scholarly journals A Pharmaceutical Industry Elective Course on Practice Experience Selection and Fellowship Pursuit by Pharmacy Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 78 (6) ◽  
pp. 126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhea Hartman ◽  
Leona Blustein ◽  
Diane Morel ◽  
Lisa Davis
Keyword(s):  
Pharmaceutical Industry ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Practice Experience ◽  
Elective Course

scholarly journals Evaluation of pharmacy students´ clinical interventions on a general medicine practice experience

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jocelyn D. Jones ◽  
Sylvia H. Jackson ◽  
Aisha Gomez ◽  
Christie Hollinger ◽  
Gayle Rivers
Keyword(s):  
General Medicine ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Clinical Interventions ◽  
Practice Experience

Movies and mental illness: A psychiatry elective for third year pharmacy students

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (10) ◽  
pp. 314-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherry W. Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Know How ◽  
Psychiatric Illnesses ◽  
Psychiatric Setting ◽  
Elective Course

Psychiatric illnesses are common and pharmacists need to be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of the illnesses and know how they are appropriately treated. Not all pharmacy students will have an opportunity to intern in a psychiatric setting during their fourth year, and there is not adequate time in the course of a problem based learning (PBL) therapeutics curriculum to teach many of the psychiatric illnesses and their treatment. This article describes an elective course in psychiatry offered to third-year pharmacy students, which incorporates the viewing of movies and reading of books related to psychiatric illness, in order to allow students to develop a working knowledge of basic and advanced therapeutic issues related to psychiatry and psychopharmacology.

Development of a Course in Complementary and Alternative Healing Practices Within University-Based Pharmacy Education

2001 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-146
Author(s):  
Ana C. Quiñones ◽  
June Riedlinger ◽  
Eileen C. Moyer
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Medicine ◽  
Traditional Chinese Medicine ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Medical Practices ◽  
Alternative Healing ◽  
Socioeconomic Issues ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
Body Practices

"A Survey of Complementary/Alternative Healing Practices" has been offered for the last five years at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences as an elective course. The objective of this course is to expose pharmacy students to medical practices other than conventional Western medicine, such as: chiroprac tic, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, mind-body practices, and shamanic medicine. For each of the disciplines, the course covers their beliefs concerning health, how therapy is administered and monitored and various socioeconomic issues. This is accomplished through lectures and experiential presentations from complementary/alternative healing practitioners. This article describes how the course has evolved since its inception.

Prevalence of Cognitive Impairment Among Elderly Patients Upon Hospital Admission Using Mini-Cog™ Assessments Performed by Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nghi (Andy) Bui ◽  
Mobolaji Adeola ◽  
Rejena Azad ◽  
Joshua T. Swan ◽  
Kathryn S. Agarwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Hospital Admission ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Hospital Readmission ◽  
Hospital Readmissions ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Day Hospital ◽  
Practice Experience

Background: Older adults with cognitive impairment may have difficulty understanding and complying with medical or medication instructions provided during hospitalization which may adversely impact patient outcomes. Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of cognitive impairment among patients aged 65 years and older within 24 hours of hospital admission using Mini-Cog™ assessments performed by advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) students. Methods: Students on APPE rotations were trained to perform Mini-Cog™ assessments during routine medication education sessions from February 2017 to April 2017. The primary end point was the prevalence of cognitive impairment indicated by a Mini-Cog™ score of ≤3. Secondary end points were the average number of observed Mini-Cog™ practice assessments required for APPE students to meet competency requirements, caregiver identification, and 30-day hospital readmissions. Results: Twelve APPE students completed the training program after an average of 4.4 (standard deviation [SD] = 1.0) graded Mini-Cog™ assessments. Of the 1159 admissions screened, 273 were included in the analysis. The prevalence of cognitive impairment was 55% (n = 149, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 48%-61%). A caregiver was identified for 41% (n = 113, 95% CI: 35%-47%) of patients, and 79 patients had a caregiver present at bedside during the visit. Hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge was 15% (n = 41, 95% CI: 11%-20%). Conclusion: Cognitive impairment could substantially impair a patient’s ability to comprehend education provided during hospitalization. Pharmacy students can feasibly perform Mini-Cog™ assessments to evaluate cognitive function, thereby allowing them to tailor education content and involve caregivers when necessary.

Discrepancies Identified Through a Telephone-Based, Student-Led Initiative for Medication Reconciliation in Ambulatory Psychiatry

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie E. Albano ◽  
Jolene R. Bostwick ◽  
Kristen M. Ward ◽  
Thomas Fluent ◽  
Hae Mi Choe
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Medication Reconciliation ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Prescription Medications ◽  
Medication Discrepancies ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Practice Experience ◽  
Call Schedule ◽  
Clinically Significant

Purpose: To identify the number of medication discrepancies following establishment of a telephone-based, introductory pharmacy practice experience student-driven, medication reconciliation service for new patients in an ambulatory psychiatry clinic. Secondarily, to identify factors impacting medication discrepancies to better target medication profiles to reconcile and to evaluate whether the implementation of a call schedule effected clinic no-show rates. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of a telephone-based medication reconciliation service from June 2014 to January 2016. Results: At least 1 medication discrepancy was identified among 84.7% of medication profiles (N = 438), with a total of 1416 medication discrepancies reconciled (3.2 discrepancies per patient). Of the 1416 discrepancies, 38.6% were deletions, 38.9% were additions, and 22.5% were changes in dosage strength or frequency. Discrepancies pertaining to prescription medications totaled 57.8%. Student pharmacists were critical team members in the service. Patient’s age, number of medications on the patient’s list, and number of days since the last medication reconciliation were not clinically significant determinants for targeting medication profiles. There was a statistically significant reduction in the clinic no-show rates following implementation of a call schedule compared with no-show rates prior to call schedule implementation. Conclusion: This student pharmacist–led telephone medication reconciliation service demonstrated the importance of medication reconciliation in ambulatory psychiatry by identifying numerous discrepancies within this population. Further, we demonstrated pharmacy students across various levels of education can assist in this process under the supervision of a pharmacist.

A Research Elective Course on Dietary Supplements to Engage Doctor of Pharmacy Students in Primary Literature Evaluation and Scholarly Activity

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 577-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed A. Islam ◽  
Simi Gunaseelan ◽  
Seher A. Khan
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Supplements ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Pharmacy Practice ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Scholarly Activity ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Primary Literature ◽  
Elective Course ◽  
Doctor Of Pharmacy

Purpose: To develop and implement a research elective course to enhance skills of pharmacy students on primary literature evaluation and evidence-based practice on dietary supplements and generate scholarly publications. Methods: A 2 credit hour independent research elective course was designed and implemented in the third-year doctor of pharmacy curriculum. The course involved student-led research activities that included formulating research project, reviewing of primary literature, collection and evaluation of data, and writing of review articles for publication in peer-reviewed journals. An online survey was administered to evaluate students’ perceptions of the course. Results: Students successfully completed the course. The course resulted in peer-reviewed publications through student–faculty collaboration. Pharmacy students enrolled in the elective course perceived that the course helped them enhance their analytical reasoning, critical thinking and drug-literature evaluation skills, gain evidence-based knowledge, and apply the knowledge into practice during their advanced pharmacy practice experiences community pharmacy rotations. Conclusions: The course provided opportunity to the pharmacy students to not only critically search and evaluate the literature but also publish in peer-reviewed journals. Other pharmacy schools/colleges can adopt this course model to create opportunities for student–faculty collaborations toward scholarly accomplishments.

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