A qualitative study of hospital pharmacists and antibiotic governance: Negotiating interprofessional responsibilities, expertise and resource constraints Organization, structure and delivery of healthcare

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Broom, Alex ^a   Plage, Stefanie ^a   Broom, Jennifer ^b   Kirby, Emma ^a   Adams, Jon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SUNSHINE COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prescribing; Antibiotics; Antimicrobial resistance; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Australia; Hospital governance; Pharmacy; Qualitative research; Semi structured interviews

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AUSTRALIA; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHARMACIST; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GATEKEEPING; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEGOTIATING; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

EID: 84957546551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1290-0     Document Type: Article

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