Editorial
Doctor
is a doctor wherever they are trained.
A
Pharmacist?
A
question of concern and this question remained unanswered over a century in
India and such type of concerns can be overcome largely by setting up ideal
practice sites and cultivating real practice skills in every clinical
pharmacist with proper mission, vision and strategic planning.
In
2014, there is a new paradigm shift for pharmacy practice where the preferences
have been shifted from product focus to the patient focus and patient centered
care there
by giving pharmaceutical care a new dimension. A patient centered care
is a professional obligation to take responsibility for and provide care
targeted to, the individual patients need. The scope of practice changes have
been moving at a fast pace and at this juncture, clinical pharmacist should be
vibrant at his activities, provided he should be capable of identifying the
potential problems, explore and prioritize potential strategies and design
,implement and evaluate a viable solution.
Pharmaceutical
care is still in its infancy in India, despite India being a hub of hospitals.
Clinical pharmacist across India should set up an ideal practice sites in their
respective territory and every clinical practice setting should have work force
which is flexible, capable, demonstrable and adaptable to all kind of practice
activities. We the faculty of the department of pharmacy practice are in
process of carving out a perfect breed of young budding pharmacists to a fully
trained professional clinical pharmacists who possess the combination of
knowledge, skill, efficiency, and research application, with which one can
really overcome such concerns .
Three
days preceptor development program which was held at JSS hospital in Mysore
turned out be a unique and rewarding experience to all who attended and the
program overview/experiences has been covered in this issue of the
newsletter.Mr Linu Mohan, Asst Professor, has become a pride for the dept. of
pharmacy practice, as he got selected for the Pharma bridge program and had
undergone one month extensive training on various aspects of clinical practice
in different ideal practice conditions in Ohio, USA. Mr Linu has shared
his training experiences at Cedarville University School of Pharmacy, and I am
sure it will be an interesting read.
Dr.Thad
Franz,from USA has generously shared his knowledge and expertise on medication
reconciliation programs and is included in the current issue of the newsletter.
Dr. Thad Franz trains pharmacists involved in precepting students in the
professional pharmacy curriculum. He also serves as a liaison between the
School and local pharmacies, identifying and facilitating opportunities for
mutual benefit. Prior to his academic appointment at Cedarville in 2012, Dr.
Franz served as a pharmacist with the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where he
developed programs in the ambulatory care setting focused on patient adherence,
education, and disease state management. He also served as a preceptor for
advanced pharmacy practice students and pharmacy residents. He has worked as a
consultant pharmacist in clinical trials for the Ohio State University’s
College of Medicine. I profusely thank Dr. Thad Franz for his time and immense
contribution towards our newsletter.
This
issue also features an article written by Dr. Mohantha G.P, Prof, Annamalai
University, titled Aspirin to Prevent Coronary Heart Diseases – Is Routine Use
Justified?
As
always, the current issue of our newsletter will also include news from the
department, achievements of our staff and students, experiences and overview of
various activities and programs held and articles by our regular contributors;
Mrs. Shinu, Levin Thomas and Linu Mohan.
Enjoy
this issue and please feel free to offer any suggestions for the improvement of
Shifaclinpharm @ dillu7@redifffmail.com
Keep
Reading!
Dr
Dilip.C
Editor in Chief
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