Development of an Interprofessional

Medical Relief Student Organization:

Integration of PharmacyPriyasha Patel, PharmD Candidate 2015 1, Alison Britt, PharmD Candidate 2016 1,

Chih Chuang, MD 2, Helen Berlie, PharmD, CDE 1

1 Eugene Applebaum College Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Detroit MI2 Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit MI

Outline Development of an Interprofessional organization: Integration of Pharmacy Collaborative Efforts

o Pre-trip Preparation In-country Clinical Services Impact on Student Learning Future Endeavors

Integration of Pharmacy

Collaborative Preparation Efforts

Role of medication representatives on both Eboardso Organize and package medicationso Strategic budgetingo Creation of prescription labels

Development of a medication formulary:o Common disease states encounteredo Conducting needs assessment for each

country in order to target individual patient populations

o Cost effectivenesso Safetyo Efficiency (pre-trip & in-country) o Medical student education

Collaborative Efforts

Joint faculty efforts o Presentations

• SOM clinical skills night• EACPHS pharmacy presentation

o Meetings • Board of Advisors

Trip fundraising Joint research

o World Health Student Organization Australian Conference Presentation• “Interdisciplinary Medical Relief”

o ACCP and ASHP

In-Country Clinical Services

Pharmacy o Pharmacy set up and organization o Prescription filling/dispensing o Therapeutic recommendations and

interchangeso Dosing o Medication administration o Medication counseling

Inter-professional o Medical student participation in

pharmacyo Pharmacy student triage and patient

interviews

Survey Data from Winter 2012 Trips

Survey Data from Winter 2012 Trips

Medical student perception (n=27)Question Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Agree

Do you believe interprofessional care in needed to maximize patient care?

0% 0% 0% 18.5% 81.5%

Did the trip enhance your understanding of the role of a pharmacist?

0% 0% 7.4% 37.0% 55.6%

Do you feel that the pharmacy team impacted the overall flow of the clinic in a positive manner?

0% 0% 0% 14.8% 85.2%

How important do you think it is to have pharmacy presence on future trips?

0% 0% 0% 18.5% 81.5%

Reference

Survey Data from Winter 2012 Trips

Pharmacy student perception (n=8) Question Strongly

Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly

Agree

Do you believe interprofessional care in needed to maximize patient care?

0% 0% 0% 12.5% 87.5%

Do you see yourself working as a member of an interprofessional team in the future?

0% 0% 0% 25% 75%

Reference

Impact on Learning

Unique to curriculum and the only interprofessional student organization between SOM and EACPHSo Accreditation standards pushing for

this? Personal experience

Future Endeavors Improved educational

outcomes o Clinical knowledge/skills o Research experience: posters,

grants, papers Enhanced patient care and

outcomes o New and improved labels

Enhancing efficiency of tripso Continual improvement on

formulary efficiency, safety and cost

Questions

“We were able to help so many patients in Haiti …. but the most lasting memories I have were the smiles we were able to bring to the faces of the children….Although the Haitians were very grateful for our presence, I feel as though I should have been the one thanking them for such an amazing experience and opportunity.” - Sabrina Grandi, P3, Haiti 2012

“This was my third trip to Nicaragua with WHSO since 2009 and my first trip with pharmacy….the addition of a pharmacy team really made a tremendous difference in the success of this mission…the pharmacy team provided organization, counseling, and therapeutic recommendations, making dispensing medications a smooth and safe operation.

- Salik Jahania, MD FACS, Nicaragua 2011