Publications by authors named "Cynthia M Phillips"
To assess the impact of an advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) simulation on pharmacy student confidence and knowledge. Third-year pharmacy students participated in a simulation experience that consisted of team roles training, high-fidelity ACLS simulations, and debriefing. Students completed a pre/postsimulation confidence and knowledge assessment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: The objectives of the study were to measure the utilization rates of antidiabetic drugs in diabetic patients with dementia and to assess the impact of dementia on antidiabetic drug use.
Materials & Methods: This study was a pooled cross-sectional study of the Medicare Current Beneficiaries Survey from 2006 to 2010.
Results & Conclusion: Lower utilizations of biguanides, DPP-4 inhibitors and thiazolidinediones were observed in dementia patients.
Objective: To determine student competency and confidence in the provision of diabetes care and satisfaction with incorporation of the American Pharmacist Association/American Association of Diabetes Educators (APhA/AADE) diabetes certificate program into the required doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) curriculum.
Design: Material from the diabetes certificate program was incorporated longitudinally into the third-year curriculum skills laboratory courses. Educational techniques used included self-study modules with case questions, lectures using the program's slides and live seminar materials, and active-learning techniques including instructor-led modeling and role-playing exercises, small group activities, objective structured learning exercises (OSLE) using standardized patients, and a week-long diabetes simulation.
Study Objective: To determine whether prescribing a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) starter pack for chronic musculoskeletal pain expedites the process of finding an appropriate drug for a given patient.
Design: Prospective patient interviews.
Setting: Veterans Affairs Medical Center.