Using a course pilot in the development of an online problem-based learning (PBL) therapeutics course in a post-professional PharmD program.

Background And Purpose: To assess whether the traditional problem-based learning (PBL) process can be replicated in an online environment, and to identify any barriers and facilitators to learning using a course pilot.

Educational Activity And Setting: Eight alumni and one experienced tutor participated in a two-week simulated PBL course comprised of two three-hour synchronous online tutorials. Blackboard Collaborate software was used to permit audio and visual interaction.

Evaluation of a Unique Interprofessional Education Program Involving Medical and Pharmacy Students.

To measure changes in interprofessional competencies among pharmacy and medical students following a half-day event focusing on interprofessional learning. There were 118 pharmacy students and 28 medical students who participated in the Healthcare Interprofessional Education Day (HIPED) which consisted of three stations (communication, patient interviewing, and prescribing) in which pharmacy and medical students had to work collaboratively. The standardized Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Survey (ICCAS) was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.

Pharmacist medication assessments in a surgical preadmission clinic.

Background: In the hospital setting, postoperative admission is a key vulnerable moment when patients are at increased risk of medication discrepancies. This study measures the reduction of medication discrepancies associated with a combined intervention of structured pharmacist medication history interviews with assessments in a surgical preadmission clinic and a postoperative medication order form.

Methods: In the Surgical Pharmacist in Preadmission Clinic Evaluation (SPPACE) study, patients who had a preadmission clinic appointment before undergoing surgical procedures were eligible for inclusion.