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Advanced pharmacy practice of a doctor of pharmacy student at an allied surgical ward in a hospital in Africa

INTRODUCTION: The pharmacy profession is undergoing transformational change in Ghana. The role of pharmacists has become more patient-focused with increased accountability and responsibility. AIM: This study is aimed at reporting the experiential learning on the clinical interventions made and docum...

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Autores principales: Ofei-Palm, Charles Nii Kwade, Gbadago, Dorcas, Tetteh, Raymond, Koduah, Augustina, Ankrah, Daniel, Buabeng, Kwame Ohene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10277583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37342576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17064
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description INTRODUCTION: The pharmacy profession is undergoing transformational change in Ghana. The role of pharmacists has become more patient-focused with increased accountability and responsibility. AIM: This study is aimed at reporting the experiential learning on the clinical interventions made and documented at the Allied Surgical Wards of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). This involves a review of patient's medical records during the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) learning. One case each from Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, (ENT) and Dental units' subspecialty were reviewed from October 7, 2019 to November 15, 2019 b y a Pharm D student. CONCLUSION: The student was able to make prompt clinical interventions that contributed to patient care in clinical wards assigned during her clinical clerkship.
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spelling pubmed-102775832023-06-20 Advanced pharmacy practice of a doctor of pharmacy student at an allied surgical ward in a hospital in Africa Ofei-Palm, Charles Nii Kwade Gbadago, Dorcas Tetteh, Raymond Koduah, Augustina Ankrah, Daniel Buabeng, Kwame Ohene Heliyon Research Article INTRODUCTION: The pharmacy profession is undergoing transformational change in Ghana. The role of pharmacists has become more patient-focused with increased accountability and responsibility. AIM: This study is aimed at reporting the experiential learning on the clinical interventions made and documented at the Allied Surgical Wards of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH). This involves a review of patient's medical records during the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) learning. One case each from Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, (ENT) and Dental units' subspecialty were reviewed from October 7, 2019 to November 15, 2019 b y a Pharm D student. CONCLUSION: The student was able to make prompt clinical interventions that contributed to patient care in clinical wards assigned during her clinical clerkship. Elsevier 2023-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC10277583/ /pubmed/37342576 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17064 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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