Training Australian pharmacists for participation in a collaborative, home-based post-discharge warfarin management service.

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L StaffordE C van Tienen

Abstract

To describe the development, implementation and outcomes of an anticoagulation education program for pharmacists participating in a community-based post-discharge warfarin management service. Australian community pharmacy practice. Three education modules were developed in collaboration with medical experts and delivered electronically and via hands-on training sessions to pharmacists in three Australian states. Educational outcomes were assessed via a short answer assignment and evaluation of their warfarin dosing recommendations for five hypothetical scenarios. Consumer and pharmacist perceptions of the adequacy of the training were surveyed using a structured postal questionnaire. Pharmacists' score in the short answer assignment and evaluation of their responses to the hypothetical warfarin dosing scenarios. Sixty-two pharmacists successfully completed the training program with a mean score for the short answer assignment of 14.3 out of 15 (95.3%; 95% CI 13.8-14.7). The pharmacists' warfarin management recommendations were very similar to those of two experienced medical specialists. Pharmacists and consumers expressed confidence in the adequacy of the training program. This education program successfully up-skilled a cohor...Continue Reading

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May 20, 2011·International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy·Leanne StaffordGregory Peterson
Nov 9, 2012·The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice·Leanne StaffordGregory M Peterson
Jul 13, 2016·American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education·Paulo Roque Obreli-NetoLeonardo Régis Leira Pereira
Mar 10, 2011·The Annals of Pharmacotherapy·Leanne StaffordLuigi Gaetani

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