Baseline Competency Assessment of Pharmacists Prescribing and Managing Vancomycin Therapy in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pharmacists in the Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region (RQHR), Saskatchewan, independently dose, monitor, and adjust vancomycin therapy. No framework exists for ongoing competency assessment of pharmacists.

Objectives

The primary objective was to determine pharmacists' overall level of competency for all components of the vancomycin prescribing procedure. The secondary objectives were to determine competency for individual prescribing phases, to stratify overall competency in relation to pharmacist and patient factors, and to identify the 3 most frequent errors.

Methods

A retrospective chart audit was performed of patients who received a prescription for vancomycin between November 1, 2015, and January 31, 2016. Patients were included if they received pharmacis

SUBMITTER: Tangedal K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5659244 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature