Supporting the Transition Home: A Chance for Hospital and Community Collaboration
Four key considerations on how hospital discharge processes can provide community pharmacy professionals with essential patient information.
Transitions of Care
Near Miss Highlights Importance of Therapeutic Check During Transitions of Care
Patients are at an increased risk of receiving an inappropriate drug therapy as they transition between healthcare settings.
Improving Transitions of Care Upon Admission to Hospital: The Role for Community Pharmacy Professionals
Understand what community pharmacy professionals can do to support the care their patients receive in hospital.
Coroner’s Inquest Into The Death Of An Elderly Patient Attributed to Medication Error During Care Transition
CASE SUMMARY An 83-year old woman died three months after admission to a Long Term Care Home (LTCH). While the reported cause of death was severe hypothyroidism, it was attributed…
