On the afternoon of June 21, at the invitation of Director Fu Xiujuan of the Pharmacy Department, Dr. Han Jin from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) visited our hospital and participated in the "Sino-US Pharmacist Work Exchange Symposium" with approximately 30 participants, including pharmacists from our hospital, trainees in clinical pharmacy, and young pharmacists from brother hospitals in Jilin Province such as the First Hospital of Jilin University and China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University.
Dr. Han Jin is a clinical assistant professor and senior clinical pharmacist at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He has published over 30 research papers in high-impact journals and participated in multiple basic and translational research projects sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical companies. He is an active member of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) and the Rho Chi Society, and also serves on the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Oncology Pharmacy Specialty Council and the ACCP Research Fellowship Review Committee.
Dr. Han Jin shared practices and experiences of U.S. hospital pharmacists in specialized outpatient pharmacotherapy, pharmaceutical services, and drug risk management. He engaged in lively discussions with young pharmacists from our province on topics including rational drug use management in hospitals, medication therapy management for chronic disease patients, clinical pharmacists’ working models, comparisons between clinical pharmacy in China and the U.S., research directions and ideas for clinical pharmacists, clinical pharmacy education and training, as well as how to develop through exploration and establish sound working philosophies. The relaxed and pleasant interaction enhanced mutual understanding between Chinese and American pharmacists and deepened the recognition of pharmacists’ indispensable role in pharmacotherapy and drug risk management.
The pharmacists who attended the symposium expressed that they had greatly benefited from the event. The training and working models for clinical pharmacists in the United States are already quite mature and well-developed, providing new insights for the advancement of clinical pharmacy in China. The professionalism and dedication of clinical pharmacists serve as an exemplary model for us to learn from. We should draw on these successful experiences to refine and enhance clinical pharmacy and pharmaceutical care services, working closely with doctors and nurses to truly integrate into patient-centered healthcare teams. By continuously improving the expertise and quality of pharmaceutical technical services, we can better serve the people's health and well-being.
