Development, implementation, and assessment of a tailored oral milestone remediation examination process for fourth-year pharmacy students.

Performance assessments for student pharmacists are required by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education to monitor student knowledge, retention, and professional skill sets. Near the end of their Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs), fourth-year pharmacy students (P4s) at the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy must pass a milestone exam (P4ME) to graduate. The P4ME contains four sections: adult medicine, ambulatory care, community, and hospital.

Pilot Intervention for Mindful Drinking and Eating for Patients on Hemodialysis with Fluid Restrictions: Lessons Learned.

Patients requiring hemodialysis would benefit from evidence-based strategies that improve adherence to fluid restrictions while concurrently improving quality of life (QOL). This pilot study examined the effect of a four-week mindful drinking and eating intervention on interdialytic weight gain and QOL in patients on hemodialysis. Using paired t tests, no significant differences from pre- to post-test were found in interdialytic weight gain, a measure of fluid restriction adherence, or QOL in either the intervention ( = 18) or wait list control ( = 19) group.

Quality of Life after Dietary Self-Management Intervention for Persons with Early Stage CKD.

Dietary recommendations that potentially delay the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be perceived as restrictive and unpalatable, negatively impacting quality of life (QOL). This pilot study examined the effect of a six-week small group intervention, "Self-Management of Dietary Intake Using Mindful Eating," on QOL, health literacy, and dietary self-efficacy among persons with CKD Stages 1-3. Improvements (n=19) were found from pre-test to post-test in total scores for Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form-36 (p=0.

Comparison of a medication adherence simulation in professional pharmacy students versus undergraduate students.

Background And Purpose: Previous research at colleges and schools of pharmacy showed that simulation learning is an effective method to teach pharmacy students about the issues patients face when prescribed complicated medication regimens. The purpose of this analysis was to compare reported medication adherence rates, perceived barriers, and methods used to increase adherence between undergraduate students and pharmacy students based on a medication-taking simulation course activity.

Educational Activity And Setting: In spring semesters 2014 and 2015, students in both a pharmacy course and an undergraduate seminar course participated in a short simulation involving a complicated medication regimen.

Self-management of dietary intake using mindful eating to improve dietary intake for individuals with early stage chronic kidney disease.

Using mindful eating to improve specific dietary recommendations has not been adequately studied. This feasibility study examined an intervention, self-management of dietary intake using mindful eating, with 19 participants that had mild to moderate chronic kidney disease, using a prospective, single group, pretest-posttest design. The intervention had six weekly classes focused on self-management using mindful eating, goal-setting, problem-solving, and food label reading.