Posts Tagged ‘Drug Information’
The life of a DI pharmacist
Posted on: July 2, 2009
Where do I even begin! DPIC is definitely not what I expected it to be. The first day was spent doing orientation, getting introduced to a few tertiary references and role playing scenarios which helped us get a feel of the types of questions to ask. Then all of a sudden we were answering the phones!
I am getting a refresher/more practice in lit searching as it’s been a while since I’ve looked into questions in this much detail. I did discover OVID interface scope terms which is something we did not do at Dal (shocker). My biggest challenge is figuring out what to do when there is no evidence or information at all relating to the question. This seemed to come up a lot for example I got a question about a possible drug interaction between sibutramine and amitriptyline. Some sources listed it as a “theoretical interaction” because they both inhibit the reuptake of serotonin. However, after searching all possible resources I could think of, I didn’t even find a case report on it.
On the last day of our rotation, we had a medication safety session with Barbara Cadario. We talked about different resources such as MedEffect and ISMP. I also was introduced to the WHO Causality Assessment algorithm for determining causality with ADRs and drugs. It is a good resource and I will definitely use it when I come across a patient in my practice who experiences an ADR.
Overall, I was frustrated about the types of questions we were getting (ones with no answers or little information) but I did learn about multiple resources and was introduced to new references that I have never seen before. I am sure I will take some skills I have learned during this rotation and use them in my practice.
DPIC Rotation
Posted on: June 28, 2009
Goals
The goal in the one-week drug information rotation is to develop an understanding of how a pharmacist can serve as an effective provider of drug information. An effective provider combines information retrieval skills with clinical knowledge, and applies them towards the care of individual patients.
Drug Information Rotation Objectives (please go to end of post to see personal learning objectives)
Upon completion of the one-week drug information rotation, the pharmacy resident should have improved their skills in three general areas:
Information retrieval:
- Identify the question.
- Describe the types, functions, and limitations of commonly available drug information resources and demonstrate effective use of these resources.
- Demonstrate efficient search strategies.
Knowledge translation: Analyze, summarize or distill the information into a solid piece of knowledge, and communicate it effectively
- Critically analyze and evaluate information.
- Interpret and combine information from multiple sources.
- Distinguish what is known from what needs to be known.
- Formulate an accurate written and verbal response.
Application: Apply the knowledge to an individual patient
- Take the knowledge distilled from the best information available and combine it with personal clinical experience, specific patient history and concerns of the patient, local knowledge and society’s values in order to provide the best recommendation and outcome.
Personal objectives: DPICobjectives
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