Validation Instruments for Community Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical Care for the Third Millennium
1st Edition
Published on 17. July 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
282 pages
978-0-7890-1109-1 (ISBN)
Description
Make pharmacy as effective as possible in your community!In the current era of cost-containment, health care providers, insurance companies, and consumers demand scientifically tested, proven systems for monitoring the standards of services provided by community pharmacists. Validation Instruments for Community Pharmacy: Pharmaceutical Care for the Third Millennium puts such a system in your hands. This system was adopted by the Swiss Pharmaceutical Society and can benefit communities around the world who are considering the implementation of a validation system to gauge and document the performance of their community pharmacists.Validation Instruments for Community Pharmacy offers practical and realistic methods to determine the value of pharmacy services in a community setting, such as:
grading the setting of the pharmacy
evaluating the equipment and professional services available
checking the timeliness of prescription delivery
discussing the cautions and instructions given to patients with their prescriptions
examining the way the pharmacy responds to patients'symptomsand also features:
background information on pharmacy practice
an introduction to the scope of pharmacy practice
ways to develop and evaluate a quantitative system that demonstrates the impact of the community pharmacist's interventions in patient care
This vital book will benefit pharmacists, health care professionals, health care providers, and educators and students in the field of pharmacy through its thorough examination of the development, evaluation, and application of quantitative measurement tools that monitor the standards of services provided by community pharmacists. Validation Instruments for Community Pharmacy: Pharmaceutical Care for the Third Millennium gives you what you need to insure the effectiveness of pharmaceutical services in your area. With case studies and samples of surveys that weigh the effectiveness of community pharmacies, this essential guide will help you implement cost-effective operations and ensure that customers are getting the best possible services.
grading the setting of the pharmacy
evaluating the equipment and professional services available
checking the timeliness of prescription delivery
discussing the cautions and instructions given to patients with their prescriptions
examining the way the pharmacy responds to patients'symptomsand also features:
background information on pharmacy practice
an introduction to the scope of pharmacy practice
ways to develop and evaluate a quantitative system that demonstrates the impact of the community pharmacist's interventions in patient care
This vital book will benefit pharmacists, health care professionals, health care providers, and educators and students in the field of pharmacy through its thorough examination of the development, evaluation, and application of quantitative measurement tools that monitor the standards of services provided by community pharmacists. Validation Instruments for Community Pharmacy: Pharmaceutical Care for the Third Millennium gives you what you need to insure the effectiveness of pharmaceutical services in your area. With case studies and samples of surveys that weigh the effectiveness of community pharmacies, this essential guide will help you implement cost-effective operations and ensure that customers are getting the best possible services.
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English
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Binghamton
United States
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Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Weight
454 gr
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978-0-7890-1109-1 (9780789011091)
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Content
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Validation Study Team Members
Introduction: The Concepts of Pharmacy Practice Leading to the Development of Validation Instruments
The Framework
Validation in a Community Pharmacy Practice Curriculum
Validation Concept Introduced Internationally
Validation Process Anchors Community Pharmacy Practice Centrally in Today's Health Care System
Validation of Concordance
Beliefs and Credibility
Technology and Validation
Conclusion
Chapter 1: The Philosophy of Validation
Background to Pharmacy Practice
The Strengths of Community Pharmacy
The Weakness of Community Pharmacy
Counteracting the Weaknesses of Community Pharmacy
Validation Instruments for Community Pharmacy
The Concept of the Validation Process and Its Relevance to Pharmaceutical Care
The Aim of Validation of Community Pharmacy
Plan of This Book
Summary
Chapter 2: The Assembly of Validation Tools
From Philosophy to Science
Study Hypothesis: A Practical Example
Background Studies
Applications of Measurement Instruments in Health-Related Studies
Developmental Stages of the Validation Tools
The Components of the Research Design
Data Processing and Analyses
Summary
Chapter 3: Defining Services Provided by Community Pharmacies
Services Provided
Services Identified
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 4: Quantifying Professional Pharmacy Services
Extent of Services Provided
The Quantitative Community Pharmacy Model
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 5: Development of Internal Validation Tools
Framework of Internal Validation Tools
The Validation Tool: The Setting of the Community Pharmacy
