Interprofessional Collaboration Between Community Health Workers and Pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community health workers (CHWs) can bridge the gap between health and social services and the communities they serve. CHWs can work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, such as pharmacists, in addressing peoples' social determinants of health. However, little is known about how CHWs and pharmacists collaborate. We aimed to explore the interprofessional collaboration between pharmacists and CHWs in Australia and New Zealand and identify the challenges and strategies in their collaborative practice.

Methods

Semi-structured interviews were conducted with pharmacists and CHWs in Australia and New Zealand, to explore (i) CHW-pharmacist interprofessional collaboration experiences, (ii) how pharmacists perceived CHWs' roles and vice-versa, (iii), challenges to

SUBMITTER: Bandiera C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12815246 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature