KHẢO SÁT THỰC TRẠNG VÀ GIẢI PHÁP ĐỂ TRIỂN KHAI CÔNG TÁC DƯỢC LÂM SÀNG TẠI CÁC BỆNH VIỆN TRÊN ĐỊA BÀN TỈNH BÌNH THUẬN

Abstract

Objectives:The study aims to describe the health human resources situation, clinical pharmacy practice and recruitment demand for clinical pharmacists (CPs) in hospitals. Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted in all 16 hospitals with patient beds in Binh Thuan province from June 2019 to June 2020. Results: Of the 16 hospitals, 87.5% of public hospitals account for 93% of hospital beds, 50.0% of grade II hospitals, 50.0% of grade III hospitals, and only 1/16 large hospital (> 400 hospital beds). Binh Thuan province has 683 doctors (27.8%), 1,506 nurses (61.3%) and 269 pharmacists (10.9%). 4.1% of the pharmacists at the hospital have postgraduate degrees, and only 16/269 are CPs. There are 13/16 Heads/Deputy heads of Department of Pharmacy in Binh Thuan province wishing to recruit CPs and they suggest training CPs by assigning CPs on continuing education to improve their qualifications. Conclusion: A deficiency of CPs can be because of the low income; it's leads to many obstacles to the provision of health care services. Therefore, hospital recruitment strategies should focus on salaries and benefits to attract more CPs, especially those with graduate degrees.