Population Data
The total number or proportion of people in a population who currently have a condition is described by this epidemiologic measure.
What is prevalence?
A characteristic, exposure, or circumstance that increases the likelihood of an adverse health outcome is called this.
What is a risk factor?
Using familiar words and short, understandable sentences demonstrates this communication technique.
What is plain language?
Protecting private information about substance use, nicotine use, or another sensitive health concern demonstrates this ethical responsibility
What is confidentiality?
A pharmacy technician notices a concerning statement, behavior, or pattern and promptly brings it to the pharmacist through this safety action.
What is escalation to the pharmacist?
The number of new cases or events occurring in a population during a specified period is measured by this term.
What is incidence?
A characteristic or resource that reduces risk and supports a healthier outcome is called this.
What is a protective factor?
"What concerns do you have about this recommendation?” is an example of this type of question.
What is an open-ended question?
Respecting a capable patient’s right to make an informed healthcare decision demonstrates this ethical principle.
What is autonomy?
The pharmacist gathers information about the patient’s risks, needs, understanding, and circumstances through this professional activity.
What is assessment?
Comparing events between two populations requires this measure, which includes a numerator, denominator, and specified period.
What is a rate?
Education and other actions intended to prevent a harmful event before it occurs represent this level of prevention.
What is primary prevention?
Asking a patient to explain information in their own words to confirm understanding demonstrates this method.
What is teach-back?
Providing the support each population needs for a fair opportunity to achieve good health demonstrates this principle.
What is health equity?
The pharmacist interprets the available information and determines an appropriate course of action using this professional skill.
What is professional judgment?
A preventable difference in health outcomes experienced by one population compared with another demonstrates this concept.
What is a health disparity?
Reducing the negative consequences of a behavior, even when the behavior has not completely stopped, demonstrates this approach.
What is harm reduction?
Recognizing that the patient is the expert on their own beliefs and approaching cultural differences with respectful curiosity demonstrates this practice.
What is cultural humility?
Cost, transportation, stigma, restrictive policies, and limited service availability may create this type of obstacle to care.
What is a structural barrier?
Communicating with patients, prescribers, public-health professionals, and community services to connect needed care demonstrates this function.
What is care coordination?
Examining health outcomes, risk factors, and determinants before selecting a population priority demonstrates this approach.
What is data-informed public-health decision-making?
Combining individual education, healthcare services, community resources, and supportive policies demonstrates this type of prevention strategy.
What is a comprehensive or multilevel prevention strategy?
The pharmacist presents evidence, explores the patient’s beliefs and goals, and develops an acceptable plan with the patient through this process.
What is shared decision-making?
A pharmacy sells products associated with preventable harm. Weighing commercial practices and individual choice against the pharmacist’s responsibility to protect community health involves this field of decision-making.
What is public-health ethics?
A pharmacist examines patterns across patients and populations and uses the findings to develop education, services, partnerships, or policy improvements.
What is population-based pharmacy practice?