Roles of Infectious Diseases Consultant Pharmacists and Antimicrobial Stewardship Pharmacists: A Survey of Canadian Tertiary Care Academic Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Infectious diseases consultant (IDC) pharmacists work within an IDC service to care for inpatients with complex infections. With Accreditation Canada's new Required Organizational Practice promoting the establishment of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, AMS pharmacists are being employed in acute care hospitals. There is potential for overlap in responsibilities between IDC and AMS pharmacists, but there is no literature outlining the current duties for each group in Canada.

Objective

To describe the demographic characteristics and roles of IDC and AMS pharmacists in Canadian tertiary care academic hospitals.

Methods

A survey of IDC and AMS pharmacists at Canadian tertiary care academic hospitals was conducted between February and April 2015. The qu

SUBMITTER: Beach JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5737183 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature