Investigation and Analysis on the Current Situation of Pediatric Pharmacist-managed Clinic in China
OBJECTIVE To investigate the current situation of pediatric pharmacist-managed clinic in China,and to provide reference for pediatric pharmacist-managed clinic construction and improvement.METHODS Domestic Children's hospitals,Women's & Children's Hospital,and general hospitals with pediatric unit were selected as the survey objects,questionnaires were distributed through the Wenjuanxing Application,and SPSS 26.0 was used to describe the data.The development of pediatric pharmacist-managed clinic,the qualification of visiting pharmacists,the situation of post training and training needs were analyzed.RESULTS A total of 101 valid questionnaires were collected.Pediatric pharmacist-managed clinics had been set up in 55(54.5%)hospitals,of which 35 were independent pharmacists'clinics,and most had well medical document and patient management processes.However,about 70%of hospitals did not charge registration fees,and more than half of hospitals had fewer than 5 patient-visits per day.85.5%of the hospitals were visited by clinical pharmacists,and about half of them were senior clinical pharmacists with more than 10 years of working experience.But only 3.6%of visiting pharmacists had the right of specific prescription.In 101 hospitals relevant post training for pharmacists had been carried out in 36 hospitals,of which 25 hospitals had set up pharmacist-managed clinic.In addition to pharmaceutical expertise,more than 50%of pharmacists had a strong demand for the improvement of physician-patient communication and problem-solving ability,and 30%-40%of the demand was focused on the collection of medication history,psychological counseling ability,and case-based learning in the pharmacist-managed clinic.CONCLUSION At present,the domestic pediatric pharmacist-managed clinic shows a vigorous development trend,however,there are insufficient registration fees,visits,and post training.Appropriate service methods of pediatric pharmacist-managed clinic should be actively explored,and a pediatric specialized training system for should be well constructed to improve the competency.