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J A Oddis

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PubMed1990

Revisiting "The strengths of pharmacy": the 1953 Remington Medal address.

Five reasons for the continued strength of the pharmacy profession, each of which was originally proposed in 1953 by Hugh Muldoon, are explored in this address by 1990 Remington Medalist Joseph A. Oddis. The strengths of pharmacy in the 1990s are based on the same factors that served the profession well in the 1950s. As outlined in Muldoon's 1953 Remington Medal address, these factors are (1) pharmacists' character and motivation, (2) the profession's public trust, (3) the profession's respect for education, (4) pharmacy's willingness to confront its problems, and (5) pharmacy's concern for the future. Today's pharmacists are strongly motivated; they continue to strive to raise the level of services provided in all practice settings and to maximize their value to patients. Pharmacists retain a high degree of public trust; they should take advantage of this position to expand their scope of services in areas such as managed care. During the 1990s pharmacy's concern for education is focused on pharmacy work force needs as a whole, including issues related to technical personnel and specialization as well as the role of the Pharm.D. degree in the overall education program. Pharmacy's willingness to resolve its problems is evident in the growth of such organizations as the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners, which has allowed the profession to achieve strength through unity. Pharmacy's concern for the future is reflected in the deliberations at recent conferences on Pharmacy in the 21st Century, where participants concurred that pharmacy's highest priority is to demonstrate and communicate to others its value in health care.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Education, Pharmacy↗
PubMed1988

Future practice roles in pharmacy.

The blurring of distinctions between community and institutional pharmacy practice is described, and future practice roles are discussed. As ambulatory-care services, such as home-care programs, long-term-care programs, and nursing-care facilities, assume greater importance in the provision of health care, the roles of hospital-based and community-based pharmacists become blurred. The roles of health-care providers are changing from an inter-professional perspective also. Pharmacist prescribing, physician dispensing, and therapeutic interchange are examples. The issue of therapeutic interchange, as a collaborative arrangement between pharmacists and physicians, will become crucial as managed-care systems grow if pharmacists are to retain responsibility for drug-use control. Challenges facing both institutional and community pharmacy in the future include meeting man-power needs, ensuring quality educational opportunities for pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists, and justifying the cost benefits of progressive pharmaceutical services. The pharmacy profession should set standards of quality for pharmaceutical services in emerging care settings. Although practice roles in pharmacy are changing along with the health-care system, pharmacists in all settings should work together in furthering their common goal of providing quality patient care.

Costs and Cost Analysis↗
PubMed1986

Pharmacy and the health-care environment.

The current revolution in the delivery of health care is examined, possibilities for the future are considered, and preparations for meeting the challenges of the future are discussed. The main elements in the revolution involve changes in the economic, business, and technological aspects of health-care delivery. The economic influences have included diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) and the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings legislation as it affects Medicare. Hospitals and hospital pharmacists have had to look closely at their own involvement and take measures to cut costs. The care of the elderly and the indigent and the issue of malpractice will require particular attention. Diversification and incorporation have brought many changes. Among them are the blurring of the traditional roles of pharmacy practice, as evidenced, for example, in the area of home health care. The changes made possible by technology are inseparable from the other current trends, and they add another dimension to health-care considerations--that of moral choices. Furthermore, pharmacy practitioner organizations will have to develop strategies for controlling the destiny of the profession in a corporate atmosphere. Pharmacists can achieve their full potential as society's drug therapy experts if they are flexible and creative enough to apply, in this new environment, the basic principles for which the profession has long stood.

Delivery of Health Care↗
PubMed1984

Current and future pharmacy initiatives in institutional and corporate practice.

The future of pharmacy in organized health-care settings is discussed in light of changes in the health-care industry. The shift of health-care financing from cost-based reimbursement to prospective pricing provides pharmacists with the challenge of providing high-quality, cost-effective pharmaceutical services. Implementation of clinical pharmacy services will be a key factor in containing costs and improving patient care. The consolidation and corporate restructuring of hospitals will permit diversified services to develop in a highly competitive market. The formulary system, within which the medical staff may authorize and place conditions on the use of therapeutic equivalent drug products, will continue to play an important role in hospitals. Changes in the health-care industry will offer institutional pharmacists opportunities to enhance their roles as health professionals and as providers of economical quality care.

Formularies, Hospital as Topic↗