title: [Team-based care involving pharmacists and nurses to improve the management of hypertension].
abstract: Only half of hypertensive patients has controlled blood pressure. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is also associated with low blood pressure control, 25-30% of CKD patients achieving adequate blood pressure. The Community Preventive Services Task Force has recently recommended team-based care to improve blood pressure control. Team-based care of hypertension involves facilitating coordination of care among physician, pharmacist and nurse and requires sharing clinical data, laboratory results, and medications, e.g., electronically or by fax. Based on recent studies, development and evaluation of team-based care of hypertensive patients should be done in the Swiss healthcare system.
authors.affiliation: Institut universitarie de médecine sociale et préventive, CHUV et Université de Lausanne. valerie.santschi@gmail.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Santschi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wuerzner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiolero
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Burnand
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paradis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Burnier
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy*; D009726:Nurses / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D024382:Professional Role; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000458:organization & administration