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Evaluation of General Practice Pharmacists: Study Protocol to Assess Interprofessional Collaboration and Team Effectiveness

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  • Thilini Sudeshika

    (Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia
    Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka)

  • Mark Naunton

    (Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia)

  • Gregory M. Peterson

    (Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia
    School of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Tasmania, Hobart TAS 7005, Australia)

  • Louise S. Deeks

    (Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia)

  • Jackson Thomas

    (Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia)

  • Sam Kosari

    (Discipline of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Bruce ACT 2617, Australia)

Abstract

The inclusion of pharmacists into general practices has expanded in Australia. However, there is a paucity of research examining interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness after including a pharmacist into the general practice team in primary or community care. This is a protocol for a cross-national comparative mixed-methods study to (i) investigate interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness within the general practice team after employing pharmacists in general practices in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and (ii) to compare interprofessional collaboration and team effectiveness of pharmacists in general practice across Australia with international sites. The first objective will be addressed through a multiphase sequential explanatory mixed-method design, using surveys and semi-structured interviews. The study will recruit general practice pharmacists, general practitioners, and other health professionals from eight general practices in the ACT. Quantitative and qualitative results will be merged during interpretation to provide complementary perspectives of interprofessional collaboration. Secondly, a quantitative descriptive design will compare findings on interprofessional collaboration (professional interactions, relationship initiation, exchange characteristics, and commitment to collaboration) and team effectiveness of general practice pharmacists in Australia with international sites from Canada and the United Kingdom. The results of the study will be used to provide recommendations on how to best implement the role of general practice pharmacists across Australia.

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  • Thilini Sudeshika & Mark Naunton & Gregory M. Peterson & Louise S. Deeks & Jackson Thomas & Sam Kosari, 2021. "Evaluation of General Practice Pharmacists: Study Protocol to Assess Interprofessional Collaboration and Team Effectiveness," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(3), pages 1-14, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:3:p:966-:d:485310
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    1. Thilini Sudeshika & Mark Naunton & Gregory M. Peterson & Louise S. Deeks & Line Guénette & Ravi Sharma & Christopher Freeman & Theo Niyonsenga & Sam Kosari, 2022. "Interprofessional Collaboration and Team Effectiveness of Pharmacists in General Practice: A Cross-National Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-11, December.

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