title: Pharmacists' awareness of Australia's health care reforms and their beliefs and attitudes about their current and future roles.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore pharmacists' awareness of Australia's health care reforms and their beliefs and attitudes about their current and future roles.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four focus groups were conducted with 32 South Australian pharmacists: two groups included community pharmacists and pharmacy owners; one included hospital pharmacists and another, consultant pharmacists.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four themes emerged: (1) poor awareness of health care reform agenda; (2) strong adherence to the supply model; (3) lack of appreciation of alternative models; and (4) communication barriers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participants' low awareness of Australia's health care reforms and their expressed beliefs and attitudes to their current role in the health system suggest that they are not well prepared for the potential future roles expected of health professionals in the health care reform agenda.
authors.affiliation: Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Research Centre, Sansom Institute for Health Research, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia. maksl001@mymail.unisa.edu.au
authors.forename: Vivienne S L
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Joo H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Poulsen
authors.forename: Kimmie U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Udengaard
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Gilbert
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003144:Communication Barriers; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003253:Consultants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017144:Focus Groups; D018166:Health Care Reform; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010067:Ownership / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010594:Pharmacies / Q000458:organization & administration; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D024382:Professional Role; D013021:South Australia