Patient Simulation in Pharmacy Education

Tele-Patient: audiovisual education in the pharmacy.

T he Tele-Patient series of "on-the-counter" patient education films produced for use in the pharmacy by A-V Scientific Aids in cooperation with APhA has been on view in several national al}d regional pharmacy chains and in many community pharmacies for the past two years. "Although only 10 of the films produced so far were tailored specifically for pharmacists, we've found that pharmacists are...

Evolution in pharmacy education: developing effective patient care practitioners.

Changes outlined in the Blueprint for Pharmacy emphasize the need to provide “[o]ptimal drug therapy outcomes for Canadians through patient-centred care”. This approach requires pharmacists to contribute to outcomes-focused patient care, while working within health care teams; pharmacists also need to be accountable and responsible for the safe and effective use of medications. There is an urge...

continUing EDuCAtiON Patient health literacy in the Community Pharmacy Setting

pon successful completion of this article, the pharmacist should be able to: 1. describe the status of literacy in the United States 2. define functional health literacy and its relationship to health outcomes. 3. describe how to assess low health literacy in community pharmacy patients. 4. address low health literacy in the community pharmacy setting through patient counseling. 5. address low ...

Professionalism ethics in pharmacy education: Do students have acceptable knowledge or it is a white paper in pharmacy education curriculum?

Dear Editor, In pharmacy, professionalism must containthe skills necessary to be a capable pharmacypractitioner. It seems that pharmacy studentsdo not become professionals after graduationfrom the pharmacy school. To be a professionalpharmacist, students should have a lifelongcommitment to the society and patients.Evolving professional knowledge, attitudesand behaviors is a critical step in pro...

patient counseling in pharmacy