title: [Hospital's discharge prescription: a challenge for continuity of care and the interprofessional collaboration].
abstract: The transition between hospital and community is an interface at high risk for medication. "The Association of Family Doctors" committee in the canton of Vaud (MFVaud), together with community pharmacists' and Homecare representatives, have begun to consider the following improvements: fast and co-ordinated care providers' information; arrangements for family doctors appointments as soon as possible; awareness and education for interprofessional collaboration; more secured preparation of pill boxes; development of interprofessional means such as medication use reviews and reconciliations. In the opinion of all the experts, there is an urgent public health need to act in an interprofessional manner, even if the solutions required (especially change in professional culture and technologies) are not immediate.
authors.affiliation: Institut Universitaire de Médecine Générale, PMS, 1011 Lausanne. isabelle.anguish@hospvd.ch
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Anguish
authors.forename: Hedi Decrey
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Wick
authors.forename: Marie-Henriette
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Fonjallaz
authors.forename: Patricia Clivaz
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Luchez
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jotterand
authors.forename: Jean-François
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Locca
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bugnon
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D011307:Drug Prescriptions / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010351:Patient Discharge