Kathy Campbell, Pharm.D., pharmacist and patient advocate at Medicap Pharmacy in Owassa, Okla., and DrKathy at the American Associated Pharmacy (AAP) Annual Conference April 4-6 in San Diego, Calif. The CEO of Health had a conversation. drug topics Some of the obstacles that pharmacies may face and how to overcome them when transitioning to a wellness-focused approach, as well as how pharmacies can help communities promote the adoption of positive health behaviors and wellness initiatives. We’ll talk about how you can communicate and engage with them.
“The three major obstacles that I know I have to overcome and help others overcome have been broken down to identity: who I think I am as a pharmacist,” Campbell he said. “Is it a dispensary model?” Of course, that’s part of it. Or is it a clinical, proactive consultation model? So the identity of pharmacy and pharmacists as a profession is something that really needs to be identified. ”
The second obstacle pharmacies may face in the transition is inertia, according to Campbell. Campbell said inertia can take many forms, including being consumed by day-to-day operations and the cash flow of filling more and more prescriptions. She added that this inertia could hold pharmacists back and it was important to critically consider how to change the model.
“The 3rd one [and the one] “Probably the hardest thing for me is the isolation,” Campbell said. “I’m not an independent pharmacist, I’m a solitary pharmacist. A lot of pharmacists are a little bit introverted and we tend to try to get by, or at least I tend to do that and find help outside of myself and outside of the practice. In doing so, we often have to work together for both the health of our business and the health of our patients and ourselves.”
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