Comparison of two training methods in community pharmacy: Project VACCINATE

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA
James L LinPeggy S Odegard

Abstract

To compare the impact of a whole-staff training strategy with a train-the-trainer strategy on 1) the number of influenza, pneumococcal, herpes zoster, and pertussis vaccines administered by community pharmacists to adults; 2) staff confidence; and 3) fidelity to the intervention. Eight Quality Food Centers (QFC) Pharmacies in Seattle, Washington. QFC Pharmacy is a grocery store division of The Kroger Co. with 30 pharmacies located in Washington State. QFC provides all routine and travel vaccines to adolescents and adults and has a culture of improving vaccine access to its community. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians from 8 QFC pharmacies received training to enhance their immunization care for adults. The entire staff from 4 pharmacies received whole-staff training, and staff members from the other 4 pharmacies received a train-the-trainer approach. The whole-staff training group had all staff members attend a live, 2-hour training. The train-the-trainer group sent 1 pharmacist and 1 pharmacy technician champion to attend the live training and then return to their pharmacy to train the other staff members. The number of immunizations administered, staff confidence, and self-reported fidelity to the intervention were measure...Continue Reading

Citations

Aug 2, 2019·Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics·Casey R TakSachiko Ozawa
Oct 21, 2020·Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA·Maurice N TranPeggy Odegard
Mar 31, 2021·Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA·Kelsey L HakeKim C Coley
May 24, 2021·Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA·Zheng Kang LumJoyce Yu-Chia Lee

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