Abstract
Introduction / Short Summary: Rise in chronic conditions and increasing complexity of disease process management due to polypharmacy, multiple healthcare providers, frequent transition between care facilities, changes to medication regimens, and medication discrepancies there is a gap in medication safety in community settings. There is also a need for increased collaboration between disciplines as well as need for adoption of innovative collaborative models.
Who is it for? This is for nurses and pharmacists working in community settings as well as clients living in community with a chronic condition and take more than one medication for the chronic condition.
Stakeholders: The nurses and pharmacists working in community settings, especially in primary care like family health settings, and clients who belong to this family health team.
Intervention: 4-month intervention consisting of collaboration between:
1.Nurse/Client - focus on medication reconciliation, education, reflection, monitoring (pre, during, post) and
2. Nurse/Pharmacist Collaboration - which is a hybrid model.
Ask: Models used / interest in collaborative alliances to address medication safety in the context of chronic disease management in community settings.