The Validation Tool: Dispensing a Prescription
The Validation Tool: Responding to Symptoms
The Validation Tool: Communicating with Patient
The Validation Tool: Equipment and Professional Services Available in a Community Pharmacy
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 6: Psychometric Evaluation of the Internal Validation Tools
Introduction
Methodology
Analysis of Results
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 7: Development of External Validation Tools
The External Validation Study
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 8: Psychometric Evaluation of the External Validation Tools
Introduction
Methodology
Reporting of Results
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 9: Implementation of the Validation Tools in a Community Setting
A Case Study
Description
Results of the Case Study
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 10: Validation in the Third Millennium
implications for Pharmaceutical Care
Limitations of the Study Presented
Recommendations for Action
Appendix A: Practical Guidelines to Conduct a Validation Study
The Validation Tools
Introduction
Validation of Community Pharmacy: Concepts and Methods
Development of the Internal Validation Tools
Development of the External Validation Tools
Conducting an Internal Validation Study
Conducting an External Validation Study
Classification of Validation Grades
Individual Recommendations for Each Validation Tool
Definition Sheets of the Internal Validation Tools
The External Validation Tools
Marketing the Validation Tools
Appendix B: The Validation Tools
The Setting of the Community Pharmacy
Dispensing a Prescription
Responding to Symptoms
Communicating with the Patient
Equipment and Professional Services Available in a Community Pharmacy
Consumer Services Tool
Health Professionals Tool
Validation Tools Report Sheet
Internal Validation Study Result Sheet
External Validation Study Result Sheet
The External and Internal Validation Study Results Correlation
Glossary
References
Index
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Validation Study Team Members
Introduction: The Concepts of Pharmacy Practice Leading to the Development of Validation Instruments
The Framework
Validation in a Community Pharmacy Practice Curriculum
Validation Concept Introduced Internationally
Validation Process Anchors Community Pharmacy Practice Centrally in Today's Health Care System
Validation of Concordance
Beliefs and Credibility
Technology and Validation
Conclusion
Chapter 1: The Philosophy of Validation
Background to Pharmacy Practice
The Strengths of Community Pharmacy
The Weakness of Community Pharmacy
Counteracting the Weaknesses of Community Pharmacy
Validation Instruments for Community Pharmacy
The Concept of the Validation Process and Its Relevance to Pharmaceutical Care
The Aim of Validation of Community Pharmacy
Plan of This Book
Summary
Chapter 2: The Assembly of Validation Tools
From Philosophy to Science
Study Hypothesis: A Practical Example
Background Studies
Applications of Measurement Instruments in Health-Related Studies
Developmental Stages of the Validation Tools
The Components of the Research Design
Data Processing and Analyses
Summary
Chapter 3: Defining Services Provided by Community Pharmacies
Services Provided
Services Identified
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 4: Quantifying Professional Pharmacy Services
Extent of Services Provided
The Quantitative Community Pharmacy Model
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 5: Development of Internal Validation Tools
Framework of Internal Validation Tools
The Validation Tool: The Setting of the Community Pharmacy
The Validation Tool: Dispensing a Prescription
The Validation Tool: Responding to Symptoms
The Validation Tool: Communicating with Patient
The Validation Tool: Equipment and Professional Services Available in a Community Pharmacy
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 6: Psychometric Evaluation of the Internal Validation Tools
Introduction
Methodology
Analysis of Results
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 7: Development of External Validation Tools
The External Validation Study
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 8: Psychometric Evaluation of the External Validation Tools
Introduction
Methodology
Reporting of Results
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 9: Implementation of the Validation Tools in a Community Setting
A Case Study
Description
Results of the Case Study
Discussion
Summary
Chapter 10: Validation in the Third Millennium
implications for Pharmaceutical Care
Limitations of the Study Presented
Recommendations for Action
Appendix A: Practical Guidelines to Conduct a Validation Study
The Validation Tools
Introduction
Validation of Community Pharmacy: Concepts and Methods
Development of the Internal Validation Tools
Development of the External Validation Tools
Conducting an Internal Validation Study
Conducting an External Validation Study
Classification of Validation Grades
Individual Recommendations for Each Validation Tool
Definition Sheets of the Internal Validation Tools
The External Validation Tools
Marketing the Validation Tools
Appendix B: The Validation Tools
The Setting of the Community Pharmacy
Dispensing a Prescription
Responding to Symptoms
Communicating with the Patient
Equipment and Professional Services Available in a Community Pharmacy
Consumer Services Tool
Health Professionals Tool
Validation Tools Report Sheet
Internal Validation Study Result Sheet
External Validation Study Result Sheet
The External and Internal Validation Study Results Correlation
Glossary
References
Index