NCT02963636

Proximity Work in Family Medicine Groups : the Impact of Pharmacists

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 62 (actual)
• Sponsor: Laval University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The project objective is to evaluate the impact of the recent addition of pharmacists within family medicine groups (FMGs) on organizational and clinical parameters. The process by which changes occur and the level of pharmacists' activities will also be assessed. The ultimate goal of the project is the development of an accompanying guide to facilitate the work of the pharmacist in monitoring complex patients in primary care medical clinics.

Conditions

• Health Services

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pharmacist clinical intervention	Pharmacists will make a clinical intervention with patients. They will review patient drug therapy already prescribed in their usual care. This includes a medication reconciliation, an assessment of drug related problems, an assessment of the regimen complexity and adherence to treatment. A care plan will be elaborated. Moreover, immediate and future interventions with the patient or other health professionals will be implemented and monitored. There will be no drug or devices tested, it is a human clinical intervention by a pharmacist.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-08-01
• Primary completion: 2016-04-01
• Completion: 2016-04-01
• First posted: 2016-11-15
• Last updated: 2016-11-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada