Role of a resident pharmacist in an outpatient referral service in oncology: a case report

Abstract

Multiprofessional Residency in Health arises from the need to improve health work processes, with the aim of qualifying professionals in interprofessional practice, according to the guidelines of the Unified Health System. The Residency program allows professionals to develop new knowledge with experience
in the practice of the service through the teaching-service-learning process. The objective of this article was to describe and discuss the performance of resident pharmacists in the activities of their professional and multi-professional team, composed of workers from Nursing, Physiotherapy, Nutrition, Social Work, Pharmacy, and Psychology in the lines of care of an Oncology Center. Different practice scenarios of the pharmaceutical resident in oncology make it possible to develop qualified training through practice in hospital and ambulatory services and integrating knowledge. Thus, it collaborates with constructing a critical and reflective sense that has repercussions on improving the quality of treatment of cancer patients treated in the Unified Health System.