Training and Toolkit Resources to Support Implementation of a Community Pharmacy Fall Prevention Service.

ABSTRACT: Community pharmacies are an ideal setting to manage high-risk medications and screen older adults at risk for falls. Appropriate training and resources are needed to successfully implement services in this setting. The purpose of this paper is to identify the key training, tools, and resources to support implementation of fall prevention services. The service was implemented in a network of community pharmacies located in North Carolina. Pharmacies were provided with onboard and longitudinal training, and a project coach. A toolkit contained resources to collect medication information, identify high-risk medications, develop and share recommendations with prescribers, market the service, and educate patients. Project champions at each pharmacy received a nine-question, web-based survey (Qu

SUBMITTER: Robinson JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6789452 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature