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Role of the Community
Pharmacy in Early Detection
of COPD
Walgreens Health Initiatives
Tim Buckley, RRT
Tucson, Arizona
Goals
• Increase early detection and
awareness of COPD
• Introduce RT and Homecare to the
Walgreen Drug Stores
Combined Effort
• AARC
– Kelli Hagen
• NLEHP
– Dr Paul Enright
– Dr Tom Petty
– Louise Nett
• ALA of Az.
– Jennifer Jones
• Tyco Puritan
Bennett
– Johnny Drake
– Chris Graceffa
• AZ Society for
Respiratory Care
– Mike Gammie
• WHI Homecare
Market Selection
• Tucson, Arizona selected
– Walgreens mid-sized market
• 36 stores
– Innovative programs welcomed
• Managers are used to experiments
– March is the end of a long cold winter
Planning
• Conference Call
with AARC and
NLHEP
• Contacted Dr.
Enright
• Contacted AZ
Society for
Respiratory Care
• Contacted Tyco PB
• Contacted ALA of
AZ
• Walgreens Health
Services
• Walgreens
Marketing
Department
Advertising
• Radio
– Targeted to over
45 population
– Tucson was
inexpensive
• Newspapers (roto
ad)
– It goes out every
Sunday
• TV, PSA’s
– AARC Developed
PSA, added Tag-line
– ALA Interview
• In-Store Posters
– To stores in Tucson
Market 30 days
ahead
Training
• Half Day Session
– All volunteers
– Overview of Project
– Hands-on with
Spirometer &
Printer
– Interpretation of
results
– Counseling
– Review of education
materials in packet
Information
• Patient Packet
– Test results
– Recommendation to
bring them to their
MD
– Explanation of
results (Spanish)
– Information on
COPD from AARC
– RT Propaganda from
AARC
– Resources for
Smoking Cessation
• AZ Airways
• ALA Program
Screenings
• March 5th - March
17th, 2001
• 3 hours each
• 2 per day
• Morning, afternoon,
and evening
• 10 high traffic
stores, 2 each
Staffing
• AZSRC
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Mike Gammie
RTs
PMI Students
PCC Students
• WHI
– Homecare RTs for
each screening
• ALA of Arizona
– sponsored two
sessions providing
volunteers to fully
staff each session
• Tyco Puritan
Bennett
– Chris Graceffa
– Johnny Drake
Sessions
• Set up in Pharmacy
area
• 4 to 6 spirometers
• 1 printer
• Packets
• Chairs and Card
Table
Response
• Typically there
were 30-35 people
per three hour
session
• One evening
session tested 75
people in three
hours
Results
• We tested 929
patients in 20
screenings
• Over 30% had
some indication of
Obstructive Airway
Disease
• Some obviously had
COPD
What We Learned
• 6 to 9 month lead
time
– Advertising schedule
• Pick good partners
• Need someone to
champion
• Native Spanish
Speakers
• Need more
experienced RTs
– Students did not have
experience
• Store Managers
need to be more
involved in planning
Future Plans
• Examining future possibilities
– New leadership
– Marketing focus
• Coordinate with current WHI
homecare locations
• Multiple Markets at once, are hard
with our resources