PPP084 - Despecialisation with Lauren Cortis
Kristin and Dan caught up with Lauren Cortis, pharmacist and PhD candidate to talk about generalism, specialisation and how these interact with patients needing better care.
We discuss:
The risks of specialisation to patient care, and how patients need generalists as much as specialists
Why pharmacists specialise and how we can think about the future of pharmacy
Why all pharmacists should work towards being better generalists
Why specialisation can cause problems for patients with cancer or chronic disease
How generalist care isn't just adding together different specialists
How 'generalist'…
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