Desirable Skills in New Pharmacists

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-98 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine E. O’Brien ◽  
Schwanda K. Flowers ◽  
Cindy D. Stowe
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
New Graduates ◽  
Ethics Management ◽  
Pharmacy Curriculum ◽  
Survey Responses

Objective: To compare survey responses between licensed pharmacists who work with or employ new graduates and graduating senior pharmacy students at a college of pharmacy. Design: This was a retrospective analysis of surveys given to 2 groups of pharmacists and students. Responses to items regarding importance of desirable qualities in new pharmacists and level of preparation of new graduates were analyzed. Qualities included drug information, pharmacology, therapeutics, communication with patients/customers or health care professionals, professionalism, ethics, management, and conflict resolution. Results: There was consensus between pharmacists and students regarding the importance of all items ( P > .05 for all comparisons). However, the percentage of pharmacists versus students who agreed that new graduates communicate effectively differed (86.7% vs 100%, respectively, P < .05). Of pharmacists surveyed at a career fair, 64.1% chose communication as the 1 skill that would distinguish an applicant, and retail and hospital pharmacists displayed a statistically significant ( P < .05) difference in the audience (patients/customers vs other health care professionals). Conclusion: Pharmacists and students agree on the knowledge and skills essential for pharmacy practice but disagree on the level of preparation for effective communication. These results support ongoing efforts to improve the development of communication skills in the professional pharmacy curriculum.

scholarly journals Pharmacy Students’ Perception towards Clinical Pharmacognosy Course

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Nehad J. Ahmed ◽  
Abdulsalam Alonazi ◽  
Mehrukh Zehravi ◽  
Maged S. Abdel-Kader
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Herbal Drugs ◽  
Efficacy And Safety ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Pharmacy Curriculum

Aim: The aim of this study was to identify pharmacy student’s perception towards clinical pharmacognosy. Methodology: This is a cross-sectional study that was conducted in Al-Kharj. The survey contains 2 parts; the Level of the students and pharmacy students’ perception towards the clinical pharmacognosy course. The data were collected and analyzed using Excel software. Results: About 51.20 % of the students said that clinical pharmacognosy is an interesting subject. About 57.60% of them said that clinical pharmacognosy is an integral part of clinical pharmacy practice but only 28.80% of them agreed that clinical pharmacognosy should be a mandatory part of the pharmacy curriculum. Approximately 68.00% of the students agreed that clinical pharmacognosy provides sufficient knowledge about mechanisms of actions, indications, proper dosing and side effects of herbal drugs. Conclusion: It is concluded that pharmacy students showed positive perceptions towards the clinical pharmacognosy course. It is important to increase the awareness of pharmacy students about clinical pharmacognosy in order to prescribe herbal drugs correctly and to educate health care professionals and patients about the efficacy and safety of the herbal products.

A Review of the Three Types of Biomedical Literature and the Systematic Approach to Answer a Drug Information Request

1998 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Gooch Wright ◽  
Rhonda Lea Lecroy ◽  
Michael G. Kendrach
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Biomedical Literature ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Information Request ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
Different Types

The pharmacist is relied upon to provide drug information on a daily basis for patients and health care professionals. Performing drug information tasks requires the ability to efficiently search, critically analyze, and objectively evaluate the biomedical literature. Pharmacists and pharmacy students need to understand the biomedical literature and an organized method to answer drug information questions. Therefore, the tertiary, secondary, and primary literature resources are defined and examples are presented. In addition, the modified systematic approach to answer a drug information request is reviewed. Understanding the different types of literature and applying the systematic approach assists practitioners in efficiently supplying drug information. The purpose of this article is to assist the pharmacist and pharmacy student in determining the strengths and limitations of the various types of literature and applying the systematic approach to a drug information inquiry.

Development of a Drug Information Service Collaborative in Academia

2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-289
Author(s):  
Jeeseon Kim ◽  
Rebecca Hoover ◽  
Scott Perkins ◽  
Ashish Advani
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Service Initiative ◽  
Based Medicine ◽  
Common Barriers ◽  
High Quality Service ◽  
Large Health Care System

Evidence-based medicine (EBM) has been positively accepted by clinicians; however, there are barriers to practicing EBM that create gaps between EBM and current clinical practice. A pharmacist-led drug information (DI) service initiative was established to overcome common barriers to practicing EBM. The service utilizes technology and a collaborative model among otherwise independent academic DI centers to provide efficient high-quality service to health care professionals. It was piloted at a large health care system with positive user satisfaction. The unique technological collaborative has shown several benefits, including increased efficiency and peer learning among DI pharmacists.

Characterization of Complementary and Alternative Medicine-Related Consultations in an Academic Drug Information Service

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 539-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. Gregory ◽  
Mohamed A. Jalloh ◽  
Andrew M. Abe ◽  
James Hu ◽  
Darren J. Hein
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Alternative Medicine ◽  
Complementary And Alternative Medicine ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Information Service ◽  
Therapeutic Use ◽  
Drug Information Service ◽  
Complementary And Alternative

Purpose: To characterize requests received through an academic drug information consultation service related to complementary and alternative medicines. Methods: A retrospective review and descriptive analysis of drug information consultations was conducted. Results: A total of 195 consultations related to complementary and alternative medicine were evaluated. All consultation requests involved questions about dietary supplements. The most common request types were related to safety and tolerability (39%), effectiveness (38%), and therapeutic use (34%). Sixty-eight percent of the requests were from pharmacists. The most frequent consultation requests from pharmacists were questions related to drug interactions (37%), therapeutic use (37%), or stability/compatibility/storage (34%). Nearly 60% of complementary and alternative medicine-related consultation requests were able to be completely addressed using available resources. Among review sources, Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, Clinical Pharmacology, Micromedex, and Pharmacist’s Letter were the most common resources used to address consultations. Conclusion: Utilization of a drug information service may be a viable option for health care professionals to help answer a complementary and alternative medicine-related question. Additionally, pharmacists and other health care professionals may consider acquiring resources identified to consistently answering these questions.

