| Integrating pharmacists into family practice teams: physicians' perspectives on collaborative care. | |
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PMID: 19074716 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To explore family physicians' perspectives on collaborative practice 12 months after pharmacists were integrated into their family practices. DESIGN: Qualitative design using focus groups followed by semistructured interviews. SETTING: Seven physician-led group family practices in urban, suburban, and semirural Ontario communities. PARTICIPANTS: Twelve purposively selected family physicians participating in the IMPACT (Integrating family Medicine and Pharmacy to Advance primary Care Therapeutics) project. METHODS: We conducted 4 exploratory focus groups to gather information on collaborative practice issues in order to construct our interview guide. We later interviewed 12 physicians 1 year into the integration process. Focus groups and interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim. Four researchers used immersion and crystallization techniques to identify codes for the data and thematic editing to distil participants' perspectives on physician-pharmacist collaborative practice. FINDINGS The focus groups revealed concerns relating to operational efficiencies, medicolegal implications, effects on patient-physician relationships, and work satisfaction. The follow-up semistructured interviews revealed ongoing operational challenges, but several issues had resolved and clinical and practice-level benefits surfaced. Clinical benefits included having colleagues to provide reliable drug information, gaining fresh perspectives, and having increased security in prescribing. Practice-level benefits included group education, liaison with community pharmacies, and an enhanced sense of team. Persistent operational challenges included finding time to learn about pharmacists' role and skills and insufficient space in practices to accommodate both professionals. CONCLUSION: Physicians' perspectives on collaborative practice 12 months after pharmacists were integrated into their family practices were positive overall. Some ongoing operational challenges remained. Several of the early concerns about collaborative practice had been resolved as physicians discovered the benefits of working with pharmacists, such as increased security in prescribing. |
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Authors:
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Kevin Pottie; Barbara Farrell; Susan Haydt; Lisa Dolovich; Connie Sellors; Natalie Kennie; William Hogg; Carmel M Martin |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian family physician Médecin de famille canadien Volume: 54 ISSN: 1715-5258 ISO Abbreviation: Can Fam Physician Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-16 Completed Date: 2009-03-24 Revised Date: 2013-06-04 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0120300 Medline TA: Can Fam Physician Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1714-1717.e5 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Family Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. kpottie@uottawa.ca |
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Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
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organization & administration* Family Practice / organization & administration* Female Humans Interdisciplinary Communication* Interprofessional Relations* Male Ontario Pharmaceutical Services / organization & administration* Questionnaires Retrospective Studies |
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