Inter-professional prescribing masterclass for medical students and non-medical prescribing students (nurses and pharmacists): a pilot study
Paterson, R and Rolfe, A and Coll, A and Kinnear, M (2015) Inter-professional prescribing masterclass for medical students and non-medical prescribing students (nurses and pharmacists): a pilot study. Scottish Medical Journal, 60 (4). pp. 202-207. ISSN 0036-9330 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933015606583)
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Abstract
Background and aims: Prescribing errors cause significant patient morbidity and mortality. Current legislation allows prescribing by different health professions. Inter-professional collaboration and learning may result in safer prescribing practice. This study aimed to develop, pilot and test the feasibility of a simulated inter-professional prescribing masterclass for non-medical prescribing students, medical students and pharmacists. Methods and results: A three-scenario, simulated patient session was designed and implemented by an expert panel. Medical students, non-medical prescribing students and pharmacists worked together to formulate and implement evidence-based prescriptions. The Readiness for Inter-professional Learning Score (RIPLS) and a self-efficacy score were administered to the students and the Trust in Physician Score to the simulated patients. Overall, the RIPLS and self-efficacy scores increased. Pharmacists showed the highest rating in the Trust in Physician score. Post masterclass group discussions suggested that the intervention was viewed as a positive educational experience. Conclusion: An inter-professional prescribing masterclass is feasible and acceptable to students. It increases self-efficacy, readiness for inter-professional learning and allows students to learn from, about and with each other. A larger study is warranted and the use of feedback from simulated patients explored further.
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Item type: Article ID code: 58625 Dates: DateEvent30 November 2015Published23 September 2015Published Online24 July 2015AcceptedSubjects: Medicine > Pharmacy and materia medica Department: Faculty of Science > Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 11 Nov 2016 15:52 Last modified: 04 Oct 2024 00:23 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/58625