Association of Cardiovascular Disease and Military Veteran Status With Impairments in Physical and Psychological Functioning: Retrospective Cross-Sectional Analysis of US National Survey Data.

Introduction: The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) provides multidisciplinary team-based care with peer-to-peer support for diabetes and obesity, but not for most heart diseases.

Objective: To inform disease-care models, assess physical and psychological functioning in veterans with, or at high risk of, heart disease.

Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional cohort analysis of data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015-2019, based on standard measures of functioning: self-rated health, serious psychological distress, and high-risk substance use.

Use of Learning Management System Data to Predict Student Success in a Pharmacy Capstone Course.

Learning management system (LMS) data from online classes may provide opportunities to identify students at risk of failure. Previous LMS studies have not addressed the possibility of change in student engagement over time. The purpose of this study was to apply a novel statistical technique, group-based trajectory modeling (GBTM) to LMS data in an online course to identify predictors of successful course completion.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Emotional Intelligence of Student Pharmacist Leaders.

To assess changes in Emotional Intelligence Appraisal (EIA) scores following the COVID-19 pandemic for pharmacy students within a voluntary cocurricular leadership development program. Participants from the class of 2021 (pandemic group) completed an EIA self-assessment near the beginning of the leadership program in August 2019 (pre-pandemic) and at the end of the program in July 2020 (during peak first-wave COVID-19 activity) and wrote an accompanying self-reflection. To determine changes in students' emotional intelligence potentially attributable to COVID-19, differences in EIA scores from the pandemic group were compared to the pooled results of previous program cohorts (classes of 2017-2019).

Enhancing the Emotional Intelligence of Student Leaders Within an Accelerated Pharmacy Program.

To determine student pharmacists' perceptions of a leadership development program for student organization officers and report the changes in their Emotional Intelligence Appraisal (EIA) scores. Between 2015-2018, three different cohorts of Doctor of Pharmacy students participated in a voluntary leadership development program that spanned six academic quarters. The program included a variety of self-assessments and large-group topic discussions, followed by quarterly individual written reflections with feedback from faculty mentors.

Rates and Predictors of Physician-Recommended and Self-Reported Aspirin Use in 2015.

This study assesses the rate of providerrecommended aspirin use through the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) database versus self-reported aspirin use through the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) database and identifies factors that predict initiation of aspirin. This study provides insight into the rate of providerrecommended aspirin use versus self-reported aspirin use prior to the 2016 United States Preventive Service Task Force primary prevention recommendation update.
Retrospective, cross-sectional analysis of US population data obtained from medical records (NAMCS) and community-dwelling residents in four states (BRFSS) in 2015.

Physical and psychological functioning in veterans with diabetes: Disease-related versus service-related effects.

Objective: Research on veterans with diabetes (VWD) suggested elevated rates of mental illness and substance use disorder but used samples studied 14-21 years ago without comparator groups. To inform translational research and care-delivery models for diabetes, the purpose of this study was to compare VWD, nonveterans with diabetes (NVWD), and veterans without diabetes (VWOD) on physical and psychological functioning.

Method: The study was a retrospective analysis of cross-sectional data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a population-based household-interview survey, 2015 to 2018.

Evaluation of an interactive simulated patient educational tool on course performance among current pharmacy students.

Background And Purpose: In an accelerated doctor of pharmacy program, student examination performance on a key knowledge concept, the Cockcroft-Gault equation (CGE) for creatinine clearance estimation, was suboptimal. A scenario-based online tutorial using a virtual patient activity was developed to provide just-in-time access to an active-learning opportunity, consistent with Millennial learning styles. The purposes of this study were to assess the association between tutorial use and CGE examination performance and to explore learner characteristics that may affect this association, including student age group.

Beneficial Agents for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease or Obesity: Utilization in an Era of Accumulating Evidence.

This study was an analysis of a national sample of U.S. medical office visits from 2014 to 2016, a period when evidence of effectiveness was emerging for a variety of beneficial type 2 diabetes agents with regard to potential reduction in diabetes comorbidities.

Evaluation of a journal club preparatory session on student confidence for a graded journal club.

Introduction: The purpose of this project was to describe and assess the impact of a journal club preparatory session on advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) student confidence pre- and post-graded journal club.

Methods: A two-hour journal club preparatory session was implemented for APPE students on rotation with two clinical faculty members. The pre-assessment instructional activity was conducted the first week of each rotation; faculty members took turns working through a randomized-controlled clinical trial, highlighting and discussing key points based on their backgrounds and training.

Sustainability of Clinical Benefits Gained During a Multidisciplinary Diabetes Shared Medical Appointment After Patients Return to Usual Care.

This study examined whether clinical benefits gained while participating in interdisciplinary diabetes shared medical appointments (SMAs) of finite duration (three to four monthly visits) are sustained after patients return to usual care. There are currently no publications confirming sustained clinical benefits beyond 9 months after SMA discharge without continued booster sessions to maintain benefits. At the end of the study, it was confirmed that both diabetes and cardiovascular benefits gained during multidisciplinary diabetes SMAs were sustained after patients were discharged to usual care without booster sessions for up to 3 years.

Evaluation of multidisciplinary and pharmacy-only student-run clinics on student's perceptions of interprofessional roles.

Background And Purpose: To determine how participation in multidisciplinary training workshops and student-run clinics impacts students' perceptions of the role of other health professions. Student perceptions from pharmacy-only versus multidisciplinary smoking cessation clinics were also compared.

Education Activity And Setting: Students from pharmacy, osteopathic medicine, physician assistant, and clinical psychology programs participated in two multidisciplinary smoking cessation training sessions, then provided smoking cessation services to the underserved population in either a multidisciplinary or pharmacy-only student-run smoking cessation clinic.

Evaluation of a mock interview session on residency interview skills.

Background And Purpose: To evaluate the impact of student pharmacist participation in a mock interview session on confidence level and preparation regarding residency interview skills.

Educational Activity And Setting: The study setting was a mock interview session, held in conjunction with student programming at the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP) Annual Meeting. Prior to the mock interview session, final year student pharmacists seeking residency program placement were asked to complete a pre-session survey assessing confidence level for residency interviews.

A health sciences student-run smoking cessation clinic experience within a homeless population.

Objective: The primary objective is to describe a professional and graduate student-run approach to smoking cessation education combined with motivational interviewing and pharmacotherapy in regard to the frequency of follow-up with a smoking cessation quitline program in the homeless population. The secondary objective is to assess participants' self-reported level of confidence, knowledge, and willingness to quit before and after participation in the student-run smoking cessation clinic.

Setting: Homeless shelter in Phoenix, Arizona.

Evaluating the impact of pharmacist health education on the perceptions of the pharmacist's role among women living in a homeless shelter.

Objectives: To determine the impact of pharmacist-provided educational seminars on the participant's perception of the pharmacist's role in providing women's health education. Secondary objectives include the participant's level of perceived benefit from the information provided during each presentation, as well as determining characteristics of participants who are interested in attending seminars.

Methods: This is a prospective study conducted within a homeless women's shelter in Phoenix, Arizona.

Assessment of a Revised Method for Evaluating Peer-graded Assignments in a Skills-based Course Sequence.

OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the modified peer-grading process incorporated into the SOAP (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) note sessions in a skills-based pharmacy course sequence. DESIGN.