Pharmacy Practice Research Case Studies
- 1st Edition - February 8, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editor: Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 3 7 8 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 3 7 9 - 2
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Request a sales quotePharmacy Practice Research Case Studies provides examples and details regarding how pharmacy practice research has transformed over the past decade and how this is impacting overall health. This book presents several methodologies and techniques used in current pharmacy practice. According to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, countries around the world are aiming to achieve Universal Health Coverage. In this context, pharmacists are a vital part of the healthcare teams and the book portrays the research methods used in conducting pharmacy practice and medicines use research. The professional role of pharmacists has evolved tremendously over the past few decades across the globe and the pace of change has been interestingly phenomenal in varying aspects. The book provides a great resource for pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, policymakers, and researchers to understand the dimensions of practice, education, research, and policy concerning pharmacy, and it provides the synthesis of the development so far, pointing to the needs and demands of the future.
- Provides updates on current practices and research methodologies used in pharmacy and their evolution over the last decade
- Offers insight into research that can be applied to global pharmacy practice
- Uses case studies to demonstrate how sustainable pharmacy practice can be in other settings and other countries
This book will be a valuable resource for practicing pharmacists, academicians, researcher, health policy makers, governments, and other international agencies (WHO, World Bank etc) This book can be use in school with pharmacy programs, since it provides details in pharmacy practice in the setting of Asian countries and perspective.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Experiences with clinical pharmacy services in a cardiac rehabilitation program in Qatar
- Abstract
- Background
- What is a cardiac rehabilitation program?
- Cardiac rehabilitation programs globally and in Qatar
- The role of clinical pharmacists in cardiac rehabilitation programs
- The role of the clinical pharmacist in cardiac rehabilitation programs: Experience from Qatar
- Description of clinical pharmacy services and activities at the CR program in Qatar
- Summary of clinical pharmacists interventions
- Evidence-based pharmacy services in cardiac rehabilitation programs and future directions
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: Clinical pharmacy service innovation in an obstetrics and gynecology setting: A case study from Qatar
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- Overview of pharmacy services in an obstetrics and gynecology setting
- Data retrieval process
- Manpower resources and characteristics of clinical pharmacy practitioners
- Description of obstetrics and gynecology patient population
- Clinical pharmacists’ role in obstetrics and gynecology
- Challenges
- Gaps in current clinical pharmacy services
- Future opportunities and direction
- Conclusions
- Chapter 3: Pharmacy practice research conducted in the delivery of home care services
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Translating evidence into pharmacy practice
- Lessons learned: Take-home messages
- Conclusions
- Chapter 4: Community pharmacy-based medication therapy management clinic in Saudi Arabia
- Abstract
- Saudi Vision 2030 and the National Transformation Program 2020
- Saudi healthcare system and health sector transformation
- Community pharmacy practice
- Community pharmacy-based medication therapy management (MTM) service in Saudi Arabia
- Chapter 5: Pharmacy services and pharmacy practice research in Ukraine
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Review of pharmacy services in Ukraine—Historical perspective
- Study of the state and the main components of pharmacy service in Ukraine
- New directions of development of pharmacy service in Ukraine
- Summary
- Chapter 6: Understanding pharmacy staff attitudes and experience relating to suicide
- Abstract
- An international focus on suicide prevention
- Potential role of pharmacy teams in suicide prevention
- UK case study
- Conclusion and recommendations
- Chapter 7: Making Time, Making History, Transforming Lives: Community pharmacy service development and evaluation for people living with learning disabilities
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- Background
- Results and discussion
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8: Pharmacist-led interventions to promote cardiovascular health: A review of studies from Portugal
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Pharmacy services and identification of at-risk individuals
- Addressing the major modifiable risk factors
- Interventions focusing on medicines optimization, including the management of medication adherence
- Working collaboratively to achieve optimal therapy
- Liaising with social care in special population groups
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9: Pharmacy practice and continuing professional development in low and middle income countries (LMICs)
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Evidence for CPD
- Translating evidence into practice—Country experiences
- Recommendations for countries to establish local CPD models
- Conclusion
- Chapter 10: Personalizing patient care with medicines: Innovative models of care from the United Kingdom
- Abstract
- Introduction
- A deprescribing personalized care model: The SHINE project
- Personalized care in groups: A randomized controlled trial of a pharmacist-led group clinic for osteoporosis
- Learning points for pharmacists
- Chapter 11: Pharmacy services for safe parenteral nutrition
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Methods
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Chapter 12: Community pharmacists and pharmacovigilance: Global overview and a case study
- Abstract
- Introduction
- The global landscape of community pharmacy
- Role of the community pharmacist in pharmacovigilance
- Community pharmacy and pharmacovigilance_ A case study from Pakistan
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: February 8, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 276
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780128193785
- eBook ISBN: 9780128193792
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Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar
With over 25 years of experience in pharmaceutical policy and practice research, Prof Zaheer Babar is a global authority and a prolific author in this field. He comes with a long-standing academic career in pharmacy in New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. He is globally known for his work in policy and practice, including quality use of medicines, and issues related to medicines access and pricing.
Prof. Babar has published over 300 papers and is considered the leading researcher in the “pharmacy practice research category”. He has published in high-impact journals such as PLoS Medicine and the Lancet and has acted as a consultant for the WHO, RPS, UNDP, HAI, MSH, FIP, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, World Bank, European Union, and the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand. His edited work includes "Economic Evaluation of Pharmacy Services", "Pharmaceutical Prices in the 21st Century", "Pharmaceutical Policies in Countries with Developing Healthcare Systems", "Global Pharmaceutical Policy", "Access to high-cost medicines", "Pharmacy Practice Research Methods", "Pharmacy Practice Research Case Studies" , "Encyclopaedia of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy", and "Encyclopaedia of Evidence in Pharmaceutical Public Health and Health Services Research in Pharmacy". Published by Elsevier and Adis/Springer, his work is used in curriculum design, policy development, and referral all around the globe. Professor Babar is the founding Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice [IF = 4.2], a high-impact publication that provides evidence-based insights and recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and researchers. He can be contacted at: [email protected]
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Professor of Clinical Pharmacy and Practice College of Pharmacy, Qatar University, QatarRead Pharmacy Practice Research Case Studies on ScienceDirect