Pharmacists’ Role in Interprofessional Education for Opioid REMS Program: Enhancing Team-Based Medication Safety:

JACCP Article Plan: 

Link: https://accpjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/25749870/call-for-papers/team-based-care

. Background and Discussion Section

• Comment: “Take the background articles you found and move them around into the background/discussion.”
• Current Plan: The background section lists broad topics (Opioid Crisis, IPE, Team Communication, Opioid Management, and Patient Safety), but it does not incorporate details from the articles found or explain how these background topics will be expanded.
• Action Needed: The plan should provide more details in the background section by incorporating insights from the identified articles and organizing them to support the discussion. For example, discuss findings from relevant studies and how they relate to the roles of pharmacists in opioid safety and IPE initiatives. This will help provide a stronger foundation for the literature review and ensure the background supports the article’s objectives.
• Status: ❌ Not fully addressed. The background section needs to integrate findings from the articles to be more comprehensive.

3. Shore Up the Methods/Data Collection Piece

• Comment: “Let’s shore up the methods/data collection piece.”
• Current Plan: The plan outlines the data sources (databases) and keywords, but it does not fully elaborate on the data collection process or analysis. More detail is needed on how the literature will be reviewed, what criteria will be used for quality assessment of the studies, and the specific data extraction process.
• Action Needed: Add a section that clearly outlines the steps for the literature review process, including:
  • Criteria for selecting articles (e.g., inclusion/exclusion criteria).
  • How studies will be appraised for quality.
  • A framework for synthesizing the findings (e.g., thematic analysis or narrative synthesis).
• Status: ❌ Not fully addressed. The methods section requires more detail to meet the feedback’s requirement for a robust plan.

4. Alignment with the Article Call-Out Criteria

• Comment: “The article call-out has criteria—let’s make sure we are mapping what they want to what we are delivering.”
• Current Plan: While the objectives touch on relevant topics (knowledge improvement, teamwork, communication), the plan does not explicitly mention the IPEC Core Competencies or discuss how the educational interventions are tied to specific health outcomes.
• Action Needed:
  • Explicitly frame the objectives around the IPEC Core Competencies (e.g., Roles/Responsibilities, Teams and Teamwork, Interprofessional Communication).
  • Make a clear link between the educational outcomes and potential clinical or patient health outcomes, such as reducing opioid-related harm.
• Status: ❌ Not fully addressed. The plan needs to incorporate these elements to ensure alignment with the call-out.