title: [Promotion of home-care services and the quality of pharmacist-from the 6-year pharmacy education curriculum].
abstract: Since April 2006, the pharmacy education in Japan has shifted from the 4-year education system to the 6-year education system. The purpose of this shift was to train for a reliable pharmacist and a well-qualified pharmaceutical researcher. On the other hand, the medical care system has been differentiated its functions into inpatient clinic, outpatient clinic and home-care medical services. Especially with the advent of our aged society, a medical cost must be controlled, and outpatient clinic and home-care services must be enhanced. Meanwhile, the need of a local medical care service has been highly anticipated more than ever. Along with this movement, a basic function served by pharmacist has also dramatically shifted. For a new pharmacy education system to be truly successful, it is important that we understand and address these evolving medical needs in order to instill young pharmacist with the required expertise and train a "would-be leader of tomorrow" for a local medical care.
authors.affiliation: Showa Pharmaceutical University.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kushida
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy; D006699:Home Care Services; D010166:Palliative Care; D010593:Pharmaceutical Services; D010595:Pharmacists; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013997:Time Factors