Researchers' work from University of Washington focuses on aging
2009 AUG 4 - (NewsRx.com) -- "The institute of Medicine's report ''Retooling for an Aging America. Building the Health Care Workforce concluded that the US health care workforce will require significant overhaul to care for the estimated 70 million adults 65 years and older by 2030," researchers in the United States report. "No profession trains the numbers of geriatric specialists needed to maintain the current provider to patient ratio. Pharmacy is no exception; currently less than 1% of pharmacists are certified or have speciality training in geriatrics," wrote S.L. Gray and colleagues, University of Washington. The researchers concluded: "Schools of pharmacy, accrediting and professional organizations, and boards of pharmacy will need to collaborate to ensure that pharmacists have the core competencies to care for older adults.." Gray and colleagues published their study in Annals of Pharmacotherapy (Implications for Pharmacy from the Institute of Medicine's Report on Health Care Workforce and an Aging America. Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2009;43(6):1133-1138). For additional information, contact S.L. Gray, University of Washington, School Pharmacy, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Publisher contact information for the journal Annals of Pharmacotherapy is: Harvey Whitney Books Co., PO Box 42696, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USA. Keywords: United States, Seattle, Aging, Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacotherapy, University of Washington. This article was prepared by Drug Law Weekly editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2009, Drug Law Weekly via NewsRx.com.
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