To describe and apply a model for combining self-assessed frequency and criticality for pharmacy technicians' roles and to evaluate similarities and differences between attitudes toward public safety in various practice settings.
To identify aspects of pharmacy technicians' experience, training, practice setting, and location that influence whether technicians undertook roles traditionally performed by pharmacists.
"We are able to create more technician-type roles in the [robotic] fulfillment centers that pay differently than an hourly associate," says Ashley Robinson, a spokeswoman for Amazon.
Further exploration of the technician's role regarding patient viewing of images would be of interest.
Another participant identifies the commitment and support of the practice manager as instrumental in enabling her to deliver a well women's health clinic as opposed to "having that [Pap smear] technician type role" (M14r171).
Changing the skill mix – in which other pharmacy team members, such as medicines counter assistants and pharmacy technicians, extend their roles and help increase efficiency – has been put to good effect in some pharmacy sectors [ 8, 9].
They have to play an enormous variety of roles: lab technician, teacher, writer, organizer, equipment-repair person, salesperson, advocate, and--if they supervise others--boss.
Tirza stresses his own role as technician, not politician.
Some of those jobs involve doing serious science in research labs and other facilities, where technicians often play important roles.
The four future views of dietetics workforce supply and demand that will be discussed in this paper illustrate the critical changes and choices ahead for the profession if registered dietitians and dietetic technicians, registered want vital roles in nutrition, food, and health.
