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    This guidance document outlines strategies to safely manage patient medications during transitions of care like discharge from the hospital. It discusses the patient journey through the healthcare system and risks of medication errors during transfers. The document recommends engaging pharmacists to strengthen communication between hospitals and other providers about patient medications. It also suggests potential interventions like pharmacist-taken admission drug histories, self-administration programs, and electronic prescriptions to minimize medication risks for patients.

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    This guidance document outlines strategies to safely manage patient medications during transitions of care like discharge from the hospital. It discusses the patient journey through the healthcare system and risks of medication errors during transfers. The document recommends engaging pharmacists to strengthen communication between hospitals and other providers about patient medications. It also suggests potential interventions like pharmacist-taken admission drug histories, self-administration programs, and electronic prescriptions to minimize medication risks for patients.

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    This guidance document outlines strategies to safely manage patient medications during transitions of care like discharge from the hospital. It discusses the patient journey through the healthcare system and risks of medication errors during transfers. The document recommends engaging pharmacists to strengthen communication between hospitals and other providers about patient medications. It also suggests potential interventions like pharmacist-taken admission drug histories, self-administration programs, and electronic prescriptions to minimize medication risks for patients.

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    GUIDANCE ON DISCHARGE AND

    TRANSFER PLANNING

    By
    Vijay Nikam

    MOVING PATIENTS AND MEDICINES VERY SAFELY


    Contents
     Introduction
     Aim of guidance
     Patients Journey
     Pharmacy Strategies
     Community pharmacy
     Research Evidences
     Adv. of re-engineered services
     Elements of successful services
     Potential interventions
     Action plan
     Why in India
    INTRODUCTION
     Taking any medicines is an
    inherently risky business
     There are chance of adverse event
     Use of good practices to minimize
    the risk to patients
     Engaging pharmacist and others with
    experience of medicines is essential
    AIM OF GUIDANCE
     To maximize good practices of medicines
    management
     To minimize the risk associated with
    medicines during transfer or discharge
     To raise the awareness of patient’s experiences
    with medicines and discharge
     To develop strategies
     To make recommendations to reduce the risks
    of incidents with medicines for patients
    PATIENTS JOURNY

     HOME TO HOSPITAL
     HOSPITAL TO CARE HOME
     WARD TO WARD
     HOSPITAL TO HOSPITAL
    DIAGNOSIS/ TREATMNT AND
    TESTING THERAPY

    PATIENT
    PATIENT DISCHARGE

    PATIENT
    PROCESSING
    PHARMACY STRATEGIES

     Encouraging greater use of Patient’s


    own drugs
     Self administration scheme for patient
     Strengthened communication between
    hospitals ,pharmacist ,GPs about
    patient’s medicines
     better medicines management
     Greater involvement of pharmacist in
    clinical care
    POLICY CONTEXTS

     PHARMACY STRATEGIES
     FRAMEWORK OF COMMUNITY PHARMACY
     NEW GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES
     DISCHARGE WORKBOOK
     TOOL KIT
    PHARMACY STRATEGIES
    COMMUNITY PHARMACY
     Extended role of pharmacist
     Essential services
     Advanced services
     Enhanced services
    RESEARCH EVIDENCES

     COMMUNICATION
     CONSEQUENCES OF POOR
    COMMUNICATIONS
     IMPLICATIONS FOR PATIENTS
    ELEMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL
    SERVICES
     REVIEWING MEDICATION
     OBTAINING PRESCRIPTIONS
     OBTAINING MEDICATIONS
     VERBAL COUNCELLING
     DISCHARGE PRESCRIPTIONS
     ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTIONS
     CLEAR PRACTICE PROTOCOLS
    POTENTIAL
    INTERVENTIONS

     ADMISSION DRUG HISTORIES-


    taken by pharmacist
     Self administration schemes for
    patient
     Electronic prescriptions
    HISTORY
    FORM
    INSTRUCTIONS TO PATIENT
    ACTION PLAN

     RE-VIEW OF COMMUNICATION
     RE-VIEW OF DRUG HISTORY
     SELF ADMINISTRATION
    MANAGEMENT
     ROLE PHARMACIST, DOCTORS &
    NURSES
    WHY IN INDIA?

     POOR STATUS OF PHARMACY


     SELECTION OF GENERIC DRUGS
     LACK OF CLINICAL EDUCATION &
    TRAINING OF PHARMACIST
     LIMITED RESOURCES

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