Integrating the clinical pharmacist into the emergency department interdisciplinary team: a study protocol for a multicentre trial applying a non-randomised stepped-wedge study design

• Published in: BMJ Open
• Main Authors: Vesela, Renata, Elenjord, Renate, Lehnbom, Elin C, Ofstad, Eirik Hugaas, Johnsgård, Tine, Zahl-Holmstad, Birgitte, Risør, Torstein, Wisløff, Torbjørn, Røslie, Lars, Filseth, Ole Magnus, Valle, Per-Christian, Svendsen, Kristian, Frøyshov, Hanne Mathilde, Garcia, Beate H
• Other Authors: The Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BMJ 2021
• Subjects: Bodø; Northern Norway; Tromsø
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049645; https://syndication.highwire.org/content/doi/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049645

Introduction The ‘emergency department (ED) pharmacist’ is an integrated part of the ED interdisciplinary team in many countries, which have shown to improve medication safety and reduce costs related to hospitalisations. In Norway, few EDs are equipped with ED pharmacists, and research describing e...