Pharma, Pharmaceutics and Biotechnology Conference

Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practices are important parts of the health care system, adding directly to the improvement of patient care experiences and outcomes.

This session focuses on the evolving role of clinical pharmacists as well as modern pharmacy practices with an emphasis on the growing scope for pharmacists in direct patient care, medication management, and collaborative healthcare models.

Clinical pharmacists have taken on much more complex work as well, most commonly with physicians, nurses, and other specialists to maximize medication use in patient care.

Their knowledge of pharmacotherapy allows them to make a great contribution in patient care, especially in chronic disease management, prevention of adverse drug reactions, and proper adherence to medication use. In this session, key trends in clinical pharmacy will be discussed, such as the incorporation of pharmacists into multidisciplinary teams to really ensure holistic and person-centered care.

Among these important topics will be medication management, which is one of the top priorities because this goal is achieved through various contributions by pharmacists in reviewing and reconciling the medication regimens of patients as well as optimizing those regimens for the treatment of patients with complex therapeutic needs.

Clinical pharmacists increasingly provide direct patient counseling to guide patients about their treatment plans, side effects, and the need to adhere to their prescribed therapies; this hands-on approach has been proved to improve clinical results, reduce rates of hospital readmission, and even enhance the quality of the overall care.

The session will also present evidence-based pharmacy practices focused on how clinical guidelines and research foster decision-making in treatment protocols. As the medical field continues to evolve, there is an increased use of the best scientific evidence by clinical pharmacists to make treatment protocols both effective and safe.

Data analytics coupled with electronic health records are being utilized with ever increasing sophistication in tracking patient outcomes and allowing appropriate refinement of therapeutic strategies.

Another key emphasis in this session involved more pharmacists taking an active role with activities related to public health, such as immunizations, disease prevention, and community-based work.

Expansion of practice settings positions pharmacists strategically to be integral in the efforts to enhance public health as well as eliminate disparities in healthcare.

This session will learn participants how advanced pharmacy practice and collaborative models of healthcare work to improve patient care through clinical pharmacists.

This session is meant for pharmacists, providers, and others who wish to optimize the management of medication in a way that ideally makes use of the full potential of clinical pharmacy in contemporary healthcare.