Negotiating a role for pharmacists in Primary Care Teams

Presenter: Jen Lake, Lecturer, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto; MD Program Lead Pharmacology/Pharmacotherapy Theme

Discussant: Doret Cheng , Lecturer, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto; Clinical pharmacist at St. Michael’s Hospital Academic Family Health Team, Toronto

With the focus of healthcare teams delivering care, especially in primary care, Jennifer had an interest about why pharmacists do specific tasks in their teams. For her PhD she completed a multiple case study looking at how the role of the pharmacist was negotiated in Family Health Teams. This presentation is preliminary discussion of the results and how the individual and organization impact the daily activities of the pharmacist.