Establish a Standardized Training in Pediatric Ambulatory Care Pharmacy Based on Medication Safety Management

OBJECTIVE  To establish a standardized training in pediatric ambulatory care pharmacy according to the risk factors in pediatric patients based on medication safety management.

METHODS  To analyze the literature to build the basic framework of standardized training in ambulatory care pharmacy, to collect risk factors in drug dispensing of pediatric ambulatory care, using a questionnaire survey to investigate the risk factors in drug dispensing of pediatric ambulatory care in pilot and other pediatric hospitals, to identify the risk factors that can be reduced through standardized training, to develop a model of standardized training in pediatric ambulatory care pharmacy, then design expert questionnaire, using Delphi method to conduct two rounds of expert consultation.

RESULTS  Recovery rates of two rounds of questionnaires were 100.00% and 86.96%. Authority coefficients of two rounds were 0.89 and 0.90. The values of the intraclass correlation coefficient of two rounds were >0.9. The items of the standardized training had 4 levels with 5 in first level, 25 in second level, 43 in third level and 13 in fourth level.

CONCLUSION The standardized training based on medication safety management in ambulatory care pharmacy for pediatric is authoritative, scientific, practical and targeted at the risk factors in drug dispensing for pediatric, it can reduce the impact of pharmacist factors on the risk of drug dispensing and ensure the safety of children’s medication.