Am J Health Syst Pharm
May 2016
Purpose: The implementation of a required residency rotation in transitions of care (TOCs) and the resulting resident-led clinical interventions and learning experiences are described.
Summary: A newly required four-week TOC rotation was implemented for postgraduate year 1 (PGY1) pharmacy residents at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Unlike acute care rotations, this learning experience encouraged residents to focus on providing direct patient care in a holistic manner and use pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies to improve patient outcomes.
Objective: A pharmacy-based glucose management program was evaluated to determine whether improved glycemic control could be achieved in an inpatient general medicine patient population.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of 151 patients with blood glucose (BG) values outside the range of 70 to 180 mg/dL within a 24-hour period was conducted. Observations for the baseline group with no pharmacy program in place were collected from admissions during July 2010 and for the intervention group in October 2010.