{
  "abstract": "Background and Importance For many years, we have been observing an increasing need for interdisciplinary collaboration in our hospital. In order to maintain continuous training for doctors and promote the proper use of drugs, a partnership between an infectiologist and a hospital pharmacist for medical training was established.In our country, although pharmacists are often involved in many committees related to antibiotic therapy, their participation in medical training on this subject has not yet been reported in the scientific literature.Aim and Objectives We evaluated the impact of our training to highlight the relevance of the newly implemented pharmacist–infectiologist partnership. Doctors’ satisfaction and added value of the hospital pharmacist were also assessed.Material and Methods A prospective, observational study was conducted in a geriatric ward to evaluate the conformity of diagnostic and drug management practices. Two audits were performed: first, prior to training, to assess current practices. Then, the pharmacist–infectiologist pair provided training on diagnosis and pharmacological management of urinary tract infections. The second audit allowed for a comparison of results in order to evaluate the training’s impact on current practices. The audits assessed compliance of antibiotic prescriptions with national recommendations, documentation of indications, treatment durations and requests for specialised opinions. A satisfaction questionnaire was also distributed regarding the training and the pharmacist’s contribution to medical training.Results Each audit included 30 prescriptions. All prescriptions were justified. Nine out of 10 geriatricians attended the training session. Compliance with the indication (70% vs 80%), compliance with the duration of therapy (50% vs 70%) and seeking specialised advice (13% vs 23%) improved. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two audits, although favourable trends were noted. The satisfaction questionnaire indicated a highly positive reception of the training; all of the geriatricians were highly positive about the pharmacist’s participation.Conclusion and Relevance This study suggests the relevance of medical training delivered by a pharmacist-infectiologist pair. We observed high satisfaction with the training and the contribution of a pharmacist despite the absence of statistically significant differences. The positive trends of our training encourage us to continue and expand this approach.Other wards have already contacted us to develop a special training program for them.Conflict of Interest No conflict of interest",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Dubois, Pharmacy, Brive-La-Gaillarde, France"
      ],
      "name": "J Goldblatt"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Dubois, Pharmacy, Brive-La-Gaillarde, France"
      ],
      "name": "V Pigeon"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Dubois, Pharmacy, Brive-La-Gaillarde, France"
      ],
      "name": "C Gellis"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Dubois, Pharmacy, Brive-La-Gaillarde, France"
      ],
      "name": "J Morisot"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Dubois, Pharmacy, Brive-La-Gaillarde, France"
      ],
      "name": "C Chastang-Chung"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Dubois, Pharmacy, Brive-La-Gaillarde, France"
      ],
      "name": "D Plats"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Centre Hospitalier Dubois, Pharmacy, Brive-La-Gaillarde, France"
      ],
      "name": "R Larnaudie"
    }
  ],
  "title": "6ER-024 Evaluation of a pharmacist-infectiologist partnership for medical training in infectious diseases: a winning pair?",
  "uid": "9f3f4e72-627b-5dae-aefa-836e355ba16e"
}