A collaborative program to increase adult pneumococcal vaccination rates among a high-risk patient population receiving care at urgent care clinics - 01/08/18
, Carrie F. Koenigsfeld, PharmD a, Geoffrey C. Wall, PharmD a, Catherine Renner, PhD b, Danielle Hahn, BS b, Brian Sheesley, BS b, Lisa A. Veach, MD b, Adam Bjornson, PA-C bHighlights |
• | Pneumococcal vaccination rates are low in patients between 19-64 years old with high-risk medical conditions. |
• | Utilizing pharmacy students in urgent care clinics significantly improved vaccination rates. |
• | 24% of patients had previous vaccinations not documented in medical record |
Abstract |
Objective |
We report a project that utilized pharmacy students to increase pneumococcal vaccination rates in patients aged 19-64 years with high-risk medical conditions within urgent care clinics. The study also sought to better identify the number of patients previously vaccinated for pneumococcal disease. A total of 1,178 patients were considered eligible for pneumococcal vaccination during the study period, 287 (24.4%) of whom were determined to be previously vaccinated through chart assessment or patient interview. Of the remaining 891 patients, chart documentation of pneumococcal vaccination administered at the time of the urgent care visit was present for 96 patients (10.7%) in the intervention clinics compared with 6 patients in 2 control clinics who received the usual standard of care (P < .0001).
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Pharmacy student, Introductory pharmacy practice experience
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| Supported by an unrestricted grant from Pfizer, Inc (Grant number 13142823). |
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
Vol 46 - N° 8
P. 952-953 - août 2018 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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