Credentialing & Privileging (III)

Brandon Shank, PharmD, BCOP - Clinical Pharmacy Specialist at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - talks to us about credentialing & privileging from a front-line clinician's point of view.

Key Lessons:

• Building rapport and trust with your team is an essential first step from which clinical privileges follow.
• State laws vary.  Some authorize privileging of pharmacists at the institutional level.
• Obtaining and maintaining clinical privileges requires additional training ... and paperwork.
• Pharmacists have a unique understanding of the dosing and available dosage forms of drugs - this brings value to the patient care team.
• Privileging pharmacists to take on advanced clinical responsibilities can increase team efficiency and effectiveness.

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