Ankie Hazen1, Esther de Groot2, Han de Gier3, Roger Damoiseaux4, Dorien Zwart5, Anne Leendertse6. 1. University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.c.m.hazen@umcutrecht.nl. 2. University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: e.degroot@umcutrecht.nl. 3. University of Groningen - Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, Unit of PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology & Economics, Antonius Deusinglaan 1, 9713 AV Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.j.de.gier@rug.nl. 4. University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: r.a.m.damoiseaux@umcutrecht.nl. 5. University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: d.l.m.zwart@umcutrecht.nl. 6. University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Universiteitsweg 100, 3584 CG Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: a.j.leendertse-3@umcutrecht.nl.
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Clinical pharmacists who work in the general practice settings bring an improvement to patient care and outcomes. Postgraduate training for an independent clinical role does not often occur in the primary health care setting. When it does, the design of the curriculum is infrequently based on interprofessional workplace learning principles and it does not always integrate practical experience with classroom-based learning activities. This could lead to situations where clinical pharmacists are insufficiently trained to apply clinical reasoning skills and direct patient care in the general practice setting. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING: A program was designed, including competencies and learning objectives, based on results from focus group interviews with stakeholders and the literature on interprofessional workplace learning. Ten participants were selected for a pilot run of the program and were asked several times for their opinion about the program. FINDINGS: A 15-month training program was offered to pharmacists who became clinical pharmacists with the responsibility to perform patient consultations in general practice. The program was based on interprofessional workplace learning principles and facilitated the participants' skill in connecting the evidence, the patients' perspective and their own professional perspective. The 10 participating pharmacists were satisfied with the program. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY: The training program provided increased opportunities to clinical pharmacists to add value in general practice. The training program enabled pharmacists to advance their skills in direct patient care and to improve the alignment between different professionals in the primary care domain.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Clinical pharmacists who work in the general practice settings bring an improvement to patient care and outcomes. Postgraduate training for an independent clinical role does not often occur in the primary health care setting. When it does, the design of the curriculum is infrequently based on interprofessional workplace learning principles and it does not always integrate practical experience with classroom-based learning activities. This could lead to situations where clinical pharmacists are insufficiently trained to apply clinical reasoning skills and direct patient care in the general practice setting. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY AND SETTING: A program was designed, including competencies and learning objectives, based on results from focus group interviews with stakeholders and the literature on interprofessional workplace learning. Ten participants were selected for a pilot run of the program and were asked several times for their opinion about the program. FINDINGS: A 15-month training program was offered to pharmacists who became clinical pharmacists with the responsibility to perform patient consultations in general practice. The program was based on interprofessional workplace learning principles and facilitated the participants' skill in connecting the evidence, the patients' perspective and their own professional perspective. The 10 participating pharmacists were satisfied with the program. DISCUSSION AND SUMMARY: The training program provided increased opportunities to clinical pharmacists to add value in general practice. The training program enabled pharmacists to advance their skills in direct patient care and to improve the alignment between different professionals in the primary care domain.
Authors: Ankie C M Hazen; Antoinette A de Bont; Anne J Leendertse; Dorien L M Zwart; Niek J de Wit; Johan J de Gier; Marcel L Bouvy Journal: Int J Integr Care Date: 2019-01-02 Impact factor: 5.120
Authors: V M Sloeserwij; A C M Hazen; D L M Zwart; A J Leendertse; J M Poldervaart; A A de Bont; J J de Gier; M L Bouvy; N J de Wit Journal: Br J Clin Pharmacol Date: 2019-07-25 Impact factor: 4.335
Authors: Vivianne M Sloeserwij; Dorien L M Zwart; Ankie C M Hazen; Judith M Poldervaart; Anne J Leendertse; Antoinette A de Bont; Marcel L Bouvy; Niek J de Wit; Han J de Gier Journal: Int J Clin Pharm Date: 2020-08-13