Keywords: pharmaceutical care, pharmacists, patients, coordinated care, advanced pharmacy services
Background:
Care coordination improves health care outcomes and facilitates the utilization of efficient, safe, and high-quality services while maximizing the accessibility of services offered to patients. In collaboration with other healthcare professionals, pharmacists can ensure that patients receive the most effective and safe treatment possible. In many countries such as the United States, the Netherlands, and United Kingdom, pharmacists are actively involved in providing care in primary care and ensuring continuity of care for patients. Coordinated PHC care in Poland has been introduced to include GPs, specialists, nurses, and dietitians, but without the involvement of pharmacists. Pharmacists in Poland have received rights to provide additional services to patients already in 2021, but new services have not yet been implemented.
Aim of the study:
The study aims to explore the perspectives of physicians, pharmacists, and patients on pharmaceutical care, physician-pharmacist collaboration, and advanced pharmacy services that could be introduced in coordination with PHC in Poland.
Methodology:
A method used in the project will be an online survey (CAWI) which will be distributed by e-mail to all invited to the survey. Three separate questionnaires will be developed for physicians, pharmacists, and patients. The survey will consist mainly of closed questions. Survey items will be adjusted to each group, but they will cover the same themes: current approach to pharmacotherapy management, collaboration between physician and pharmacist, and need for additional services delivered by pharmacists. 1000 respondents from each group will be randomly selected to ensure a measurement error of 5%.
Results:
Statistical analysis will be performed on the obtained results. Comparative analysis will be used to compare results between groups.
Conclusions:
The obtained results may provide perspectives of different groups on pharmacists’ role in pharmacotherapy management and what additional tasks they can take on. Conclusions from the study can be used in designing policies including pharmacists in coordinated care in Poland.
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