Director's Forum - Developing Patient-Centered Pharmacy Services through Residency Training

Hospital pharmacy directors are faced with the challenge of implementing patient-centered services, which often requirers changing the pharmacists' role in patient care. An approach to develop pharmacists focused on patient care is to support post-graduate training programs that provide the pha...

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Published inHospital pharmacy (Philadelphia) Vol. 42; no. 8; pp. 756 - 759
Main Authors Mcmillen, Katie, Weber, Robert J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2007
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Summary:Hospital pharmacy directors are faced with the challenge of implementing patient-centered services, which often requirers changing the pharmacists' role in patient care. An approach to develop pharmacists focused on patient care is to support post-graduate training programs that provide the pharmacists with specific patient-care skills. This month's Director's Forum presents a brief overview of pharmacy residency training as well as practical tips for directors interested in developing a residency program.
ISSN:0018-5787
1945-1253
DOI:10.1310/hpj4208-756