OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship between pharmacy college/school affiliation and community pharmacies' involvement in immunization and emergency preparedness activities. METHODS: Telephone interviews were completed with 1,704 community pharmacies randomly sampled from 17 states to determine the pharmacies' involvement in immunization promotion, vaccine distribution, in-house immunization delivery, and health emergency preparedness and response, affiliation with college/school of pharmacy, and selected pharmacy and public health-related characteristics. RESULTS: Pharmacy college/school-affiliated community pharmacies were more likely than non-affiliated pharmacies to participate in immunization and emergency preparedness when controlling for pharmacy characteristics. College/school affiliation generally became nonsignificant, however, when public health-related characteristics were included in the analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Affiliation with a college/school of pharmacy was related to community pharmacies' involvement in immunization and emergency preparedness.
OBJECTIVES: To examine the relationship between pharmacy college/school affiliation and community pharmacies' involvement in immunization and emergency preparedness activities. METHODS: Telephone interviews were completed with 1,704 community pharmacies randomly sampled from 17 states to determine the pharmacies' involvement in immunization promotion, vaccine distribution, in-house immunization delivery, and health emergency preparedness and response, affiliation with college/school of pharmacy, and selected pharmacy and public health-related characteristics. RESULTS: Pharmacy college/school-affiliated community pharmacies were more likely than non-affiliated pharmacies to participate in immunization and emergency preparedness when controlling for pharmacy characteristics. College/school affiliation generally became nonsignificant, however, when public health-related characteristics were included in the analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Affiliation with a college/school of pharmacy was related to community pharmacies' involvement in immunization and emergency preparedness.
Keywords:
college of pharmacy; community pharmacy; experiential learning; immunization; public health; school of pharmacy
Authors: Nancy Deguire; Nancy Fjortoft; Wendy Duncan; Renee Coffman; Elizabeth Young; J Chris Bradberry; William G Lang Journal: Am J Pharm Educ Date: 2010-12-15 Impact factor: 2.047