Enhancing communication between hospital and community: Multidisciplinary discharge case conferences

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 71-72

  Morris, Loretta ^a   Chen, Timothy F ^b  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Case conferences; Continuity of care; Hospital discharge; Interprofessional collaboration

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

BLEEDING; COMMUNITY; DRUG COST; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT COUNSELING; POLYPHARMACY; SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19944364181     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-004-1738-x     Document Type: Note

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