Communication and Management Skills for the Pharmacy Technician

Author:   Jody Jacobson Wedret
Publisher:   American Pharmacists Association
ISBN:  

9781582121031


Pages:   204
Publication Date:   28 February 2009
Format:   Paperback
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Pharmacy technicians play an important role in the management and operation of modern pharmacy practices. They need a working knowledge in areas such as customer service, protecting patients’ health information, ethics, third-party payers, medication and inventory control, managing workflow, staffing, and team building. Because they regularly interact with colleagues and patients, good communication skills are also essential. Communication & Management Skills for the Pharmacy Technician includes a wealth of practical information on the wide range of communication and management issues that arise in pharmacy settings. This book helps pharmacy technicians develop professional skills that are critical to the efficient operation of the pharmacy. Key Features: Practical information is presented in a clear, reader-friendly format. Activities and real-world examples reinforce concepts. Includes discussion of key pharmacy issues and suggested readings.

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Author:   Jody Jacobson Wedret
Publisher:   American Pharmacists Association
Imprint:   American Pharmacists Association
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9781582121031


ISBN 10:   1582121036
Pages:   204
Publication Date:   28 February 2009
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Communication Skills Chapter 3. Customer Service Chapter 4. Working with Diverse Patient Populations Chapter 5. Professionalism and Ethics in the Workplace Chapter 6. Understanding and Applying HIPAA Chapter 7. Role of the Technician in Different Practice Settings Chapter 8. Third Party Issues Chapter 9. Maintaining Medication and Inventory Control Systems Chapter 10. Workflow Management Chapter 11. Staff Management Chapter 12. Team Building, Coaching, and Mentoring Chapter 13. Selected Issues Affecting Pharmacy Practice Bibliography Index

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Jody Jacobson Wedret, BPharm, FASHP, is Senior Pharmacist, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, and Associate Clinical Professor, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. She has been an instructor for more than 10 years in the pharmacy technology program at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana, California. She was a consulting editor of Building a Successful Collaborative Pharmacy Practice: Guidelines and Tools, which APhA published in 2004.

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