A Script for Filling the Gap: How Pharmacists Can Help Patients During Transitions of Care

Presented by

Dr Mary Lomberk, PharmD, BCACP, CPh

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Summary: 

Medication management is a critical area during a patient’s care transition. Pharmacists are well positioned to offer assistance in this space as medication experts but are often underutilized. This course will look at the various ways pharmacists can be a supportive member of a patient’s health care team during transitions of care and help meet today’s healthcare issues around transitions. The Know Your Transitions of Care Pharmacist is a resource for patients, family and caregivers to bring additional information on how pharmacists can help. The resource includes relevant questions to ask your pharmacist and how a pharmacist is an advocate for your health. 

Objectives:

• Review the complexity of transitions of care

• Discuss the importance of medication management within a patient’s care continuum

• Describe the various roles pharmacists can play in transitions of care

• Assess the implementation of the patient and caregiver education material “Know Your Transitions of Care Pharmacist”

Speaker Bio:

Dr Lomberk is a Transitions of Care clinical pharmacist with Baycare Health System in Tampa Florida. Dr Lomberk is a graduate of Wingate University School of Pharmacy and completed her PGY1 residency training at Novant Health in Winston Salem, NC focusing in ambulatory care and population health. She is a board-certified ambulatory care pharmacist and consultant pharmacist who has helped develop and expand the transitions of care program and ambulatory care pharmacy presence within Baycare from 6 pharmacists to over 30 pharmacists since joining the health system in 2016. In her current role, Dr Lomberk provides continuity of care for hospitalized patients by working with an interdisciplinary team to resolve medication errors, promote patient education and reduce hospital readmissions. Dr Lomberk was recognized at the 2019 Baycare’s Quality Sharing Day for a remarkable patient story and has been a guest speaker for Baycare’s HealthChat Podcast. She also serves as a Pharmacist Advisory Committee member for the National Transitions of Care Coalition and Board member for Florida’s Association for Medication Education. She has a passion for mentoring and precepts students and residents as well and serves as a University of Florida mentor and resident research advisor. 

*This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. (ABQAURP) and the National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC).  ABQAURP is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

 The American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians, Inc. designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 ABQAURP is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses. This activity is designated for 1.0 contact hours through the Florida Board of Nursing, Provider # 50-94.