Transitions of Care in Pharmacy Casebook

Description:

100 complex cases illustrate how to ensure safe, effective treatment during transitions between care settings Moving a patient from one healthcare provider or setting to another—a transition of care—increases the risk of medication errors due to inadequate communication and poor coordination of care. While guideline-and evidence-based therapy is important, pharmacists must also address other patient-specific needs and possible barriers to safety, efficacy, and to adherence of therapies. Providing a deep dive into this critical topic, Transitions of Care in Pharmacy Casebook explains how to deliver and optimize complex patient care during transitions between care settings. This essential resource features 100 enlightening clinical cases that illustrate real-world practices. Organized by disease state, each case incorporates clinical knowledge, patient education, effective communication, and social issues. Transition of Care in Pharmacy Casebook includes: An insightful introduction to transitions of care practice models 100 complex clinical cases incorporating specific elements of patient care Concise coverage of various medical conditions commonly encountered in various practice settings Considerations on treating special populations, such as the elderly and homeless patients Bulleted text explaining the theory and rationale for each case Informative charts with lab findings, medication records, provider notes, and diagnostic exams

Table of Contents:

Transitions of Care Casebook Overview

Section 1. Introduction to Transitions of Care Practice Models

1. Applying the Pharmacist Patient Care Process to Care Transitions

2. Medication Reconciliation Best Practices

3. Transitions of Care at Hospital Discharge

4. Transitions of Care in the Outpatient Setting

Section 2. Therapy Adherence and Patient Care Barriers

5. The Importance of Addressing Financial Barriers

6. Communication and Health Literacy

7. ¿Hablas Espanol?: Language Discordance in Transitions of Care

8. Addressing Patient Nonadherence

9. Trucking Along: Medication Adherence with Provider Issues

10. Cultural Considerations during Care Transitions

Section 3. Patients with Diabetes

11. Hyperglycemic Crisis: Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Type 1 Diabetes

12. Microvascular Complications of Diabetes: Peripheral Neuropathy

13. Macrovascular Complications of Diabetes: Acute Kidney Injury

Section 4. Patients with Cardiovascular Conditions

14. Acute Coronary Syndromes: Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction

15. Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction

16. Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke Prevention

Section 5. Patients with Respiratory Conditions

17. Optimizing Asthma Therapy Through the Continuum of Care

18. Managing Pneumonia in Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease

Section 6. Special Populations

19. Care Considerations in the Elderly

20. Patients Experiencing Homelessness

21. Multimodal Pain Management Strategies

22. Complexities of Managing Psychiatric Pharmacotherapy

Appendix A: Answers with Rationales

Appendix B: Standardized Laboratory Values

Index