Book Description

Building on the momentum of the Home Care Summits and recognizing the potential "ripple effect" of expanding the dissemination beyond the Summit participants, the CHCA has undertaken to document and publicize a selection of these innovative practices from across the country as High Impact Practices. [...] The accentuates existing resources and expertise SERHAand the EMP are proud to contribute to the advancement • Enables sharing and transferring of of leading practices in home care in Canada. [...] Canadian Home Care Association - High Impact Practice: Clinical Pharmacy Services in Home Care Clinical Pharmacy Services in Home Care SUMMARY Presented by staff from the South-East Regional event assessment, medication adherence assess- Health Authority1, this pilot project demonstrated the ment, medication monitoring, and medication important role of the pharmacist as a member of the education) [...] With the • Were recently discharged from the care of a family increasing number of people receiving more complex Practice/Geriatric service or an Internal Medicine care at home there is a corresponding increase in the service (excluding oncology) to the Driscoll Unit of number and complexity of medications administered EMP in that setting. [...] Medication safety and the impact in the • Were expected to be under the care of EMP for at health care system, and most importantly, the patient's least three weeks clinical outcome and quality of life, is a health care priority not only in home care but across the entire • Lived at home (exluding residential facilities or group continuum.