Hospital pharmacy resident rotation in a long-stay psychiatric hospital in the USA

• Autores: Miguel Vázquez Real, Gabriel Ramírez Soto
• Localización: European journal of clinical pharmacy: atención farmacéutica, ISSN 2385-409X, Vol. 18, Nº. 5, 2016, págs. 9-9
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Hospital Pharmacy in Spain is suffering a transformation into a more clinical practice. This implies that Hospital Pharmacy Specialists must collaborate with Physicians in each clinical Area. Because of that, superspecialization is becoming a need. Psychiatric Pharmacy in our country is still a minority practice however. With the main objective of knowing the day-to-day work of Psychiatric Pharmacists, a clinical rotation in a long-stay psychiatric hospital in the USA was programmed, where this practice is recognized and certified by the Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist. The length was eight weeks, acquiring additional capacities to develop a rational clinical practice within the Psychiatric Pharmacy Area