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. 2022 Feb 26;5:100119. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2022.100119

Table 1.

Outpatient clinics, role full-time equivalent (FTE) and service description.

Clinic FTE Description of clinic (i.e. types of patients)
Brain injury rehabilitation unit (BIRU) 1 Patients with history of Brain Injuries in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. The pharmacist works within the multi-disciplinary Day Hospital which is the only ambulatory service specialising in acute brain injury in Queensland, Australia.
Kidney replacement therapy 0.4 Patients on kidney replacement therapies including incentre and home haemodialysis and home peritoneal dialysis patients.
Cancer services 2 Patients requiring a clinical verification of cancer therapy protocols prescribed for inpatients and outpatients.
Cardiac pre-admission 0.1 Medication history documentation & pre-operative medication planning for patients undergoing cardio-thoracic surgery.
Endoscopy pre-assessment 0.2 Review of pre-endoscopy patients in an outpatient setting, ensuring comprehensive medication histories and compliance assessments.
Gastroenterology services 1 Gastroenterology and hepatology outpatients. Pharmacist provides specialist inpatient care, research assistance, and accepts referrals for community management.
Geriatric Emergency Department Initiative (GEDI) 0.4 Pharmacist review of frail, elderly patients that have been referred to the GEDI clinic for geriatrician and pharmacist review within 7 days following a recent hospital presentation.
Immunology services 0.5 Highly complex patients with immune system disorders such as allergy, immunodeficiency or autoimmune conditions requiring specialist immunology care.
Mental health older adults 0.5 Patients aged >65 years with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and co-existing medical co-morbidities who are under the care of the Older Adults Mental Health Community Team.
Mental health community outpatients 1 Patients aged 18–65 years with SMI who are under the care of adult community mental health services (Mood, Psychosis, Rehabilitation, Early Psychosis and Clozapine Clinics).
Ophthalmology services 1 Ophthalmology pharmacist provides inpatient and outpatient care. Provides expert knowledge, operational services for the multi-disciplinary team, and district-wide collaboration.
Kidney services 0.5 Outpatients with Chronic Kidney Disease requiring kidney specialist follow up.
Kidney transplant services 1 Outpatients who have received a kidney transplant and require ongoing care by kidney transplant unit (includes both acute and chronic patients).
Patients who are undertaking work-up to assess their suitability for kidney transplant.
Security services 0.6 Medication history documentation and pre-operative medication planning and communication to stakeholders for prisoners undergoing any surgery in the hospital. Outpatient service to ensure continuity of care/treatment pathway communication/access to restricted medications.