Community pharmacists and Colleges of Pharmacy: the Ohio partnership.

Objective: To develop pharmacist practice standards, pharmacy preceptor standards, and objectives for students completing advanced practice community pharmacy rotations.

Setting: Ohio.

Practice Description: Pharmacy schools and community pharmacies that serve as advanced practice rotation sites.

Interdisciplinary medication education in a church environment.

A medication education program for ambulatory care patients implemented in a church setting was studied. The program at each of 20 churches in Ohio consisted of a one-hour orientation for pharmacists/interns, a 20-minute presentation on medications and health, a question-and-answer session led by a pharmacist and a nurse, a one-on-one session with a pharmacist, and an exit interview with a nurse. Before the program, patients completed a form to assess their current experiences with medications and their interactions with health care professionals in the preceding six months.