Impact of a Geriatric Pharmacy Elective on Student Knowledge, Attitudes, and Empathy Regarding Older Adults.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a Geriatric Pharmacy elective on pharmacy students' knowledge, attitudes, and empathy regarding older adults.

Methods: Enrolled students in a 15-week Geriatric Pharmacy elective during 3 consecutive academic years were invited to complete a precourse and postcourse survey. The survey consisted of the revised Palmore facts on aging quiz, the University of California at Los Angeles geriatric attitudes scale, the Kiersma-Chen empathy scale, and demographic questions.

Implementation of self-care scenario simulations in a skills-based first year doctor of pharmacy course for student application of the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process.

Background And Purpose: The objective of this project was to assess the impact of self-care scenario simulations on first year doctor of pharmacy student performance and self-perceived confidence in applying the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process (PPCP) during self-care encounters.

Educational Activity And Settings: Self-care scenarios were developed and used during low fidelity simulations in laboratory sessions in a skills-based course. Students met individually with faculty facilitators role-playing patients to apply the PPCP in four simulations.

Development of a script concordance test to assess clinical reasoning in a pharmacy curriculum.

Introduction: Clinical reasoning is a vital skill for student pharmacists in the provision of patient-centered care, but these skills are often difficult to assess in the didactic curriculum. A script concordance test (SCT) is an innovative assessment method that can be used to assess clinical reasoning skills. The objective of this study was to develop and refine an SCT to assess clinical reasoning skills of third year student pharmacists (P3s).

A Safety Analysis of Programmed Death 1 Pathway Inhibitors in Patients With Solid Tumor Malignancies and Preexisting Autoimmune Disease.

Objective: The aim of this study was to characterize the safety of programmed death 1 inhibitors in patients with preexisting autoimmune disease.

Methods: A medical records review study was conducted on adults with solid tumor malignancies who received ≥1 dose of pembrolizumab or nivolumab at Emory Healthcare from September 4, 2014 until December 31, 2019. All autoimmune patients were included (n = 77), whereas the nonautoimmune patients were randomized and the first 156 patients were included in a 2:1 ratio to autoimmune patients.

Evaluating Practice Readiness of Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Students Using the Core Entrustable Professional Activities.

To evaluate levels of entrustability and practice readiness in advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) students using a pilot instrument designed to assess their competency in performing the entrustable professional activities (EPAs) expected of new pharmacy graduates. A pilot instrument was developed directly from EPAs to measure entrustability levels on a scale of one to five. Five APPE preceptors from several different practice areas participated.