Which Interventions Are Effective in Treating Sleep Disturbances After THA or TKA? A Systematic Review.

Background: Poor sleep quality is a common complaint after total joint arthroplasty (TJA), and it is associated with reports of higher pain and worse functional outcomes. Several interventions have been investigated with the intent to reduce the incidence of postoperative sleep disturbance with varying effectiveness. An aggregate of the best available evidence, along with an evaluation of the quality of those studies, is needed to provide valuable perspective to physicians and to direct future research.

A Scoping Review of the Hidden Curriculum in Pharmacy Education.

The has been defined as teaching and learning that occur outside the formal curriculum and includes the knowledge, skills, attitudes, behaviors, values, and beliefs that students consciously or subconsciously acquire and accept. It has been identified as an inherent part of learning in health professions education and may affect students' formation of professional identity. This scoping review investigated the definition and evidence of the hidden curriculum for pharmacy education.

Applying Entrustable professional activities to prescription verification activities in two skills-based laboratory courses.

Background And Purpose: Prescription verification is a practice-ready expectation for pharmacy graduates. Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) should be applied to practice-ready skills-based assessments. This manuscript describes the technique of two different institutions in assessing prescription verification aligned to the Practice Manager domain of the Core EPAs as defined by the Academic Affairs Standing Committee 2015-2016 report.