Pharmacists' Perspectives on Interprofessional Collaboration with Physicians in Poland: A Quantitative Study

Over the years, many studies have emphasized the pharmacist's importance as part of the patient care team. Still, the interprofessional collaboration between physicians and pharmacists in their everyday work seems rare. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the types of contact between the...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-09, Vol.18 (18), p.9686
Main Authors: Zielińska-Tomczak, Łucja, Cerbin-Koczorowska, Magdalena, Przymuszała, Piotr, Gałązka, Natalia, Marciniak, Ryszard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude of Health Personnel
Collaboration
Communication skills
Cooperation
Cooperative Behavior
Drug interactions
Drug stores
Humans
Internships
Interprofessional Relations
Medical equipment
Pharmacists
Physicians
Poland
Professional Role
Professionals
Professions
Questionnaires
Side effects
Specialization
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Summary:Over the years, many studies have emphasized the pharmacist's importance as part of the patient care team. Still, the interprofessional collaboration between physicians and pharmacists in their everyday work seems rare. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the types of contact between them, possible mutual collaboration, and barriers to implementation. This study was conducted from April to August 2020. The study group included licensed pharmacists working in community pharmacies in Poland ( = 207). The results show that, according to the respondents, physician-pharmacist contact mainly concerns formal aspects, such as correcting prescription errors. They occasionally communicate for other matters, such as consultation regarding drug availability and drug dosage. However, when asked to divide responsibilities between them and physicians, pharmacists indicate areas that should involve interprofessional collaboration, e.g., monitoring adverse drug reactions, analysis of multi-drug therapy, and checking the regularity of taking medications. They indicated the lack of specific collaboration rules, limited willingness to establish relationships and low mutual respect and trust among existing barriers. It is worth considering the possibility of overcoming these barriers provided by interprofessional education in order to develop communication skills and build relationships based on respect.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18189686