The Aged Care Onsite Pharmacist (ACOP) program in Australia: a qualitative study to examine key considerations for successful implementation in residential aged care homes
The ACOP program represents a promising strategy to enhance medication management in RACHs. However, implementation on a large scale necessitates a thoughtful consideration of various interconnected factors at the individual, organisation and policy levels that may affect its uptake, adoptability, and long-term sustainability. This has implications for policymakers and providers at the scale up phase to ensure the program achieves its ultimate goal of enhancing residents' health outcomes.
Authors
- Gregory M. Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6764-3882)
- Sara Javanparast (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0388-5524)
- Gillian E. Caughey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1192-4121)
- Elizabeth Manias (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3747-0087)
- Peter Damian Hibbert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7865-343X)
- Janet K. Sluggett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9059-5209)
- Daria S. Gutteridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7527-4052)
- Andrew C. Stafford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6461-6846)
Institutions
- University of Tasmania (AU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Curtin University (AU)
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-025-01991-3
- Primary Topic
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of South Australia