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Background: Patient-provider language discordances can negatively affect the availability, accessibility, acceptability, and quality (AAAQ) of pharmacy services as described by the AAAQ framework. With nearly 600,000 residents of Ontario identifying French as their mother tongue, the active offer (AO) of French language pharmacy services should be provided, yet little is known about pharmacists' familiarity and use of AO.
Methods: Ontario pharmacists completed an online survey measuring their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours (KAB) regarding the AO for French language services (FLS).
Res Social Adm Pharm
January 2025
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, 1 University Heights, CPO 2125, 114G Karpen Hall, Asheville, NC, 28804, USA. Electronic address:
Background: Opioid overdose is an ongoing public health issue in the rural United States and can be countered by increasing access to the opioid antagonist naloxone. Community pharmacists are well-positioned to offer and dispense naloxone to patients at risk of opioid overdose, but still experience a range of communication barriers. Understanding rural patient communication preferences is essential to prepare pharmacists to discuss naloxone in a patient-centered manner.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmacy, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
Objective: The last decade has seen exponential growth in electronic health tools. However, only a limited number of electronic medication reconciliation tools have been developed and implemented in healthcare settings. Here, we present ConciliaMed, a mobile and web-based tool for healthcare professionals to reconcile the chronic medications of patients undergoing elective surgery.
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January 2025
Department of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky HealthCare - Kentucky Children's Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA.
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January 2025
Linfen Central Hospital, Linfen, Shanxi, China.
Background: Sepsis management in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) presents a significant challenge within contemporary healthcare. The primary challenge lies in ensuring the timely and appropriate utilization of antibiotics. Inappropriate antibiotic use in sepsis management can result in a multitude of adverse outcomes.
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