Tenders

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The Foundation is grateful for the high interest in its call for proposals (13 project proposals were received) and wishes the successful applicants the very best in the implementation of their work!

Patients with impaired renal function are at high risk of drug-related problems, resulting from, e.g. unconsidered contraindications, inappropriate drug selection or poor dose adjustment. Besides increasing the risk for adverse drug reactions, this may result in longer hospital stays.

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About 20 % of hospitalised patients have impaired kidney function, creating a need for pharmacists to engage in different levels of medical care in the hospital to prevent kidney failure. In addition to checking if the medication is correctly adapted to kidney function, pharmacists may contribute to better outcomes for patients by participating in, among others, training for patients, supporting anaemia-, osteoporosis- and cardiovascular management.

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Although many countries have hospital renal pharmacists, these are not established in Germany. The Foundation Patient & Clinical Pharmacy aims to actively and broadly promote the establishment of clinical pharmacy in Germany, particularly in the inpatient sector. Actually, it is launching the Germany-wide Renal Pharmacist project to fund two to three renal pharmacists. These positions will be appropriately adapted and integrated into the local hospital environment to implement clinical pharmacy practices in the care of patients with renal insufficiency. The aim is to support practical projects of non-university hospital pharmacies. Doctorates are excluded.

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Only pharmacists working in a German non-university hospital pharmacy are eligible to apply. The project, scheduled to run for two years (01.01.2020-31.12.2021), will fund personnel costs (50-100 % TV-L E14) and the level of support will be adapted to the scope of the project. Submissions will be evaluated in a two-stage process.