Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience
To the Editor. The immunization system is a successful systematic program, especially during the last century. However, the immunization system is still imperfect because many countries still have unvaccinated children. The most common reasons for parents not having their child vaccinated are c...
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| author | Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Bahari, Mohd Baidi Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad |
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| description | To the Editor. The immunization system is a successful
systematic program, especially during the last
century. However, the immunization system is still imperfect
because many countries still have unvaccinated
children. The most common reasons for parents not having
their child vaccinated are concern about immunization
adverse effects, disbelief that the vaccine works,
lack of awareness that the immunization is necessary,
and lack of healthcare provider recommendation for the
immunization.1
Health-care providers play an important role in
child immunization because they have positive effects
on parental decisions related to immunization.2 As
a health care provider, pharmacists have played a role
in promoting, maintaining, and improving immunization
rates among children because the pharmacist
is one of the most accessible healthcare professionals.
A pharmacist can be trained to screen children for
immunizations and counsel parents on immunization
decisions, including providing information on immunizations
risks and immunization benefits. In addition,
pharmacists are highly regarded by the parents and
by most immunization providers as drug information
specialists, and often sought by people for medical
advice. ...... |
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| spelling | iium-356732014-02-25T07:25:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/ Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Bahari, Mohd Baidi Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad RS Pharmacy and materia medica To the Editor. The immunization system is a successful systematic program, especially during the last century. However, the immunization system is still imperfect because many countries still have unvaccinated children. The most common reasons for parents not having their child vaccinated are concern about immunization adverse effects, disbelief that the vaccine works, lack of awareness that the immunization is necessary, and lack of healthcare provider recommendation for the immunization.1 Health-care providers play an important role in child immunization because they have positive effects on parental decisions related to immunization.2 As a health care provider, pharmacists have played a role in promoting, maintaining, and improving immunization rates among children because the pharmacist is one of the most accessible healthcare professionals. A pharmacist can be trained to screen children for immunizations and counsel parents on immunization decisions, including providing information on immunizations risks and immunization benefits. In addition, pharmacists are highly regarded by the parents and by most immunization providers as drug information specialists, and often sought by people for medical advice. ...... American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/1/elkami.pdf Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba and Bahari, Mohd Baidi and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad (2012) Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76 (10). pp. 1-2. ISSN 0002-9459 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3530068/ |
| spellingShingle | RS Pharmacy and materia medica Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Bahari, Mohd Baidi Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience |
| title | Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience |
| title_full | Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience |
| title_fullStr | Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience |
| title_short | Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience |
| title_sort | incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: malaysian experience |
| topic | RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/1/elkami.pdf |