scholarly journals Experiences of Supervision at Practice Placement Sites

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lesley Diack ◽  
Kathrine Gibson ◽  
Kim Munro ◽  
Alison Strath
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Collaborative Effort ◽  
Core Skills ◽  
The Uk

Background. Whilst placement supervision and clinical education programmes are of significant value in shaping the behaviours of undergraduate healthcare students, appropriate provisions which are efficacious to the learner are somewhat lacking, particularly for students studying on UK MPharm programmes.Objectives. To explore and explain the value of placement supervision to the personal development and employability of undergraduate pharmacy students.Methods. Students participated in a week long community pharmacy pilot programme, a result of a collaborative effort between the School of Pharmacy and Life Sciences and a small consortium of community pharmacies. Students and stakeholders were asked to evaluate their experiences via separate questionnaires which had been developed to elicit views and attitudes.Key Findings. Feedback from students and stakeholders towards the experience was overwhelmingly positive with multiple benefits being reported. Of particular prominence was the emphasis in student feedback on the value of placement supervision to their professional and personal development. Findings were indicative of a development in clinical practice proficiencies, core skills, and improvement in decision-making practice.Conclusions. The benefits of clinical supervision to the professional and personal development of MPharm students are well documented, although attracting professional pharmacy supervisors is proving a problematic task for educational providers in the UK.

International pharmacy students’ transition to Nottingham: Semi-structured interviews (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yicong Liu
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Teaching Style ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Independent Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Learning Ability ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
International Pharmacy ◽  
The Uk

BACKGROUND The transition from China to the UK can be challenging, and there is increasing concern among academics since cross-cultural learning and living may be a challenge for these students. OBJECTIVE To find out international pharmacy students’ worries and challenges as well as benefits on the transition experience from China to the UK. METHODS Semi-structured interviews were used to explore this group of students’ transition experiences. Selective transcription was done because of time limitations in the project. RESULTS The natural and cultural environment was the most pleasant experience for Tianjin students during this transition process. Cross-cultural adjustment and self-adaptability, as well as their autonomous learning ability were the main barriers for international students. CONCLUSIONS The difference between Asian and Western culture caused barriers for international students to fit into a new environment. In terms of integrating into local students, insufficient English language skills, culture shock and personality could be the influence factors. Moreover, the different teaching style and learning style could be the possible reasons for students having difficulty in an independent study. CLINICALTRIAL N/A

scholarly journals A new experimental community pharmacy internship module for undergraduate pharmacy students in western Nepal: overview and reflections

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangita Timsina ◽  
Bhuvan K.C. ◽  
Dristi Adhikari ◽  
Alian A. Alrasheedy ◽  
Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Case Presentation ◽  
Business Plans ◽  
Inappropriate Use ◽  
Hands On

Community pharmacies in Nepal and other South Asian countries are in a mediocre state due to poor regulation and the fact that many pharmacies are run by people with insufficient training in dispensing. This has led to the inappropriate use of medicines. The problems due to poor regulation and the mediocre state of community pharmacies in South Asia encompass both academia and clinical practice. In this paper, a 2-week community pharmacy internship programme completed by 2 graduating pharmacy students of Pokhara University (a Nepalese public university) at Sankalpa Pharmacy, Pokhara, Nepal is illustrated. During the internship, they were systematically trained on store management, pharmaceutical care, counselling skills, the use of medical devices, pharmaceutical business plans, medicine information sources, and adverse drug reaction reporting. An orientation, observations and hands-on training, case presentation, discussion, and feedback from 2 senior pharmacists were used as the training method. A proper community pharmacy internship format, good pharmacy practice standards, and a better work environment for pharmacists may improve the quality of community pharmacies.

The Need for Leadership and Vision in Dentistry. A Personal View

2008 ◽  
Vol os15 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vernon P Holt
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Personal View ◽  
Opting Out ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Dental Practitioners ◽  
Dental Profession ◽  
New Vision ◽  
The Uk

This paper considers how dentistry has developed in the United Kingdom (UK) over the last 60 years and concludes that dentists have failed to be proactive and to shape the systems for the delivery of an optimal level of care to the population. It suggests that there is a need for far better leadership and for dentists, as individuals and as a profession, to rediscover the sense of vision that they once had and to shape their destinies, rather than accepting the current situation. The author goes on to explain how this might be done. Since the inception of the National Health Service (NHS), the dental profession in the UK has, to a large extent, been dominated by the politics of the NHS, by changing fee structures and contracts, by reports from the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB), and by strategies adopted by successive governments, especially during the last two decades. These strategies have resulted in cohorts of disillusioned dental practitioners reducing their commitment to, or opting out of, NHS contracts and committing themselves, to a greater or lesser extent, to private practice.1 It is now over three years since, for the first time, the proportion of dentistry provided under private contact in the UK, as measured by gross fees, exceeded that provided under NHS contract. The profession has shown a remarkable lack of imagination in organising itself to provide the best kind of care for patients. Instead of being proactive and visionary, it has allowed itself to become a political football. This has led to the progressive deskilling of many practitioners, and a manifest failure to secure the long-term oral health of patients. This paper considers how the situation could be improved and looks at four aspects, which are: 1. 21st century dentistry: state of the art versus reality? The contrast between what is clinically possible and what the profession currently delivers. 2. What are we here for? The need for a new vision for dentistry, the profession and the future, and the need for a new sense of mission. 3. A responsibility for the profession. The responsibility of the profession for providing patients (and funding bodies) with advice. 4. Leading the way: a new-look personal development plan. The personal development needs of dentists, with much more emphasis on interpersonal and leadership skills.

OP151 Weathering The Development To Adoption Storm: NICE Safe Harbors

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (S1) ◽  
pp. 55-55
Author(s):  
Fay McCracken ◽  
Carla Deakin
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Market Access ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Safe Harbor ◽  
Trade Associations ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Introduction:Getting technologies adopted in the UK healthcare system can be time-consuming and complex. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence Office for Market Access (NICE OMA) has developed a novel approach to enable greater and more coordinated dialogue between life sciences companies and healthcare system stakeholders on market access issues.Methods:When establishing NICE OMA, interactions were carried out with life sciences trade associations and key healthcare system stakeholders to explore challenges in market access landscape. Feedback highlighted that dialogue with NICE and other stakeholders is often limited and occurs in high-risk situations; indicating a need for greater and more coordinated dialogue between industry and multiple healthcare system stakeholders outside of formal processes.Results:The approach developed is a safe harbor engagement framework which enables NICE OMA to facilitate interaction between life sciences companies and key healthcare system stakeholders; this collaborative approach promotes shared understanding of aspects that will allow innovative technologies to reach patients faster. It brings together multiple organizations in a safe environment where ideas can be exchanged between participants, allowing organizations to think beyond their own area of interest and to work collaboratively. Companies have used the engagement framework flexibly to engage at different stages along the development to adoption journey. Feedback indicates that companies have benefitted from channeling discussions through NICE to bring together key leaders from different organizations, as well as the neutral facilitation of discussions. Healthcare system partners have gained insights/knowledge that hadn't been apparent beforehand. Patient and clinical representatives have appreciated the opportunity to provide views to a broad range of stakeholders often early in the development of the technology.Conclusions:The NICE OMA safe harbor engagement framework has been well-received to date. Further feedback will be sought to understand the impact in helping to optimize the market access journey.

scholarly journals Repeat dispensing of prescriptions in community pharmacies: a systematic review of the UK literature

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles W. Morecroft ◽  
Darren M. Ashcroft ◽  
Peter Noyce
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
The Uk

The State of the UK Music Therapy Profession

2000 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Postal Questionnaire ◽  
Support Networks ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Working Models ◽  
Mixed Feelings ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
The Uk

