Mills, E;
Swain, W;
Whittlesea, C;
(2019)
A novel approach to the design of a fully integrated clinically enhanced pharmacist independent prescribing course in the UK.
Presented at: 10th Biennial Monash Pharmacy Education Symposium 2019, Prato, Italy.
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Abstract
Objective: The Five Year Forward View (FYFV) (NHS 2014) described new roles for pharmacists such as in urgent and emergency care. Pharmacists need advanced skills to competently manage patients with health assessment, diagnostic and clinical examination skills to fulfil these roles. UCL aimed to design a novel prescribing course with fully integrated physical assessment skills teaching that would develop pharmacists with the skills to take on these new roles. The course was designed for pharmacists by practicing pharmacists using advanced skills in these new roles. / Design: The course was uniquely developed through co-creation by a team of practicing and academic pharmacists using constructive alignment (Biggs, 2003). The course aimed to develop pharmacists with the skills to make an informed decision at each instance of prescribing. Co-creation enabled the team to understand what this meant in practice and to describe the skills pharmacists would require to achieve this, that go beyond those described by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC, 2019). The course was designed utilising a blended learning approach (Garrision, 2004) with real life case studies and reflective questions to embed learning in practice. The course is currently being evaluated; the first cohort are due to complete in May 2019. Evaluation of the face to face study days was through on-line questionnaires containing open and closed questions. An end of course questionnaire and interviews with course representatives, together with a follow up questionnaire six months post completion, is planned. / Results: The course has successfully recruited to two cohorts. Initial evaluation of the face to face study days suggest that the case study approach is well-received by the students and that they are learning skills they can take into their practice. / Conclusion: Interim results suggest that using co-creation has developed a course that will develop pharmacists ready to take on new roles.
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