COVID-19 impact on skills and professional perceptions of the hospital pharmacist during the first outbreak wave

2018 ◽

pp. 5-7

Author(s):

Singh S ◽

Virmani T ◽

Virmani R ◽

Geeta . ◽

Gupta J

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Health Care Services ◽

Drug Product ◽

Hospital Pharmacist ◽

Therapeutic Monitoring ◽

Direct Patient Care ◽

Rural And Urban Areas ◽

Rural And Urban

The objective of this study was to point out multi-dimensional role of a pharmacist with a special emphasis on the hospital pharmacist. Apharmacist is a person who is involved in designing, creating or manufacturing of a drug product, dispensing of a drug, managing and planning ofa pharmaceutical care. They are experts on the action and uses of drugs, including their chemistry, pharmacology and formulation. Theprofessional life of a hospital pharmacist might seem insignificant as compared to that of doctors, but actually they are highly trained healthprofessionals who plays important role in patient safety, patient compliance, therapeutic monitoring and even in direct patient care. With thepassage of time and advancements in health care services and pharmaceuticals, the role of a hospital pharmacist has become more diversified. Toa career, a hospital pharmacist must possess a diploma/degree in pharmacy from an accredited pharmacy college and must be registered with thestate pharmacy council of their respective region. In this study, we have assessed the behavior, communication skills, qualifications of thepharmacist, prescription handling ability and other factors to evaluate the diversified role of hospital pharmacist and their comparison withpharmacists practicing in rural and urban areas. Current surveys show that the pharmacists are not practicing as per the standard due to lack ofproper guidelines and watch over their practicing sense. The rules and guidelines prescribed by the Food and drug administration (FDA) andIndian pharmacopeia commission (IPC) were not followed by the pharmacist.

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From Resistance to Digital Technologies in the Context of the Reaction to Distance Learning in the School Context during COVID-19

Education Sciences ◽

10.3390/educsci11040163 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 163

Author(s):

Giusi Antonia Toto ◽

Pierpaolo Limone

Keyword(s):

Distance Learning ◽

School Context ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Point Of View ◽

View Factor ◽

Regression Analyses ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Professional Perception ◽

The Relationship ◽

Professional Perceptions

In the relationship between teachers and distance learning in the context of COIVD-19, a series of unprecedented dynamics have emerged relating to a process of open-air experimentation that is going on in the world of school. The main constructs investigated in this paper concern the professional perceptions of teachers in terms of their skills and resistances towards digital technologies. To investigate this topic, a questionnaire on distance learning was administered to a sample of 658 teachers. From a methodological point of view, factor and reliability analyses and correlation and regression analyses were conducted. From the analysis of the results, it emerged that the questionnaire measures the resistance of teachers to distance learning and focuses on three main dimensions (two positive and one negative) that link teachers’ perceptions to the resistance to distance learning. In conclusion, the theme of the acceptance of technologies in the practice of teachers is still a subject full of meaning for professional perception and vision. A second issue concerns precisely the relationship between digital technologies and users, which must no longer focus only on the relationship with students but also on the perspective of the other training actors, including teachers.

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