Hospital Pharmacy General Meeting
Pharmacist Karen Kopacek
Practicing pharmacist- has worked in cardiology/critical care, been a teacher, and associate dean for student affairs at UW-Madison
Acute Care Pharmacy
Pharmacist Kopacek spent most of her years working in many different hospitals as a pharmacist
Hospital pharmacists do many things:
Collect medication history from patients
Verify orders on the computer
Complete rounds with other nurses and doctors
Talk with patients about how they are doing and what their discharge plan is
Answer questions about drug information from both patients and other healthcare professionals
Know algorithms and plan ahead on what medications patients should use
Types of Pharmacy Services for Cardiovascular Prevention and Management
Educational activities directed at patients
Informative activities directed at healthcare professionals
Direct Intervention
Benefits of Pharmacist’s Intervention
Blood pressure control
Glycemic control
Smoking cessation
Lipid profile/management
CV outcomes
Medication adherence
Health literacy
Quality of medication use process
Healthcare costs
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Medication class
Answer questions during exercise class
Individual patient medication reviews
Provide medication talks to CR staff
Some Interventions Done at Cardiac Rehabilitation
Exercise training
Dietary education
Medication management
Tobacco use
Psychosocial observations
Benefits of Cardiac Rehab
Improved
Physical fitness
Functional capacity
Quality of life
Reduced
Cardiovascular events
Hospitalizations
Mortality
Adverse events
Cost and resource use
Simple Approach to Improve Adherence
Simplify the regimen
Impart knowledge
Modify patient beliefs and human behavior
Provide communication and trust
Leave the bias
Evaluate adherence
Realities of Pharmacy in 2020
Job market for pharmacists is more difficult than in the past
If you just want to dispense medications- this could be tricky
If you are not good at your job and/or have a bad attitude about it, you will not be hired or retained
There’s a lot of competition
Pill packs
Online pharmacies
Advice for the Future
Remain optimistic
Focus on becoming the best pharmacist you can be
Learn from practicing pharmacists
Have an open mind
Helpful Articles
file:///Users/katieoswald/Downloads/Redefining%20Pharmacy%202019.pdf
file:///Users/katieoswald/Downloads/Editorial%20JAMA%202019.pdf
file:///Users/katieoswald/Downloads/Future%20of%20Pharmcy%20Drug%20Topics%202019.pdf
file:///Users/katieoswald/Downloads/Your_Pharmacist_and_You_CVD_Final_Your%20Pharmacist%20and%20You.pdf