3 results match your criteria: "University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy at Missouri State University[Affiliation]"

Objective: To evaluate college students' awareness of an educational initiative to increase campus influenza vaccination rates and strategies to improve it.

Participants: Students attending a large public comprehensive university.

Methods: An investigator-developed, online survey evaluated awareness of the initiative, the students' perception of incentives, and other motivations to receive seasonal influenza vaccine.

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Initiative to improve student perceptions of relevance and value in a top 200 drugs course through improved curricular alignment and course modification.

Curr Pharm Teach Learn

January 2021

Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy at Missouri State University, 421 Building Number One, Brick City, 327 West Mill Street, Fourth Floor, Springfield, MO 65806, United States. Electronic address:

Problem description: When course evaluations and student feedback demonstrated a decline in student perceptions of a Top 200 Drugs course, proposed modification focused on curricular alignment to impact those perceptions in a positive manner. Quality improvement methods: Student course evaluations and feedback from student leaders were reviewed to determine elements of course structure and design for modification. The following areas were identified: quantity of assessment content, frequency of class meetings, in-person vs.

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Potential for Pharmacy-Public Health Collaborations Using Pharmacy-Based Point-of-Care Testing Services for Infectious Diseases.

J Public Health Manag Pract

June 2018

Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy at Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri (Dr Gubbins); Ferris State University College of Pharmacy, Kalamazoo, Michigan (Dr Klepser); Idaho Board of Pharmacy, Boise, Idaho (Dr Adams); University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Buffalo, New York (Dr Jacobs); Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Des Moines, Iowa (Dr Percival); Oregon State University/Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon (Dr Tallman).

Context: Health care professionals must continually identify collaborative ways to combat antibiotic resistance while improving community health and health care delivery. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA)-waived point-of-care (POC) testing (POCT) services for infectious disease conducted in community pharmacies provide a means for pharmacists to collaborate with prescribers and/or public health officials combating antibiotic resistance while improving community health and health care delivery.

Objective: To provide a comprehensive literature review that explores the potential for pharmacists to collaborate with public health professionals and prescribers using pharmacy-based CLIA-waived POCT services for infectious diseases.

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