• Farm Hosp · Jun 2020

    Pharmacy Department management and organization.

    • Ana Herranz-Alonso, Carmen Guadalupe Rodríguez-González, Camino Sarobe-González, Ana Álvarez-Díaz, and María Sanjurjo-Sáez.
    • Servicio de Farmacia, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid. España. aherranza@salud.madrid.org.
    • Farm Hosp. 2020 Jun 12; 44 (7): 5-10.

    AbstractThe WHO declared the SARS- CoV-2 outbreak a pandemic in March 11, 2020.  Spain has been the third country with the highest number of reported cases of  COVID-19. In the face of the pandemic, the authorities of the Autonomous  Community of Madrid led an unprecedented transformation of hospital services  by increasing the number of beds available, setting up temporary field hospitals  in fairgrounds, and transforming hotels into support centers for patients with  mild symptoms of COVID-19. In the light that this crisis will continue to be a real threat for the years to come, our hospital pharmacies need to be better prepared for similar outbreaks in the future. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the  Department of Hospital Pharmacy of Hospital General Universitario Gregorio  Marañón has faced four challenges: an exponential increase in the demand for  resources, constant changes to therapeutic protocols and approaches, regulatory changes, and a dramatic impact on hospital staff (strain on human resources  and psychological impact). This article is aimed at describing the main  organizational changes implemented to the Department of Hospital Pharmacy of  Hospital GU Gregorio Marañón and its relationship with other hospital  pharmacies of the Community of Madrid. An account is provided of the strategies to be adopted for reorganizing a Department of Hospital Pharmacy and achieve a safe and effective use of medications. Strategies range from the creation of  integral hospital task groups (COVID-crisis task group, protocolization task  group, research task group) to the adaptation of the internal organization of the  Department of Hospital Pharmacy, which encompasses aspects related to  management and leadership; a communication plan (internal and external);  staff management, and the reorganization and adaptation of processes. People,  patients and professionals are at the core of these strategies. This paper is a  reflection on key factors of "humanization in COVID times".Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.

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