On the frontline against COVID-19: Community pharmacists' contribution during a public health crisis
On the frontline against COVID-19: Community pharmacists' contribution during a public health crisis
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DOI：
10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.03.015
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发表时间：
2021-01-01
影响因子：
3.9
通讯作者：
Hughes, Carmel M.
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作者：
Cadogan, Cathal A.;Hughes, Carmel M.
COVID-19 在全球的传播对医疗保健服务提出了前所未有的要求。在这个危机时期，所有卫生专业都需要创新和适应性的实践方法。为了最大限度地利用当前可用资源，全面审查现有服务并充分利用医疗保健提供者中任何未实现的潜力至关重要。社区药学是在应对当前大流行中发挥关键作用的众多卫生专业之一。由于各国社区药房实践的范围差异很大，因此有必要研究该专业如何协助公共卫生应对 COVID-19 并保持医疗保健服务的连续性。本文旨在强调社区药剂师可以承担的角色和活动，以帮助减轻卫生服务其他领域（例如全科医学）的压力。这些信息可能有助于为政府、公共卫生机构和政策制定者未来重组现有卫生服务的决策提供信息，以应对 COVID-19 等公共卫生危机。
The global spread of COVID-19 is placing unprecedented demands on healthcare services. In this time of crisis, innovative and adaptive methods of practising will be required across all health professions. In order to maximise the use of current available resources, it is vital that existing services are comprehensively reviewed and full use is made of any unrealised potential among healthcare providers. Community pharmacy is one of a number of health professions that has a key role to play in responding to the current pandemic. As the scope of community pharmacy practice varies considerably across countries, it is important to examine ways in which the profession can assist with the public health response to COVID-19 and maintaining the continuity of healthcare services. This article seeks to highlight roles and activities that community pharmacists can undertake to help in relieving pressure on other areas of the health service, such as general practice. This information could help to inform future decisions about the restructuring of existing health services by governments, public health bodies and policy makers in response to public health crises such as COVID-19.