Clinicians' Perspectives on Cure in Adult Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Minimal Residual Disease: A Delphi Study.

Hematologic complete remission (CR) is achievable for most adults with B cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (BCP-ALL). However, minimal residual disease (MRD) in patients with hematologic CR is associated with increased risk of relapse, shorter survival, and poorer transplantation outcomes. This study explored the concept of cure in adults with Philadelphia chromosome-negative (Ph-) BCP-ALL by MRD status at first hematologic CR (CR1) to inform evaluation of the clinical and economic benefits of new agents, where the concept of cure is important but long-term data are not available.

The humanistic and economic burden of juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the era of biologic medication.

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a poorly understood, heterogeneous, incurable, inflammatory syndrome. Long-term outcomes are uncertain, and this painful condition can result in lifelong disability. JIA is associated with considerable financial and humanistic burden for those affected and the healthcare system.

Contested space in the pharmacy: public attitudes to pharmacy harm reduction services in the West of Scotland.

Background: Internationally, community pharmacies have become increasingly involved in providing harm reduction services and health advice to people who use illicit drugs.

Objective: This paper considers public opinion of community pharmacy services. It discusses attitudes to harm reduction services in the context of stigmatization of addiction and people who use drugs.

A qualitative exploration of opinions on the community pharmacists' role amongst the general public in Scotland.

Objective: To understand members of the public's opinions and experiences of pharmacy services.

Method: This exploratory study employed qualitative methods. Five focus groups were conducted with 26 members of the public resident in Scotland in March 2010.

Understanding public trust in services provided by community pharmacists relative to those provided by general practitioners: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To apply sociological theories to understand public trust in extended services provided by community pharmacists relative to those provided by general practitioners (GPs).

Design: Qualitative study involving focus groups with members of the public.

Setting: The West of Scotland.

Increasing community pharmacy workloads in England: causes and consequences.

Objective: To explore English community pharmacists experiences of workload increases. Setting North West of England.

Method: Ninety-six women and 71 men replied (response rates = 40 and 31%, respectively).

Personal development planning: first-year Master of Pharmacy students' engagement with, and attitudes towards, reflective self-assessment.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to determine whether first-year Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) students would engage with an activity similar to pharmacists' continuing professional development, and to explore attitudes surrounding this task.

Methods: A paper version of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain's electronic template for recording continuing professional development was developed. Students were asked to use this paper version to record the planning, action and evaluation carried out while completing a written assignment.

Delivering health care through community pharmacies: are working conditions deterring female pharmacists' participation?

Objective: Recent UK government policy has placed community pharmacists at the frontline of health care delivery in order to improve patient access. Community pharmacy has been beset by recruitment and retention problems which potentially threaten health service delivery. This is largely a consequence of an increased demand for pharmacists.

The impact of increasing workloads and role expansion on female community pharmacists in the United Kingdom.

Background: Evidence from United Kingdom and the United States indicates that community pharmacists' workloads have increased in recent years for 2 reasons. First, because of social and demographic changes there has been a greater demand for pharmaceutical services. Second, the community pharmacists' role has expanded.

A comparison of parents and pediatric anesthesiologists' preferences for attributes of child daycase surgery: a discrete choice experiment.

Background: Currently, there is little evidence relating to which attributes of pediatric daycase surgery are most important to parents; therefore, it is difficult for policy-makers in the UK to incorporate parents' preferences into pediatric daycase service provision. Additionally, few studies have considered anesthesiologists' preferences in this area. Parents and anesthesiologists' preferences for perioperative care of children undergoing daycase surgery may differ and this could affect levels of satisfaction with service provision.