The impact of using simulation-based learning to further develop communication skills of pharmacy students and pharmacists: a systematic review.

Background: Effective communication in healthcare, among professionals and between professionals and patients is crucial for delivering high-quality care. While simulation effectively translates technical skills to clinical practice, its impact on communication, particularly in pharmacies, is less well documented.

Aim: This systematic review examined the impact of simulation-based education on communication skills among pharmacy students and pharmacists.

Selection of a probiotic to prevent necrotizing enterocolitis for preterm infants in a French neonatology department.

Very premature and/or low-birth-weight infants are at risk of developing necrotizing ulcerative enterocolitis (NEC). Prophylactic use of probiotics would change the composition of the gut microbiota and thus reduce the risk of NEC. In order to choose a probiotic at the local level, international recommendations were compared, and the available specialties were listed.

A systematic review of the impact of simulation on students' confidence in performing clinical pharmacy activities.

Background: Although confidence does not automatically imply competence, it does provide pharmacy students with a sense of empowerment to manage a pharmacotherapeutic problem independently. Among the methods used in higher education, there is growing interest in simulation.

Aim: To evaluate the impact of simulation on pharmacy students' confidence in performing clinical pharmacy activities.