Pharmacist-initiated hepatitis C virus screening in a community pharmacy to increase awareness and link to care at the medical center
| Autor: | Marlowe Djuric Kachlic, Nadine Y. Isho, Michelle T. Martin, Jennifer Chan Marcelo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Referral education Pharmacist MEDLINE Pharmacology (nursing) Pharmacy Community Pharmacy Services Hepacivirus Pharmacists 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Patient Education as Topic Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Humans Mass Screening 030212 general & internal medicine Medical prescription Outpatient pharmacy Pharmacology Pharmacies business.industry Awareness Middle Aged Hepatitis C Test (assessment) Clinical pharmacy Family medicine 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology Female business Biomedical sciences |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA. 57(3S) |
| ISSN: | 1544-3450 |
| Popis: | Objective To describe the design and implementation of a pharmacist-led hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening and education program in a community pharmacy with a protocol for linkage to care at the affiliated hepatology clinic for patients born between 1945 and 1965. Setting Outpatient pharmacy affiliated with the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. Practice description The community pharmacist resident conducted the HCV screening at the health system-based community pharmacy. Practice innovation Community pharmacists provided patients with HCV screening and education while patients waited for their prescriptions to be ready or upon appointment. Patients were given a questionnaire before and after HCV education to assess the impact of pharmacist-provided education on patient knowledge. A protocol was developed to link patients with a positive HCV antibody test result to care with a hepatologist for confirmatory testing at a follow-up appointment at the medical center. Evaluation Investigators assessed the feasibility of providing the screening and education, recorded the number of patients screened, and recorded the differences in the questionnaire responses before and after education. Results Pharmacist-led HCV screening services were implemented successfully at the community pharmacy. All patients had a negative antibody result; therefore, linkage to care at the medical center, although available, was not necessary. The self-reported posttest HCV knowledge scores were significantly higher than pretest scores. Conclusion This article outlines the methodology for providing a multidisciplinary HCV screening, education, and referral program in a community pharmacy affiliated with a medical center. Pharmacist-initiated HCV screening in a community pharmacy can assist with identifying patients at risk for HCV infection and provide patients with linkage to care in the health system. This report may encourage community pharmacists to conduct future prospective trials to evaluate clinical and economic outcomes of community-based HCV screenings. |
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