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Fulltext Cultural Sensitivity and Global Pharmacy Engagement in Asia: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam

Kawaguchi-Suzuki M, Hogue MD, Khanfar NM, Lahoz MR, Law MG, Parekh J, et al.

Am J Pharm Educ, 2019 May;83(4):7215.
PMID: 31223162 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe7215

Schools and colleges of pharmacy in the United States increasingly interact with those in Asian countries for various purposes such as education and research. For both those visiting and those hosting, it is important to understand and respect the culture of the other's country to enrich these interactions. This paper, the second of two manuscripts on Asian countries, focuses on India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Vietnam. For each country, the following information is provided: general introduction, health care system, pharmacy practice, and pharmacy education, stereotypes and misconceptions, recommendations for US-based health care professionals, faculty members, and students who visit these Asian countries, and recommendations for them to host visitors from these Asian countries. The aim of this paper is to assist US health care professionals, faculty members, and students in initiating and promoting a culturally sensitive engagement.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Pharmacy/organization & administration*; Schools, Pharmacy/organization & administration*; Faculty, Pharmacy/organization & administration
Fulltext Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience

Al-lela OQ, Bahari MB, Elkalmi RM, Jawad Awadh AI

Am J Pharm Educ, 2012 Dec 12;76(10):206.
PMID: 23275671 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe7610206
Matched MeSH terms: Education, Pharmacy/organization & administration*
Fulltext Malaysian pharmacy educators' view of the role of non-pharmacy trained educators in teaching pharmacy students

Ahmadi K, Anwar M, Hassali MA

Am J Pharm Educ, 2012 Sep 10;76(7):138.
PMID: 23049110 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe767138
Matched MeSH terms: Education, Pharmacy/organization & administration*
Fulltext An Integrated Dyspepsia Module for First-year Pharmacy Students

De Matteis CI, Randall MD, Harvey EJ, Morris A, Winkler GS, Boardman HF

Am J Pharm Educ, 2019 Feb;83(1):6508.
PMID: 30894766 DOI: 10.5688/ajpe6508

Objective. To design an integrated dyspepsia module for first year pharmacy students that combines clinical and professional practice with fundamental sciences in five different science subject areas. Methods. The approaches used in designing this module are described with emphasis on strategies adopted to integrate science and practice, and the new ways of working adopted by the design team. Students' views and experiences of the module and its integration were explored using questionnaires. Results. A high proportion of students reported positive views and experiences of the module, the integration and its impact (as self-reported) on their learning and practice. The assessment of student performance indicated learning and attainment was at an appropriate level for a first-year module. Both the student grades and research results indicate a positive student learning experience. Conclusion. The dyspepsia module provides a flexible and effective template for the integration of science and practice in theme-based modules, with students reporting positively about the integration, including their perception of its contribution to improving their learning and understanding. New and more collaborative ways of working are required when designing integrated modules.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Pharmacy/organization & administration*
Do South Australian pharmacy interns have the educational and behavioural precursors to meet the objectives of Australia's health care reform agenda?

Mak VS, March G, Clark A, Gilbert AL

Int J Pharm Pract, 2014 Oct;22(5):366-72.
PMID: 24428202 DOI: 10.1111/ijpp.12090

OBJECTIVE: To explore South Australian (SA) pharmacy interns' values, beliefs and motivations to study pharmacy and their assessment of how well their pharmacy education has prepared them for activities required of all health professionals under Australia's health care reforms.
METHODS: A postal questionnaire was sent to all 136 SA pharmacy interns enrolled in SA intern training programmes in February 2010 (second month of the intern training programme).
KEY FINDINGS: Sixty (44%) of SA pharmacy interns responded; 75% selected pharmacy as a career because of an interest in health-related sciences and 65% valued working with patients. Respondents believed their pharmacy education prepared them for patient care (80%), providing medicine information (72%) and primary health care delivery (68%), but 51% indicated that they were not prepared for multidisciplinary team care.
CONCLUSIONS: The positive values, beliefs and motivations expressed by respondents are significant behavioural precursors to meet the requirements of health professionals in Australia's health care reforms. Respondents indicated that their pharmacy education provided appropriate training in a number of relevant professional areas.
KEYWORDS: behaviour; career choice; education; pharmacy interns; preparedness

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Pharmacy/organization & administration
Social pharmacy as a field of study: the needs and challenges in global pharmacy education

Hassali MA, Shafie AA, Al-Haddad MS, Abduelkarem AR, Ibrahim MI, Palaian S, et al.

