Widening Our Horizons: Pharmacy Practice from a Global Perspective

摘要

Part of the vision of the Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy (CJHP) is to share information on "patient-centred pharmacy practice in hospitals and other collaborative health care settings . . . throughout the world." With this in mind, the Journal will be publishing a series of papers describing health care systems around the globe and the role that pharmacists play within these systems. By inviting international authors to share their countries' approaches to providing pharmaceutical care and information about services offered in hospital, community, and other related health care settings, the CJHP Editorial Board hopes to enable readers to better understand and learn about other practice innovations and systems and to allow pharmacists to gain an appreciation for pharmacy practices globally. The International Perspectives on Pharmacy Practice series will focus on diverse countries in each of the world's regions, reflecting different health care systems and pharmacy roles. The series will consist of articles that address health care and pharmacy practice within the 6 World Health Organization (WHO) regions: Africa, the Americas, South-East Asia, Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the Western Pacific. The series will run over a period of 2 years, with 2 manuscripts from each of the regions (for a total of 12 papers in total). All manuscripts in the series will follow the standard peer review process for CJHP submissions.