Interprofessional and intraprofessional communication about older people's medications across transitions of care.
Manias E, Bucknall T, Woodward-Kron R, et al. Interprofessional and intraprofessional communication about older people's medications across transitions of care. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(8):3925. doi:10.3390/ijerph18083925.
Interprofessional communication is critical to safe medication management during transitions of care. Researchers conducted this ethnographic study to explore inter- and intra-professional communications during older adults’ transitions of care. Communication was influenced by the transferring setting, receiving setting, and ‘real-time’ communication. Lack of, or poor, communication impacted medication safety; researchers recommend more proactive communication and involvement of the pharmacist.