Res Social Adm Pharm, 2011 Dec;7(4):415-20.
PMID: 21272536 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2010.10.003

The practice of pharmacy and, consequently, pharmacy curricula have undergone significant changes over the past years in response to a rapidly changing economic, political, and social environment. Within this context, the pharmacist's role had expanded to include more direct interaction with the public in terms of the provision of health information and advice on the safe and rational use of medications. To carry out these roles effectively, pharmacists need to be well prepared on how to deal with patients' behavior and psychology. The understanding of patient sociobehavioral aspects in the medication use process is paramount to achieving optimal clinical and humanistic outcomes from therapy. The concept of behavioral sciences and health psychology are embedded as the fundamental concepts in the field of social pharmacy, and thus it is imperative that this should be taught and nurtured to future pharmacy practitioners. Based on the growing needs for future pharmacists to be exposed to issues in social pharmacy, many pharmacy schools around the world have adopted this subject to be part of their standard curriculum. In this commentary, a discussion of the needs of social pharmacy courses in pharmacy curriculum will be addressed in the context of both developed and developing countries.

Matched MeSH terms: Schools, Pharmacy/organization & administration
Prescribing opportunities for pharmacists in rural areas

Ahmad A, Khan MU

Res Social Adm Pharm, 2016 04 23;12(5):811-2.
PMID: 27157865 DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.04.003
Matched MeSH terms: Education, Pharmacy/organization & administration*
Fulltext Implementing a collaborative medicine and pharmacy educational activity in two countries

Brock T, Vu T, Kadirvelu A, Lee CY, Kent F

Med Educ Online, 2020 Dec;25(1):1780697.
PMID: 32552527 DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2020.1780697

BACKGROUND: To promote better collaboration for patient care, interprofessional education (IPE) is required in many health professions courses. However, successful IPE implementation at scale can be challenging because of complicated logistics and competing priorities. Implementing across multiple geographies adds further complexity.
OBJECTIVE: This paper describes the implementation of a full cohort IPE activity for medical and pharmacy students delivered at both the Australian and Malaysian campuses of Monash University.
DESIGN: We designed a 150-minute, blended learning activity centred around asthma care for second-year medical and pharmacy students. Student perceptions were measured with a pre- and post-activity survey using the validated ten-item, three-factor, SPICE-R2 instrument. Analysis focused on differences between professions and countries.
RESULTS: All second-year medicine (N = 301 in Australia and N = 107 in Malaysia) and pharmacy students (N = 168 in Australia and N = 117 in Malaysia) participated in the learning activity. A total of 326/693 (47%) students participated in the associated research by completing both the pre- and post-activity surveys. The pre-activity survey showed significant differences in four items between medicine and pharmacy students in Australia and two items in Malaysia. Post-activity, we observed significant changes in 8/10 items when the two professions were combined. Specifically, we noted changes across the countries in perceptions of roles and responsibilities for collaborative practice and patient outcomes from collaborative practice.
CONCLUSIONS: IPE across different professions and countries is feasible. Positive outcomes in role understanding and perceived patient outcomes are achievable through a context-sensitive, locally driven approach to implementation. Longitudinal experiences may be required to influence perceptions of teamwork and team-based care.

Matched MeSH terms: Education, Pharmacy/organization & administration*
Outposts of Empire: the dawn of pharmacy in the Straits Settlements 1786 to 1867

Anderson S

Pharm Hist (Lond), 2012 Sep;42(3):54-63.
PMID: 24620479
Matched MeSH terms: Pharmacy/organization & administration