Lara Collart, Elie Lunanga, Nik Stoop, Marijke Verpoorten
Presidents and vaccines: head of state inoculation as a tool for vaccine promotion
Frontiers in public health
critical care pharmacists ccps intensive care units icus associated improved patient outcomes reduced adverse events ades reduced mortality rates study aimed describe activities pharmacy services provided ccp icus hospitals saudi arabia sa crosssectional prospective study questionnaire electronically sent ccps practicing sa september 2022 january 2023 modified version previously published validated survey sent saudi critical care emergency specialty network questionnaire focused four ccp activities clinical educational scholarly administrative level services similarly classified three domains fundamental optimal desirable responses analyzed using descriptive statistics study surveyed 44 ccps sa response rate 523 ccps predominantly located central 478 eastern 304 regions hospitals icu bed capacity ranged 10 100 82 reporting mixed medical surgical icus ccps 410 years critical care experience 60 held advanced degrees substantial portion completed pgy1 pgy2 pharmacy residencies ccps actively involved patient care 869 participating multidisciplinary rounds five days week engaged clinical educational administrative activities 826 involved retrospective research educational activities furthermore 782 engaged pharmacy therapeutic committees 565 critical care committees 565 pharmacy department policy development study reveals ccps sa play integral roles icu patient care contribute significantly clinical educational administrative activities study highlights need standardized ccptopatient ratios support ccps expand services thus contributing enhanced healthcare quality