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Curriculum development in undergraduate clinical pharmacology

Guilding, Clare, Ball, Steve G, Statham, Louise, Randles, Elsa, Hardisty, Jessica, Green, Alan and Matthan, Joanna (2018) Curriculum development in undergraduate clinical pharmacology. In: WCP2018 (18th World Congress of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology), 01-06 July 2018, Kyoto, Japan.

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)

Abstract

Background

Education in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT) is fundamental for the successful practice of medicine. Medical education is moving away from distinct pre-clinical/clinical phases and evolving curricula are largely integrated with early clinical experience. Integrated curricula require careful mapping of the different components to ensure coherent coverage of individual subjects. We developed a new Clinical Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Prescribing (CPTP) strand and mapped this onto the five year MBBS (Medicine and Surgery) degree programme at Newcastle University UK. This strand aimed to include more experiential learning to provide students with an experience which more closely mirrors the clinical workplace.

Methods

A range of new educational tools and strategies were developed and employed in the CPTP strand. These included flipped classroom sessions, team and case based learning, online quizzing, interprofessional education and high-fidelity simulation using the sophisticated virtual patient SimMan. SimMan simulations of medical emergencies were delivered both in the lecture theatre, and in an interprofessional education conference for pharmacy and medical students. At a series of key clinical points throughout each scenario the students are asked to vote on the most appropriate course of action (e.g. which drug should be administered). The option with the most votes is applied to SimMan and the students then observe the physiological effects this has in real time.

Results

Following CPTP strand implementation, overall student satisfaction with CPTP units was amongst the highest of any MBBS course, ranging from 90-97% satisfaction. Mixed method evaluation of simulations and interprofessional education activities highlighted high satisfaction and a vast range of knowledge (e.g. 'how to choose the right antibiotics for different scenarios') and skills gained (e.g. 'how to complete a prescription'), and reflections induced (e.g. 'importance of good communication in an interprofessional team).

Conclusions

Interprofessional education and simulation are educational approaches which can be used in early year undergraduate pharmacology education to contextualise the importance of basic pharmacology principles for clinical practice. These pedagogies enable students to develop clinical decision making, problem-solving, team-working and critical evaluation skills.

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Item ID: 12560
Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1254/jpssuppl.wcp2018.0_po1-7-4
ISSN: 2435-4953
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/12560
Official URL: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpssuppl/WCP2...

Users with ORCIDS

ORCID for Louise Statham: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-4823-2295
ORCID for Jessica Hardisty: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0387-2202

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Date Deposited: 22 Oct 2020 10:49
Last Modified: 05 Oct 2021 10:40

Contributors

Author: Louise Statham ORCID iD
Author: Jessica Hardisty ORCID iD
Author: Clare Guilding
Author: Steve G Ball
Author: Elsa Randles
Author: Alan Green
Author: Joanna Matthan

University Divisions

Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing > School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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