Clinical pharmacy services in Canadian emergency departments: A national survey

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 191-201

  Wanbon, Richard ^a   Lyder, Catherine ^b   Villeneuve, Eric ^c   Shalansky, Stephen ^d,e   Manuel, Leslie ^f   Harding, Melanie ^g  

^a ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b Canadian Soc of Hosp Pharmacists   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Providence Health Care   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f MONCTON HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g ALBERTA HEALTH SERVICES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Emergency department; Pharmacist; Pharmacy; Survey; Technician

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL PHARMACY; E-MAIL; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANAGER; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 84958540748     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: 19202903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.v68i3.1452     Document Type: Article

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