Incorporating a Drug Information Consult into a Pharmacy Practice Course to Build Literature Search and Evaluation Skills Through a 3-Stage Model

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 306-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Wittman ◽  
Craig Kovera ◽  
Maureen Sullivan ◽  
Martha M. Rumore
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Drug Information ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Faculty Support ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
Information Skills ◽  
Stage 1 ◽  
Based Medicine

Objective: Pharmacy students need to be equipped with skills to research and evaluate literature to effectively apply evidence-based medicine (EBM) in practice. To prepare them, a 3-stage approach to writing a drug information consult (3sDIC) was incorporated into a pharmacy course. The primary objective was to assess students’ abilities to retrieve and analyze literature pursuant to a drug information consult. Secondary objectives were to examine feasibility of faculty participation and continuation of the assignment. Design: Ninety students were given a clinical scenario about a patient. The assignment consisted of 3 stages incorporating use of the Population, Intervention, Comparison intervention, Outcome (PICO) method and modified systematic approach (MSA) for stage 1, evaluation of primary literature to write a draft for stage 2, and stage 3, the final consult. All 3 stages were reviewed and graded by faculty. Assessment: All students completed the 3sDIC, with no grade failures. The rubric employed by faculty was effective, providing students the opportunity to improve the consult. The 3sDIC was found to be feasible with adequate faculty support. Conclusion: The 3sDIC, although not a substitute for a complete drug information course, demonstrated a streamlined approach for Pharmacy year 2 (P2) students to acquire and develop drug information skills.

scholarly journals Inclusion of Public Health in the Pharm Curriculum in the United Kingdom: Content Analysis

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chijioke Agomo ◽  
Jane Portlock ◽  
James Ogunleye
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Pharmacy Curriculum

1) Public health remains a tiny portion of the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum and the material is integrated into other modules. The objective of this study is to describe the UK undergraduate pharmacy curriculum, including its public health content; 2) Methods: A qualitative method (content analysis of websites) was used to describe the UK undergraduate pharmacy curriculum and teaching and learning policy. This involved selecting relevant concepts and then quantifying their presence and the relationships between them. The NVivo software was used to carry out &lsquo;group queries&rsquo; and visualisation of results; 3) Results: Public health remains an optional module in the curricula of many UK schools of pharmacy. Several public health-related topics are often integrated into other modules, but UK undergraduate pharmacy curricula are still dominated by traditional pharmacy modules; and 4) Conclusions: Most of the curricula analysed were dominated by traditional pharmacy modules designed to enhance students' knowledge and skills. The skill set of UK pharmacy students with respect to macro-level public health activities needs to be improved in order to enhance pharmacists&rsquo; contribution to public health.

scholarly journals The Excellence of Pharmacy Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
AK Mohiuddin
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Costs ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Medication Therapy ◽  
State Management ◽  
Care Costs

Over the past 50 years, the role of pharmacists has evolved along with the health care needs of our population. In addition to dispensing medications and ensuring patient safety, today’s pharmacists are taking a larger role as medical counselors, educators and advocates. They are integral part of the health care team, and are among the most trusted and accessible health care professionals. This accessibility allows them to perform more patient care activities, including counseling, medication management, and preventive care screenings. Beyond the care provided to individual patients, pharmacists have expanded their reach to influence the public health of communities. A pharmacist is uniquely positioned to provide disease state management through appropriate medication therapy management that has been demonstrated to improve patient outcomes and decrease overall health care costs. This role is more important than ever as the environment is demanding new practice and payment models that are required to further optimize care and outcomes while addressing the unsustainable increases in health care costs.   Article Type: Review

scholarly journals Assessment of the nutritional knowledge of undergraduate pharmacy students: The need to advance nutrition education in the training of pharmacy students

2021 ◽  
pp. 310-314
Author(s):  
Juman Abdulelah Dujaili ◽  
Ali Blebil ◽  
David Weng Kwai Chong
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Health Priorities ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Nutritional Knowledge ◽  
Confidence Assessment ◽  
Pharmacy Curriculum ◽  
Assessment Questions

Objective: This study aimed to assess pharmacy students’ knowledge of aspects of nutrition relevant to pharmacy practice and as a means of imparting information through feedback to support learning and professional development. Method: 230 pharmacy students completed a 30-item nutritional informal assessment questionnaire, along with confidence assessment questions. Students were asked about the sources of information they used to answer the knowledge assessment questions, their learning experience with regards to nutrition, and their inclination to learn more about nutrition. Results: Generally, Year four pharmacy students had significantly higher scores than Year two students. However, their overall performance was still lower than that expected of graduate pharmacists. About 75.0% of the study participants agreed that they would like to learn more about nutrition. Conclusion: This study indicates the need to integrate better nutritional education into the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. The results also suggest a need for Malaysian schools of pharmacy to offer focused learning on nutrition aligned with national health priorities and the competency level in relation to nutrition of pharmacy graduates in the country.

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