Redesigned health systems could meet the rising demand for healthcare, with community
pharmacy currently an underused resource for the treatment and management of patients …

Aim The aim of this study was to explore how secondary care pharmacist and nurse
independent prescribers clinically reason when making prescribing decisions. Background …

Countless studies have demonstrated that many emergency-room visits and hospital
admissions are drug-related and that a significant proportion of these drug-related visits …

Background: Pharmacist participation in chronic disease management benefits patients in
many ambulatory settings. We explored the attitudes and perceptions among …

Objectives. To implement and evaluate a physical assessment module for pharmacy
students. Design. A physical assessment module focusing on vital signs was incorporated …

METHODS The fourth author (RDT), who is an instructor for supplemental PA workshops but
was not directly involved with the PA course when these interviews were performed, initiated …

Background Pharmacists are now seeking to incorporate physical assessment (PA) into their
practices. This trend prompted the creation, by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian …

We read with interest Ricky Turgeon's letter on physical examination of patients by
pharmacists. 1 Having both been pharmacists in the past, we support the performance of …

Background and purpose Hypertension is highly prevalent and sub-optimally controlled in
many patients. Strong evidence supports the role of pharmacists in assessing blood …

Introduction The scope of pharmacy practice has evolved to include physical assessment
(PA) as part of the management of drug therapy. Objective To describe programs developed …