Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar

<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">Patient safety is gaining prominence in health professional curricula. Patient safety must be complemented by teaching and skill development in practice settings. The purpose of this paper is to explore how experienced pharmacists identify, pr...

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Main Author: Kerry Wilbur (427937) (author)
Other Authors: Arwa Sahal (18061027) (author), Dina Elgaily (14151618) (author)
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Accounting, auditing and accountability
Business systems in context
Human society
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Patient safety
Education
Medicine
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description <h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">Patient safety is gaining prominence in health professional curricula. Patient safety must be complemented by teaching and skill development in practice settings. The purpose of this paper is to explore how experienced pharmacists identify, prioritize and communicate adverse drug effects to patients.</p><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><p dir="ltr">A focus group discussion was conducted with cardiology pharmacy specialists working in a Doha hospital, Qatar. The topic guide sought to explore participants’ views, experiences and approaches to educating patients regarding specific cardiovascular therapy safety and tolerability. Discussions were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were coded and organized around identified themes and sub-themes. Working theories were developed by the three authors based on relevant topic characteristics associated with the means in which pharmacists prioritize and choose adverse effect information to communicate to patients.</p><h3>Findings</h3><p dir="ltr">Nine pharmacists participated in the discussion. The specific adverse effects prioritized were consistent with the reported highest prevalence. Concepts and connections to three main themes described how pharmacists further tailored patient counseling: potential adverse effects and their perceived importance; patient encounter; and cultural factors. Pharmacists relied on initial patient dialogue to judge an individual’s needs and capabilities to digest safety information, and drew heavily upon experience with other counseling encounters to further prioritize this information, processes dependent upon development and accessing exemplar cases.</p><h3>Originality/value</h3><p dir="ltr">The findings underscore practical experience as a critical instructional element of undergraduate health professional patient safety curricula and for developing associated clinical reasoning.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-10-2016-0152" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-10-2016-0152</a></p>
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spelling Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in QatarKerry Wilbur (427937)Arwa Sahal (18061027)Dina Elgaily (14151618)Commerce, management, tourism and servicesAccounting, auditing and accountabilityBusiness systems in contextHuman societyPolicy and administrationPatient safetyEducationMedicine<h3>Purpose</h3><p dir="ltr">Patient safety is gaining prominence in health professional curricula. Patient safety must be complemented by teaching and skill development in practice settings. The purpose of this paper is to explore how experienced pharmacists identify, prioritize and communicate adverse drug effects to patients.</p><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><p dir="ltr">A focus group discussion was conducted with cardiology pharmacy specialists working in a Doha hospital, Qatar. The topic guide sought to explore participants’ views, experiences and approaches to educating patients regarding specific cardiovascular therapy safety and tolerability. Discussions were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were coded and organized around identified themes and sub-themes. Working theories were developed by the three authors based on relevant topic characteristics associated with the means in which pharmacists prioritize and choose adverse effect information to communicate to patients.</p><h3>Findings</h3><p dir="ltr">Nine pharmacists participated in the discussion. The specific adverse effects prioritized were consistent with the reported highest prevalence. Concepts and connections to three main themes described how pharmacists further tailored patient counseling: potential adverse effects and their perceived importance; patient encounter; and cultural factors. Pharmacists relied on initial patient dialogue to judge an individual’s needs and capabilities to digest safety information, and drew heavily upon experience with other counseling encounters to further prioritize this information, processes dependent upon development and accessing exemplar cases.</p><h3>Originality/value</h3><p dir="ltr">The findings underscore practical experience as a critical instructional element of undergraduate health professional patient safety curricula and for developing associated clinical reasoning.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-10-2016-0152" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-10-2016-0152</a></p>2018-02-12T03:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1108/ijhcqa-10-2016-0152https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Communicating_medication_risk_to_cardiovascular_patients_in_Qatar/25295620CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/252956202018-02-12T03:00:00Z
spellingShingle Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar
Kerry Wilbur (427937)
Commerce, management, tourism and services
Accounting, auditing and accountability
Business systems in context
Human society
Policy and administration
Patient safety
Education
Medicine
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title Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar
title_full Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar
title_fullStr Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar
title_full_unstemmed Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar
title_short Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar
title_sort Communicating medication risk to cardiovascular patients in Qatar
topic Commerce, management, tourism and services
Accounting, auditing and accountability
Business systems in context
Human society
Policy and administration
Patient safety
Education
Medicine