Lecture Objective Answers

Lecture Objective Answers

Communication Skills:Patients and Health Care Professionals

1. Hepler & Strand - design, implement, and monitor therapeautic plan.

2. Medication Therapy Management Services - Design to optimize therapeutic outcomes.

3. Qualifications for board certification in pharmacotherapy

- Pass written exam

- Graduate of an ACPE accredited college of pharmacy

- Have a valid pharmacy license

4. The differences between Board Certification, Added Qualification, and Certificate

Programs, is that in getting a Board Certification you have to be certified for 7-year period and it is an written exam. Added Qualifications show enhanced level of training and experience in a segment of a specialty area, which also includes a portfolio submission. Certificate Programs brings pharmacists up to speed on specific skill or area this also includes a written exam and a supervised patient experience.

5. Board Certification opportunities include positions in pharmacotherapy, nuclear pharmacy, nutrition, psychiatry, and onocology.

6. Residency - Training program in a defined area of Pharmacy practice.

Fellowship - Highly individualized program designed to prepare one to be an independent researcher.

The difference between Residency and Fellowship is that the duration of Residency is 12 months and Fellowship is up to 2 years. In residency the purpose is to train Pharmacists in professional practice and management skills. In Fellowship the purpose is to develop competency in scientific process that includes conceptualization, planning, conducting, and reporting research.

7. Attending Physician - Assigned to a teaching team for 1 month at a time.

Assumes responsibility for all patients, provides guidance and direction and treatment of specific diseases - making process, helping the team make decisions regarding patient care evaluates performance of team members.

Fellow Physician - Serves as consultants and teach junior members of the team. Responsible