This paper outlines the findings from a self-administered postal questionnaire to the UK music therapy profession carried out in June 1997. It details the background to the study, its design and methodology, the results and their implications. The survey gathered data on the personal qualities used in practice, working models, support networks and job satisfaction among UK music therapists. Taken together, these responses were deemed an indication of the overall ‘state of the profession’. Further, an attempt was made to ascertain a correlation between job satisfaction and other variables as a way of delineating a profile of a ‘job-satisfied music therapist’. Key results indicated a profession of diverse individuals, more likely to be balancing part-time music therapy work than to be employed in a full-time post. They indicated a profession with cohesive personal qualities underlying its practice, and more definitive priorities for working models. They revealed a profession more likely to describe itself as ‘supported’ and ‘satisfied’ than either ‘very supported/satisfied’, ‘quite supported/mixed feelings’, ‘unsupported/dissatisfied’ or ‘very unsupported/dissatisfied’. They identified clinical supervision and communication with colleagues and carers as the two most significant support networks among the sample. A statistically significant correlation was established between the level of professional support experienced and job satisfaction.

Interprofessional clinical education of medical and pharmacy students

1996 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
R J Greene ◽  
G F Cavell ◽  
S H D Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Education ◽  
Pharmacy Students

scholarly journals Exploring the entrepreneurial intentions of Syrian refugees in the UK

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1128-1146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne Mawson ◽  
Laila Kasem
Keyword(s):  
Personal Development ◽  
Forced Migration ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intentions ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Migration Experience ◽  
The Uk

Purpose Few studies have sought to explore the issue of entrepreneurial intention (EI) within refugees, despite wide recognition of refugee entrepreneurial potential. The purpose of this paper is to explore EI among recently arrived Syrian refugees in the UK, including the role that their migration experience plays in shaping these intentions. Design/methodology/approach This paper follows an interpretive phenomenological research approach, contextualised within the EI literature. It draws on data collected from in-depth interviews with nine Syrian refugees, five of whom arrived independently and four of whom arrived via the UK Government’s Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme. Findings All participants were found to have strong perceptions of desirability towards entrepreneurship. Individuals who arrived independently demonstrated more confidence in their abilities, and in turn somewhat stronger start-up intentions. The findings indicate that the personal development of independent refugee arrivals linked to their migration experiences may help shape the intention to engage in entrepreneurship. Research limitations/implications As this paper draws on a small sample in a single geographic location, the findings presented are phenomenological, context specific and not necessarily applicable to other spatial locations or to other (refugee) groups. Social implications A number of practical and social implications are provided. Support interventions focussed on strengthening the perceived abilities and capabilities of refugees would be of considerable benefit. Originality/value This paper provides new and important insight into the nature of EI within a novel focal group. It makes a valuable contribution to the literature by considering the issues of context and process, specifically the relationship between personal forced migration experience and the perceived capability to start a business.

Intimate entanglements in the animal house: Caring for and about mice

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Friese
Keyword(s):  
Animal Welfare ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Life Sciences ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Laboratory Animals ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Laboratory Mice ◽  
Intimate Knowledge ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Animal House

This article presents two vignettes from ethnographic research conducted in a ‘biological services unit’ or mouse house at a life sciences research institute in the UK. I focus on the ‘intimate knowledge’ two animal technicians demonstrated as crucial to care for the mice, where affective knowledge operated alongside scientific knowledge of animal welfare and administrative knowledge of keeping laboratory animals. I then show how caring for and about laboratory mice entailed caring about various other things, things that could help improve the lives of the mice. I thematize how the animal technicians ‘care about’ mice, using Astrid Schrader’s twin conceptions of compassion and ‘abyssal intimacy’. However, unlike Schrader and much of the literature focusing on the centrality of ‘sacrifice’ in scientific research involving laboratory animals, I contend that compassion is not centrally informed by death as the abyss here. Rather, the violent relatedness of being replaceable forms the abyss that makes compassion possible. It was the fact of caring about those with whom one becomes so intimately entangled, within the context of paid labour where one is replaceable, that formed the basis for compassion between animal technicians, mice and myself.

scholarly journals What does the future hold for life sciences in the UK?

Prescriber ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (7) ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Joy Ogden
Keyword(s):  
Life Sciences ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk
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