title: [From treatment history to patient follow-up: the role of the pharmacist].
abstract: Pharmacists and physicians have complementary roles. Indeed, pharmacists have specific knowledge of medications and a particular relationship with patients, especially in the community. Integration of pharmacists within medical teams, based on the North-American model, helps to ensure close collaboration founded on mutual trust and face-to-face contacts. This role of the pharmacist is appreciated by physicians, notably because it helps them to verify their prescriptions. It is essential to determine patients' relationships with their medications, through a knowledge of their treatment history. The French educational model of clinical pharmacy, based on the fifth hospital year, is inspired by this experience. The challenge is now to prove the benefits both for patients, physicians and nurses, of integrating a pharmacist within the medical team. This educational model helps to develop the pharmacist's role within the community and facilitates relationships between the hospital and the community.
authors.affiliation: L'Université de Montréal.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calop
authors.forename: Pierrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bedouch
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allenet
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D054539:Medication Therapy Management / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D010595:Pharmacists; D024382:Professional Role; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D000078329:Workforce