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dc.contributor.authorBlott, Liesl
dc.contributor.authorHughes, Jeffrey
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T13:55:29Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T13:55:29Z
dc.date.created2013-01-07T20:00:26Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationSteenfeldt, Liesl and Hughes, Jeff. 2012. An Evidence-Based Course in Complementary Medicines. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 76 (10): pp. 1-10.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/36386
dc.identifier.doi10.5688/ajpe7610200
dc.description.abstract

Objective. To evaluate the impact of an evidence-based course in complementary medicines on the attitudes, knowledge, and professional practice behavior of undergraduate pharmacy students. Design. A required 12-week evidence-based complementary medicine course was designed and introduced into the third-year undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. The course included a combination of traditional lectures, interactive tutorial sessions, and a range of formal assessments. Assessment. Pre- and post-course survey instruments were administered to assess changes in students’ attitudes, perceptions, knowledge, and the likelihood they would recommend the use of complementary medicines in a pharmacy practice environment. Conclusion. Completion of a required evidence-based complementary medicines course resulted in a positive change in pharmacy students’ perceptions of the value of various complementary medicines as well as in their willingness to recommend them, and provided students with the required knowledge to make patient-centered recommendations for use of complementary medicines in a professional pharmacy practice setting. These findings support the need for greater evidence-based complementary medicine education within pharmacy curricula to meet consumer demand and to align with pharmacists’ professional responsibilities.

dc.publisherAmerican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
dc.titleAn Evidence-Based Course in Complementary Medicines
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume76
dcterms.source.number10
dcterms.source.startPage1
dcterms.source.endPage10
dcterms.source.issn1553-6467
dcterms.source.titleAmerican Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
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curtin.accessStatusOpen access


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