Improving clinical pharmacy's reputable medication reconciliation process
Author(s): Maha Almadani, Malak Alsugean and Rasha Saleh Alonazi
Abstract:
Clinical work units may be described using observable process activities, which are known as EPAs. In healthcare contexts, EPAs aid both students and instructors with evaluation. The goal of this project was to create and test an EPA that could be used in a clinical pharmacy environment by our students and pre-registration pharmacists here. There was a predetermined procedure for creating the clinical pharmacy EPA. The original draft was based on a quick literature study; a group of chemists, nurses and physicians worked together to develop it. The updated version was then double-checked by surveying Saudi clinical chemists online. The pharmacy students and trainees in Saudi Arabia were evaluated using an EPA that we developed, improved, and validated with respect to medication reconciliation. To back up the entrustment decision, a checklist was devised to go along with the EPA description. An online poll was carried out with 27 clinical chemists from various locations around Saudi Arabia to ensure its validity. Results from the Equal rubric quality test indicated that the EPA was satisfied. Specifically for the Saudi Arabian market, we created the first clinical pharmacy EPA. Given that chemists engage in medication reconciliation in a wide variety of therapeutic contexts, the term is well-suited to be considered by the EPA. Those pursuing degrees in pharmacy will be evaluated using the EPAs recently created and verified "Medication Reconciliation" exam.