Pharmacists' clinical roles and activities in inpatient hospice and palliative care: a scoping review

U Wernli, D Hischier, CR Meier… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Background Pharmacists contribute to medication safety by providing their services in
various settings. However, standardized definitions of the role of pharmacists in hospice and …

The role of an inpatient hospice and palliative clinical pharmacist in the interdisciplinary team

JJ Moody, IO Poon, UK Braun - American Journal of Hospice …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Palliative care is a specialized health care service for individuals with serious illness at any
stage and can be provided in any setting. Current national consensus developed by …

An exploration of the experiences of professionals supporting patients approaching the end of life in medicines management at home. A qualitative study

E Wilson, G Caswell, A Latif, C Anderson, C Faull… - BMC Palliative Care, 2020 - Springer
Background The management of medicines towards the end of life can place increasing
burdens and responsibilities on patients and families. This has received little attention yet it …

Understanding the potential for pharmacy expertise in palliative care: the value of stakeholder engagement in a theoretically driven mapping process for research

J Elyan, SA Francis, S Yardley - Pharmacy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Potentially avoidable medication-related harm is an inherent risk in palliative care;
medication management accounts for approximately 20% of reported serious incidents in …

Cross-sectional study to evaluate patients' medication management with a new model of care: incorporating a pharmacist into a community specialist palliative care …

LM Chess-Williams, AM Broadbent, L Hattingh - BMC Palliative Care, 2024 - Springer
Background Patients receiving palliative care are often on complex medication regimes to
manage their symptoms and comorbidities and at high risk of medication-related problems …

From comfort zone to front-line care: perspectives and reflections of community pharmacists entering home-based palliative care

CY Wu, YH Wu, YH Chang, MS Tsay, HC Chen… - BMC Palliative Care, 2024 - Springer
Background Palliative care requires a multidisciplinary team to assist patients and their
families to obtain good quality care at the end of life. Typically, community pharmacists have …

The roles of French community pharmacists in palliative home care

I Cuchet, M Dambrun, S Bedhomme, C Savanovitch… - BMC Palliative Care, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background The World Health Organization identifies pharmacists as a key
resource in palliative care. However, the roles of these professionals in end-of-life care at …

The development of an enhanced palliative care pharmacy service during the initial COVID-19 surge

J Hanley, M Spargo, J Brown, J Magee - Pharmacy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Northern Health and Social Care Trust developed an enhanced palliative care
pharmacy service for acute inpatients within a large hospital in Northern Ireland during the …

A qualitative exploration of the role of a palliative care pharmacist providing home‐based care in the rural setting, from the perspective of health care professionals

NJ Downing, G Skaczkowski… - Australian Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Pharmacists are often not recognised as a core part of palliative care teams,
despite their ideal placement to assist with the burden of medication management. Objective …

Role of pharmacists in the provision of palliative care services and support in South Africa

R Inderlall, P Naidoo - International Journal of Pharmacy …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Objectives South Africa (SA) has high demand but inequitable access to palliative
care (PC). Realising this need and the growing recognition of pharmacists' in PC globally, a …