A Scoping Review of Calls to Action in Pharmacy Education.

Objectives: Calls to action within pharmacy education are frequently seen in the literature, with little information about their authors, audience, and focus, especially whether these calls led to any changes. This scoping review aims to (1) quantitatively and qualitatively characterize the calls to action in pharmacy education and (2) examine the traits of the published articles typically associated with effective advocacy.

Findings: A systematic literature search for scoping review was conducted using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses.

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A comparison of drug information question responses by a drug information center and by ChatGPT.

Disclaimer: In an effort to expedite the publication of articles, AJHP is posting manuscripts online as soon as possible after acceptance. Accepted manuscripts have been peer-reviewed and copyedited, but are posted online before technical formatting and author proofing. These manuscripts are not the final version of record and will be replaced with the final article (formatted per AJHP style and proofed by the authors) at a later time.

Role and responsibilities of student affairs professionals in pharmacy education.

Introduction: While pharmacy programs, standards, and students have changed over time, caring for our students continues to be of the utmost importance. We are interested in learning how colleges and schools of pharmacy are meeting these needs. Therefore, our objective was to characterize the roles and responsibilities of student affairs professionals associated with colleges/schools of pharmacy.

Racial, Ethnic, and Sex Diversity Trends in Health Professions Programs From Applicants to Graduates.

Importance: Diversity is an essential element of an effective health care system. A key to developing a diverse workforce is establishing a diverse student population in health professions programs.

Objective: To examine the diversity of students in Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO), Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD), and Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) programs with emphasis on the trends of underrepresented minoritized groups (American Indian or Alaska Native, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) and sex relative to the overall age-adjusted US population.

Feeding the Soul via Creation of a Suborganization to Promote a Sense of Community.

Pharmacy faculty commonly report feeling stressed, overwhelmed, exhausted, and burnt out. Women may be disproportionally impacted by personal and professional demands. The purpose of this commentary is to describe one mechanism for creating a suborganization (Circle) that establishes a supportive community to combat burnout and promote professional fulfillment.

Administration and Evaluation of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Curriculum Quality Surveys in Pharmacy Schools.

To evaluate how pharmacy programs administer and evaluate American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) curriculum quality perception surveys for continuous quality improvement, and to compare usage across the academy to the document. A 27-item survey instrument examining how schools used the curriculum quality survey was created and administered between March and June 2019 to assessment contacts of accredited schools and colleges of pharmacy. Descriptive statistics were performed for each survey item.

Assessing empathy and self-efficacy levels of pharmacy students in an elective diabetes management course.

Objective: To assess the impact of a 6-week patient/provider interaction simulation on empathy and self-efficacy levels of diabetes management skills in third-year pharmacy students.

Design: Pharmacy students enrolled in a diabetes elective course were paired to act as a patient with diabetes or as a provider assisting in the management of that patient during a 6-week simulation activity. After 3 weeks, students switched roles.

Diabetes management in Commercial Driver License holders.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate diabetes management in Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders, how prescribing habits change when treating this patient population, and health care providers' knowledge of regulations concerning insulin use in CDL holders.

Methods: A survey was posted on the American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE) Communities of Interest websites and was open for 2 weeks. The anonymous survey collected demographic data and evaluated the perspectives of health care providers on diabetes management in CDL holders.

Where and how to search for evidence in the education literature: the WHEEL.

An awareness of how and where to search the education literature, and how to appraise it is essential to be a teacher scholar (an academic who takes a scholarly approach to teaching), to develop high quality education research, and to perform the scholarship of teaching and learning. Most pharmacy faculty scholars do not receive training in searching the education literature. Thus, a framework for searching the education literature is needed.

Pharmacy management of postoperative blood glucose in open heart surgery patients: evaluation of an intravenous to subcutaneous insulin protocol.

Purpose: To develop and implement a protocol to improve blood glucose (BG) control during transition from intravenous (IV) to subcutaneous (SC) insulin, increase compliance with Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) measures, and decrease sternal wound infections post open heart surgery (OHS).

Methods: An IV to SC protocol was developed and implemented. A retrospective chart review of patients who underwent OHS was conducted from January 2, 2009 to September 30, 2010 (pre protocol) and from October 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011 (post protocol).