Pharmacy preceptorship in the emergency department

I read with interest the article Emergency medicine pharmacists on an international scale by Coralic and Hayes.1 Clinical pharmacy services in Emergency Medicine (EM) are well established in North America, but far less common in Europe.

As part of my 4-year pharmacy residency in Spain, I recently undertook a pharmacy preceptorship in the United States of America (USA), at the Emergency Department (ED) of the University Medical Center, Tucson Arizona, which has 100 000 visits annually and at the ED of the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA, with an annual census of 120 000 patients.

The objectives of this experience were: (1) to gain knowledge in best practices in acute trauma and medical resuscitation, (2) to participate in the bedside care of patients under supervision and (3) to establish international relationships for collaborative pharmacy research and education.

In the USA, pharmacy service provision in the ED has evolved from order...

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