Medication Information in Transition: Practices and experiences of information sharing between general practice and hospital care

PhD defence by Stine Søndersted Clausen

Assessment Committee

Professor Klaus Lindgaard Høyer, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen (Chairperson)
Professor Lene Juel Kjeldsen, Hospital Pharmacy Research Unit, Hospital Sønderjylland, University Hospital of Southern Denmark & Department of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark
Associate professor Bente Prytz Mjølstad, Department of Public Health and Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Supervisors

Professor Frans Boch Waldorff
Postdoc Sofie Rosenlund Lau
Postdoc Kirsten Høj
Professor Mette Bech Risør

Department

Department of Public Health

Graduate Programme

Medicine, Culture and Society

Place

Building: Centre for Health and Society (CSS), Gothersgade, Room: Auditorium 1, Gothersgade 140, 1353 København K

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Short description of the thesis

Pharmacological treatment is a cornerstone of modern healthcare, and safe patient care depends on the effective sharing of medication information across healthcare sectors. This PhD thesis explores how medication information is shared between hospitals and general practices in Denmark and how physicians experience the challenges and opportunities involved in this process. Based on observations and interviews with general practitioners and hospital physicians, the research examines the circulation of medication information, the use of the Shared Medication Record (SMR), and challenges related to multi-dose drug dispensing. The findings highlight that medication information sharing is a complex sociotechnical process shaped by interactions between healthcare professionals, technologies, and organisational arrangements.