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BMJ Open
September 2024
Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Introduction: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are the First Peoples of Australia. Up to 45% of dementia in these populations is due to potentially modifiable risk factors. The Dementia Prevention and Risk Management Program for Aboriginal Australians (DAMPAA) is an Aboriginal Health Practitioner led programme that aims to reduce cognitive decline and functional impairment in older Aboriginal people.
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July 2024
Department of Pharmacy, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Background: The perioperative arena is a unique and challenging environment that requires coordination of the complex processes and involvement of the entire care team. Pharmacists' scope of practice has been evolving to be patient-centered and to expand to variety of settings including perioperative settings.
Objectives: To critically appraise, synthesize, and present the available evidence of the characteristics and impact of pharmacist-led interventions on clinically important outcomes in the perioperative settings.
Kidney Res Clin Pract
July 2024
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Background: The Acute Disease Quality Initiative advocates multidisciplinary care for the survivors of acute kidney injury (AKI). The bundled care strategy recognizes the role of pharmacists. However, their specific contributions in this context remain underexplored.
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July 2024
Ageing and Pharmacology Laboratory, Kolling Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney and the Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia; Aged Care Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia; Clinical Pharmacology Department, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Objectives: The Drug Burden Index (DBI) calculates a person's exposure to anticholinergic and sedative medications. We aimed to review randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of deprescribing interventions that reported the DBI as an outcome, their characteristics, effectiveness in reducing the DBI, and impact on other outcomes.
Design: Systematic review with meta-analysis.
Res Social Adm Pharm
June 2024
School of Pharmacy, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address:
Introduction: Pain is a significant healthcare challenge, impacting millions worldwide. Pharmacists have increasingly taken on expanded roles in managing pain, particularly in primary and ambulatory care contexts. This umbrella review aims to systematically evaluate evidence from published systematic reviews that explore the impact of pharmacist-delivered interventions on clinical, humanistic, and economic outcomes related to pain.
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