile of health care workers, the number and character of conducted clinical evaluations, the number of specialized centres. 4. Employees and Their QualificationsA qualification prerequisite for a head of hospital pharmacy is the acquired specialization in the field of hospital pharmacy. The heads of individual pharmacy departments are required to be specialized in the appropriate fields (hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, pharmaceutical technology, pharmaceutical analysis) or a higher specialization appropriate to the performed job, such as a certified course on oncology pharmacy, nutritional support. It is necessary to retain the independent basic specialization field of hospital pharmacy and to provide conditions suitable for the possible education in the field. The prerequisite of pharmacy technicians is post-secondary and further education in the field related to the performed job and the introduction of the specialization in hospital pharmacy.
May 2010
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Aktualizováno Neděle, 06 Červen 2010 21:41 |