Key components to consider when developing an anticoagulation clinic - a pharmacy teaching and training approach: Literature review
Keywords:
Anticoagulation Clinic, Anticoagulation System Setting, Clinical Pharmacist, Key Components, Pharmacy Education, Teaching, TrainingAbstract
Objective: This review aims to highlight the key components and procedures pertaining to the development and implementation of anticoagulation clinic through education and training.
Method: Two reviewers independently searched the MEDLINE, EMBASE and Google Scholar databases using relevant terms. Data extracted included information regarding anticoagulation clinic setting and implementation, anticoagulation therapy management, pharmacy education, training, competences teaching, healthcare professional teaching and training, study design, content source, time and personnel involved educational strategy, and measures of knowledge and pharmacist’s competencies.
Results: A total of 84 articles were ultimately used for data extraction. Fifty-two articles adequately described features of the anticoagulation therapy management. While some papers emphasized the impact of the pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic, others highlighted the competencies of the clinical pharmacist, healthcare professionals teaching and training programs and offered information about the importance of anticoagulation educational certification.
Conclusion: Anticoagulation therapy, although potentially life-saving, has inherent risks. Establishing special clinical pharmacist competencies is important to achieve effective anticoagulation therapy outcomes. The clinical competencies are maintained and further developed through practice, continued professional development and formalised education and training. This review addresses important issues for the establishment of an anticoagulation clinic. It highlights the key components to consider before developing a high quality standard anticoagulation clinic from a pharmacy teaching and training approach.
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