title: An evaluation framework for non-medical prescribing research.
abstract: Without robust and credible evidence for the benefits in health outcomes of non-medical prescribing, widespread implementation will be challenging. Our aim is to develop a consistent evaluation framework that could be applied to non-medical prescribing research. An informal collaboration was initiated in 2008 by a group of pharmacists from Australia and New Zealand to assist in information sharing, pilot design, methodologies and evaluation for pharmacist prescribing. Different pilots used different models, methodologies and evaluation. It was agreed that the development of a consistent evaluation framework to be applied to future research on non-medical prescribing was required. The framework would help to align the outcomes of different research pilots and enable the comparison of endpoints to determine the effectiveness of a non-medical prescribing intervention.
authors.affiliation: Medication Services Queensland, Citilink Building 2, Lobby 4 Level 1, 153 Campbell Street, Bowen Hills, QLD 4006, Australia. andrew_hale@health.qld.gov.au
authors.forename: Andrew R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: Danielle A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stowasser
authors.forename: Ian D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Coombes
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stokes
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nissen
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009520:New Zealand; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D012108:Research Personnel; D000078329:Workforce