Expanding the Role of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students in the Promotion of Organ Donation Awareness

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jillian L. Descourouez ◽  
Katelyn R. Richards ◽  
Teena Sam ◽  
Barrett Crowther
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Pharmacy Students

Role of video assisted teaching in counselling to make decision for organ donation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 145-148
Author(s):  
Sumesh Kumar ◽  
Sarita Bagaria ◽  
Moirangthem Sonia ◽  
Kailash Kumar Khandelwal
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Health Team ◽  
Video Assisted ◽  
Knowledge Questionnaire ◽  
Structured Knowledge ◽  
Spss Software ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Post Assessment

Decision of organ donation has enormous potential to save countless lives and health team play a vital role in counselling of patients and their family in decision making regarding organ donation in the ultimate stage of life. For this reason, evaluation of factors which can enhance knowledge and positive attitude towards organ donation has paramount importance. Present study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of adults regarding organ donation and to find out role of video assisted teaching in behaviour modulation. Data from 80 participants were collected using a structured knowledge questionnaire. Pre-assessment was done before intervention of video-assisted teaching and post-assessment was done following that. Data were analyzed through SPSS software using Spearman’s Rank Co-relation. We found a negative co-relation (rK= -0.1122) between knowledge & attitude of adults regarding organ donation before video-assisted teaching regarding organ donation. A direct and positive co-relation (rK=+0.294) was observed between knowledge and attitude of adults regarding organ donation after video assisted teaching. We found that video assisted counselling provided by the medical team has great potential in promoting actions regarding organ donation. It is recommended that video assisted counselling should be applied to enhance knowledge and attitude regarding organ donation among general population.

scholarly journals Future Pharmacists’ Opinions on the Facilitation of Self-Care with Over-the-Counter Products and Whether This Should Remain a Core Role

Pharmacy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
Lezley-Anne Hanna ◽  
Alana Murphy ◽  
Maurice Hall ◽  
Rebecca Craig
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Single Institution ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Over The Counter ◽  
Otc Medicines ◽  
Practice Methods ◽  
Identifiable Data

Background: The aim was to investigate pharmacy students’ views on the role of the pharmacist in facilitating self-care with over-the-counter (OTC) medicines, particularly in light of new roles, and establish personal practice. Methods: Final year pharmacy students at Queen’s University Belfast were invited to participate. Data were collected via a pre-piloted questionnaire, distributed at a compulsory class (only non-identifiable data were requested). Descriptive statistics were performed, and non-parametric tests were employed for inferential statistical analysis (responses by gender). Results: The response rate was 87.6% (78/89); 34.6% (27/78) males and 65.4% (51/78) females. Over a third [34.6% (27/78)] reported using OTC medicines about once a month. All appreciated the importance of an evidence-based approach to optimize patient care. Most [(96.2% (75/78)] deemed OTC consultations should remain a fundamental responsibility of pharmacists and 69.2% (54/78) thought OTC consultations have the potential to be as complex as independent pharmacist prescribing. Females felt more confident recommending OTC emergency contraception than males (p = 0.002 for levonorgestrel and p = 0.011 for ulipristal acetate). Many [61.5% (48/78)] considered more medicines should not be deregulated from prescription-only status. Conclusions: Data from this single institution suggests that enabling self-medication is an important part of practice but there were confidence issues around deregulations.

Pharmacy students’ attitudes toward the underserved population: The role of experiential education

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 444-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela R. Thomason ◽  
Lindsey K. Elmore ◽  
Patricia B. Naro ◽  
Troy W. Huddleston
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Education ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Underserved Population ◽  
Students Attitudes

scholarly journals The role of specialist nurses for organ donation: A solution for maximising organ donation rates?

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 2020-2027
Author(s):  
Jennifer Tocher ◽  
Barbara Neades ◽  
Graeme D. Smith ◽  
Daniel Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Specialist Nurses

scholarly journals HIV/AIDS awareness among first year pharmacy students and the role of the university

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selente Bezuidenhout ◽  
Rob Summers
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
First Year ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Aids Awareness ◽  
The University ◽  
Hiv Aids

As HIV/AIDS continues to spread and affect the lives of millions of people, a sense of urgency has developed about the imperative need to stop the epidemic. Education is the key to change knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. There is currently a gap in educationprogrammes targeting youths of ages 18-24 years, for example, those enrolled in tertiary institutions. The aim of the study was therefore to establish the level of HIV/AIDS awareness among undergraduate pharmacy students at the University of Limpopo (Medunsa Campus)/ Tshwane University of Technology Schools of Pharmacy. A structured questionnaire was administered to pharmacy students on entry to the programme. Although the students of 2003, 2004 and 2005 obtained mean percentage HIV/AIDS awareness scores in the range of 70%-80%, they had inadequate knowledge of some transmission routes, events that occur when HIV invades the body, the “window period” and some symptoms. These knowledge gaps should be addressed by universities by integrating HIV/AIDS policies and education fully into all aspects of their planning, operations andteaching.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude, and practice of organ donation among pharmacy students

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
PrasannaR Deshpande ◽  
Preeti Damle ◽  
Gopal Bihani ◽  
SomshekharS Khadabadi ◽  
AnanthaN Naik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organ Donation ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals The Role of Hidden Curriculum in Teaching Pharmacy Students About Patient Safety

2011 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fay Bradley ◽  
Alison Steven ◽  
Darren M. Ashcroft
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Hidden Curriculum ◽  
Pharmacy Students

scholarly journals Survey of Current Conditions regarding Awareness of the Nutritional Role of Supplements for Pharmacy Students

2007 ◽  
Vol 127 (9) ◽  
pp. 1461-1471 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rumiko SHIMIZU ◽  
Youko SAKAMOTO ◽  
Tomoko NISHIZAWA ◽  
Shin IGUCHI ◽  
Yumiko YAMAOKA
Keyword(s):  
Pharmacy Students
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