Nordic Pharmacy Schools’ Experience in Communication Skills Training
Objective: To assess communication skills training at Nordic pharmacy schools and explore ways for improvement. Methods: E-mail questionnaires were developed and distributed with the aim to explore current practice and course leaders’ opinions regarding teaching of patient communication skills at al...
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ftoslouniv:oai:www.duo.uio.no:10852/63769 2023-05-15T16:49:50+02:00 Nordic Pharmacy Schools’ Experience in Communication Skills Training Svensberg, Karin Anna Evelina Björnsdottir, Ingunn Wallman, Andy Sporrong, Sofia K 2017-12-19T11:54:51Z http://hdl.handle.net/10852/63769 http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-66317 https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe6005 EN eng http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-66317 Svensberg, Karin Anna Evelina Björnsdottir, Ingunn Wallman, Andy Sporrong, Sofia K . Nordic Pharmacy Schools’ Experience in Communication Skills Training. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2017, 81(9), 24-35 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/63769 1529579 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education&rft.volume=81&rft.spage=24&rft.date=2017 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 81 9 24 35 http://dx.doi.org/10.5688/ajpe6005 URN:NBN:no-66317 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/63769/2/POSTprint%2Bnordic%2Bpharmacy%2Bschools%2Bexp.pdf 0002-9459 Journal article Tidsskriftartikkel Peer reviewed AcceptedVersion 2017 ftoslouniv https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe6005 2020-06-21T08:51:42Z Objective: To assess communication skills training at Nordic pharmacy schools and explore ways for improvement. Methods: E-mail questionnaires were developed and distributed with the aim to explore current practice and course leaders’ opinions regarding teaching of patient communication skills at all the 11 master level Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) pharmacy schools. The questionnaires contained both closed- and open-ended questions. Results: There was a variation of patient communication skills training among schools. In general, communication skills training was included in one to five courses (mode 1); varied in quantity (6-92 hours); had low use of experiential training methods; and had challenges regarding assessments and acquiring sufficient resources. However, some schools had more focus on such training. Conclusion: The results show room for improvement in patient communication skills training in most Nordic pharmacy schools and give insights into how to enhance communication skill building in pharmacy curricula. Suggestions for improving the training include: early training start, evidence-based frameworks, experiential training, and scaffolding. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Universitet i Oslo: Digitale utgivelser ved UiO (DUO) Norway American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 81 9 6005 |
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Objective: To assess communication skills training at Nordic pharmacy schools and explore ways for improvement. Methods: E-mail questionnaires were developed and distributed with the aim to explore current practice and course leaders’ opinions regarding teaching of patient communication skills at all the 11 master level Nordic (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden) pharmacy schools. The questionnaires contained both closed- and open-ended questions. Results: There was a variation of patient communication skills training among schools. In general, communication skills training was included in one to five courses (mode 1); varied in quantity (6-92 hours); had low use of experiential training methods; and had challenges regarding assessments and acquiring sufficient resources. However, some schools had more focus on such training. Conclusion: The results show room for improvement in patient communication skills training in most Nordic pharmacy schools and give insights into how to enhance communication skill building in pharmacy curricula. Suggestions for improving the training include: early training start, evidence-based frameworks, experiential training, and scaffolding. |
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http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-66317 Svensberg, Karin Anna Evelina Björnsdottir, Ingunn Wallman, Andy Sporrong, Sofia K . Nordic Pharmacy Schools’ Experience in Communication Skills Training. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2017, 81(9), 24-35 http://hdl.handle.net/10852/63769 1529579 info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.jtitle=American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education&rft.volume=81&rft.spage=24&rft.date=2017 American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education 81 9 24 35 http://dx.doi.org/10.5688/ajpe6005 URN:NBN:no-66317 Fulltext https://www.duo.uio.no/bitstream/handle/10852/63769/2/POSTprint%2Bnordic%2Bpharmacy%2Bschools%2Bexp.pdf |
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