A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use
OBJECTIVE: To provide a computer-based learning method for pharmacy practice that is as effective as paper-based scenarios, but more engaging and less labor-intensive.DESIGN: We developed a flexible and customizable computer simulation of community pharmacy. Using it, the students would be able to w...
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
2014
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| author | Bindoff, I. Ling, T. Bereznicki, L. Westbury, J. Stafford, Leanne Peterson, G. Ollington, R. |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: To provide a computer-based learning method for pharmacy practice that is as effective as paper-based scenarios, but more engaging and less labor-intensive.DESIGN: We developed a flexible and customizable computer simulation of community pharmacy. Using it, the students would be able to work through scenarios which encapsulate the entirety of a patient presentation. We compared the traditional paper-based teaching method to our computer-based approach using equivalent scenarios. The paper-based group had 2 tutors while the computer group had none. Both groups were given a prescenario and postscenario clinical knowledge quiz and survey.ASSESSMENT: Students in the computer-based group had generally greater improvements in their clinical knowledge score, and third-year students using the computer-based method also showed more improvements in history taking and counseling competencies. Third-year students also found the simulation fun and engaging.CONCLUSION: Our simulation of community pharmacy provided an educational experience as effective as the paper-based alternative, despite the lack of a human tutor. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-585762023-02-22T06:24:15Z A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use Bindoff, I. Ling, T. Bereznicki, L. Westbury, J. Stafford, Leanne Peterson, G. Ollington, R. OBJECTIVE: To provide a computer-based learning method for pharmacy practice that is as effective as paper-based scenarios, but more engaging and less labor-intensive.DESIGN: We developed a flexible and customizable computer simulation of community pharmacy. Using it, the students would be able to work through scenarios which encapsulate the entirety of a patient presentation. We compared the traditional paper-based teaching method to our computer-based approach using equivalent scenarios. The paper-based group had 2 tutors while the computer group had none. Both groups were given a prescenario and postscenario clinical knowledge quiz and survey.ASSESSMENT: Students in the computer-based group had generally greater improvements in their clinical knowledge score, and third-year students using the computer-based method also showed more improvements in history taking and counseling competencies. Third-year students also found the simulation fun and engaging.CONCLUSION: Our simulation of community pharmacy provided an educational experience as effective as the paper-based alternative, despite the lack of a human tutor. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58576 10.5688/ajpe789168 American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy unknown |
| spellingShingle | Bindoff, I. Ling, T. Bereznicki, L. Westbury, J. Stafford, Leanne Peterson, G. Ollington, R. A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use |
| title | A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use |
| title_full | A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use |
| title_fullStr | A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use |
| title_short | A Computer Simulation of Community Pharmacy Practice for Educational Use |
| title_sort | computer simulation of community pharmacy practice for educational use |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58576 |