Role and impact of student pharmacists and a pharmacist on an international interprofessional medical brigade
| Autor: | Janelle O Poyant, Nicole J. Asal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Counseling Male Adolescent Interprofessional Relations education Pharmacist International Educational Exchange Pharmacy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Health care Global health Interprofessional teamwork Humans 030212 general & internal medicine General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Nursing Assistant health care economics and organizations Medical education Internet business.industry Drug Substitution Pharmacy education Interprofessional education Middle Aged Guatemala Altruism Students Pharmacy Education Pharmacy Female business Psychology 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Boston |
| Zdroj: | Currents in pharmacy teachinglearning. 10(5) |
| ISSN: | 1877-1300 |
| Popis: | Background and purpose Colleges of pharmacy will be seeking new opportunities to provide student pharmacists with interprofessional and global experiences. The objectives of this paper are to describe an international experience to expand interprofessional and global pharmacy education and to evaluate the roles and impact of fourth-year pharmacy students and a pharmacist integrated into an interprofessional team on a medical brigade to Guatemala. Educational activity and setting In August 2014, two fourth-year student pharmacists and one pharmacist/professor joined a group of 26 pre-medical students from Boston College (BC), six medical doctors and a nursing assistant as part of a one-week medical brigade to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. An electronic survey was administered to all brigade members upon completion of travel. The survey assessed the most useful services provided by the pharmacist and pharmacy students on the brigade and changes in perspective towards the role of pharmacy on an interprofessional healthcare team. The survey also collected information describing satisfaction with communication, efficiency, professionalism and knowledge of the pharmacy staff. Findings and discussion Pharmacy staff was utilized for knowledge of drug products, therapeutic substitution, counseling and drug dosing/calculations. The brigade directly resulted in an increased likelihood for physicians and students to refer a question to a pharmacist. After this brigade, all non-pharmacy members viewed pharmacists as important members of the medical team and felt better prepared to work as part of a team. Summary The experience was effective in fostering interprofessional relationships amongst healthcare students and professionals. |
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