Innovations in Clinical Pharmacy: Towards Optimized Patient Care

Dear Colleagues,

I am delighted to invite contribution to this Special Issue; Innovations in Clinical Pharmacy: Towards Optimized Patient Care.

Innovations can be simple or complex, can be done as an individual or as part of a team, but their aim is to enhance the patients experience. As pharmacists, we can be working in the community, hospital or any other practice setting, but we are always focused on making things better for the patient.

This innovation may involve interprofessional collaborations, as part of a multidisciplinary team or may be a unique strategy that other pharmacists can implement into their practice.

Many patients are challenged by swallowing difficulties and the subsequent modification of dosage forms is an area requiring specialist pharmacist knowledge combined with communication skills.

I am particularly interested in contribution that enhance the accessibility or acceptability of medication or medicines information, to empower patients and the public to make informed healthcare decisions.

I welcome contributions relating to health literacy, medication adherence, modification of medicines, evolving role of the pharmacist in specialist settings, e.g., oncology, vaccine uptake and acceptance, prescribing cascades or deprescribing. However, please do not hesitate to send me an abstract for consideration.

Prof. Dr. Laura Jane Sahm
Guest Editor

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