Student pharmacist's application of the pharmacists' patient care process during an interprofessional diabetes camp introductory pharmacy practice experience.

Background And Purpose: To describe student pharmacist's application of the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process (PPCP) during participation in an interprofessional introductory pharmacy practice experience (IPPE) at a Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) pediatric summer camp.

Educational Activity And Setting: Student pharmacists entering professional year two (P2) and three (P3) attended a one-week, overnight T1D summer camp as part of the longitudinal IPPE curriculum between June 2021 and July 2023. They completed two PPCP assignments, a reflective assignment and a self-evaluation following the experience.

Telehealth diabetes services for non-English speaking patients.

Background: Several studies have shown the use of telehealth in diabetes management to be as efficacious as traditional clinic visits; however, these studies focused on English-speaking populations.

Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate whether telehealth is an effective approach for participation in pharmacist collaborative diabetes management services among non-English-speaking or limited English proficiency (LEP) patients at a federally qualified health center (FQHC). The secondary objective was to evaluate glycated hemoglobin (A1c) as a clinical outcome in patients participating in telehealth versus in-person visits.

Impact of early direct patient care introductory pharmacy practice experiences on student pharmacists' career exploration.

Background And Purpose: The University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy piloted a novel longitudinal introductory experiential program to provide second (P2) and third (P3) year professional students early exposure to pharmacist-provided direct patient care, opportunity to develop professionally expected behaviors, and ability to explore contemporary pharmacy career options. This paper describes the influence of the pilot on pre-advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) career interests and professional development.

Educational Activity And Setting: Forty P2 and P3 students participated in the longitudinal experiential pilot course.

Pharmacy Students' Ability to Identify the Steps of the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process During IPPE.

To determine the ability of first-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students to describe patient care activities performed by pharmacists and accurately associate those activities with the five core steps of the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process (PPCP). First-year student pharmacists completed introductory practice experiences at ambulatory and institutional pharmacies. Students' ability to describe activities that occurred in these settings and align them with the five core steps (collect, assess, plan, implement, and follow-up) of the PPCP were assessed.

Impact of Curricular Integration Between Patient Care Laboratory and Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience on Documentation.

To assess the impact of curricular changes made through vertical integration between Patient Care Laboratory and Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) courses on documentation outcomes. Curricular changes to address student pharmacist documentation deficiencies were developed by laboratory and experiential faculty members. A documentation activity using subjective, objective, assessment, plan (SOAP) notes completed in one IPPE rotation block, pre-intervention, were graded and compared to SOAP notes from the same IPPE rotation block in the subsequent year, post-intervention, using a standard checklist.