Advanced pharmacy practice of a doctor of pharmacy student at an allied surgical ward in a hospital in Africa

Charles Nii Kwade Ofei-Palm; Dorcas Gbadago; Raymond Tetteh; Augustina Koduah; Daniel Ankrah; Kwame Ohene Buabeng

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17064

Advanced pharmacy practice of a doctor of pharmacy student at an allied surgical ward in a hospital in Africa

Heliyon. 2023 Jun 9;9(6):e17064. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17064. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Charles Nii Kwade Ofei-Palm¹, Dorcas Gbadago², Raymond Tetteh³, Augustina Koduah⁴, Daniel Ankrah⁵, Kwame Ohene Buabeng²

Affiliations

¹ Lions International Eye Centre (LIEC), Pharmacy Unit, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.
² Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana.
³ Department of Pharmacy Practice, Central University School of Pharmacy, Miotso, Accra, Ghana.
⁴ Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
⁵ Pharmacy Department, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Accra, Ghana.

Abstract

Introduction: The pharmacy profession is undergoing transformational change in Ghana. The role of pharmacists has become more patient-focused with increased accountability and responsibility.

Aim: This study is aimed at reporting the experiential learning on the clinical interventions made and documented at the Allied Surgical Wards of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH).This involves a review of patient's medical records during the Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) learning. One case each from Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, (ENT) and Dental units' subspecialty were reviewed from October 7, 2019 to November 15, 2019 b y a Pharm D student.

Conclusion: The student was able to make prompt clinical interventions that contributed to patient care in clinical wards assigned during her clinical clerkship.

Keywords: APPE experiential Training; Case report; Clinical intervention; Korle-Bu Teaching hospital; Pharm D; SOAPO Notes.