title: Health-care professionals' perceptions and expectations of pharmacists' role in the emergency department, United Arab Emirates.
abstract: The objective of this study was to assess health-care professionals' attitudes and perceptions towards the value of certain pharmacist functions in the emergency department (ED). The study was conducted among 396 physicians, nurses and other professionals in 4 government hospitals and 10 private hospitals in Dubai. While 83.6% of respondents reported that pharmacy services were available in the ED only 30.7% had a permanent clinical pharmacist working there. A majority (75.7%) agreed that the availability of clinical pharmacists in the ED would improve quality of care. On the role of clinical pharmacists in the medication review process, 45.0% of respondents favoured the review of only high-risk medication orders in the ED. The study found favourable views towards a role for clinical pharmacists in the ED for assuring appropriate medicine prescribing and administration, monitoring patient adherence, providing drug information consultation and monitoring patient responses and treatment outcome.
authors: Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. sahar33a@hotmail.com
authors: S A
authors: SA
authors: Fahmy
authors: B K Abdul
authors: BK
authors: Rasool
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Abdu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D017046:Cost Savings; D019468:Disease Management; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D010465:Perception; D010595:Pharmacists; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D024382:Professional Role; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D014479:United Arab Emirates