Assessing pharmacy students drug information skills and perceptions using the critically appraised topic approach
| Autor: | Martha Earl, R. Eric Heidel, Lin Wu, James S. Wheeler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Medical education
020205 medical informatics MEDLINE Rubric 02 engineering and technology Pharmacy Evidence-based medicine Self Efficacy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Resource (project management) Pharmaceutical Preparations Students Pharmacy 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Pharmacy practice Perception 030212 general & internal medicine Curriculum General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Grading (education) Psychology Competence (human resources) |
| Zdroj: | Currents in pharmacy teachinglearning. 13(9) |
| ISSN: | 1877-1300 |
| Popis: | Competence in drug information (DI) skills fosters the application of evidence-based medicine (EBM) principles. However, concern exists about whether there is adequate DI preparation in curricula. This report describes the development, implementation, and evaluation of a team project utilizing the critically appraised topic (CAT) approach in a DI course.To assess abilities and skills in DI and EBM principles, student teams (N = 26) were assigned DI requests. A grading rubric based on the validated EBM Critical Presentation Evaluation Tool was used to evaluate each team's project. As a secondary measure, students completed pre-and post-class self-efficacy assessments describing their confidence in DI processes.Twenty-six team posters were submitted with a mean project rubric score of 43 out of 50 points (86%). One hundred one of 172 students (59% response rate) completed the pre- and post-self-efficacy surveys, and results revealed gains in confidence for MEDLINE searching skills, properly citing sources, and knowing where to go next if the answer could not be found in a tertiary resource (all P.001). The majority of respondents noted their teams collaborated to achieve project goals, actively participated, were open and accepting of others' ideas, and were satisfied with group interactions.Student team creation of DI responses via CATs are an innovative way to introduce, measure, and enhance DI skills in a didactic classroom setting. Fostering DI skills prepares pharmacy students for evidenced-based pharmacy practice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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