Jason Perepelkin
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- School: University of Saskatchewan
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Saskatoon, SK - Dates at University of Saskatchewan: October 2015 - October 2015
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Biography
University of Saskatchewan - Pharmacy
Experience
Edwards School of Business U of S
Assistant Professor
Jason worked at Edwards School of Business U of S as a Assistant Professor
University of Saskatchewan
Associate Professor
Jason worked at University of Saskatchewan as a Associate Professor
University of Saskatchewan
Assistant Professor
Jason worked at University of Saskatchewan as a Assistant Professor
Education
University of Saskatchewan
Associate Professor
University of Saskatchewan
Assistant Professor
Publications
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Implementation and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists elective course
Pharmacy Education
This manuscript evaluates the introduction and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists course, an elective course offered to student pharmacists in the last year of the entry-to-practice program. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 items, centring on methods of delivery, course content, and outcomes was distributed to, and completed by, students on the final day of the course. There was a strong sense of satisfaction with taking the elective course, with most stating he/she would recommend taking the course to future students. More support was given to keeping the course heavily focused on a project-based assessment of knowledge and learning, as opposed to reducing the project-based assessment weighting and including a final examination. Overall there is robust support from those that have taken the course, and most find they will have a unique advantage in his/her career because of taking the course. There is also the added benefit of engaging pharmacy stakeholders, and in particular practitioners that work directly with student groups in creating a marketing plan.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Implementation and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists elective course
Pharmacy Education
This manuscript evaluates the introduction and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists course, an elective course offered to student pharmacists in the last year of the entry-to-practice program. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 items, centring on methods of delivery, course content, and outcomes was distributed to, and completed by, students on the final day of the course. There was a strong sense of satisfaction with taking the elective course, with most stating he/she would recommend taking the course to future students. More support was given to keeping the course heavily focused on a project-based assessment of knowledge and learning, as opposed to reducing the project-based assessment weighting and including a final examination. Overall there is robust support from those that have taken the course, and most find they will have a unique advantage in his/her career because of taking the course. There is also the added benefit of engaging pharmacy stakeholders, and in particular practitioners that work directly with student groups in creating a marketing plan.
Providing mindfulness meditation for patients with depression and anxiety in a community pharmacy: A pilot study
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the impact of mindfulness meditation offered in a community pharmacy on patients with current anxiety or a history of anxiety, depression, or both. Setting Community pharmacy clinical space located in a grocery store. Practice Description An 8-week, once-per-week mindfulness meditation program for patients with anxiety or depression. Practice Innovation A pharmacist provided mindfulness meditation within the clinical space in a community pharmacy. Evaluation PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were used to assess prestudy and poststudy depression and anxiety severity, respectively. Items pertaining to participant demographics and experience in the program were also included. Results Twelve participants completed the study requirements. Three-quarters of participants experienced a reduction in the severity of their depression or anxiety, and no participant experienced an increase in the severity of his or her condition. Conclusion Findings from this study indicated that a mindfulness meditation program delivered in a community pharmacy and provided by a pharmacist for patients with depression or anxiety, or both, can result in a reduction in severity of their conditions for participants.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Implementation and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists elective course
Pharmacy Education
This manuscript evaluates the introduction and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists course, an elective course offered to student pharmacists in the last year of the entry-to-practice program. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 items, centring on methods of delivery, course content, and outcomes was distributed to, and completed by, students on the final day of the course. There was a strong sense of satisfaction with taking the elective course, with most stating he/she would recommend taking the course to future students. More support was given to keeping the course heavily focused on a project-based assessment of knowledge and learning, as opposed to reducing the project-based assessment weighting and including a final examination. Overall there is robust support from those that have taken the course, and most find they will have a unique advantage in his/her career because of taking the course. There is also the added benefit of engaging pharmacy stakeholders, and in particular practitioners that work directly with student groups in creating a marketing plan.
Providing mindfulness meditation for patients with depression and anxiety in a community pharmacy: A pilot study
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the impact of mindfulness meditation offered in a community pharmacy on patients with current anxiety or a history of anxiety, depression, or both. Setting Community pharmacy clinical space located in a grocery store. Practice Description An 8-week, once-per-week mindfulness meditation program for patients with anxiety or depression. Practice Innovation A pharmacist provided mindfulness meditation within the clinical space in a community pharmacy. Evaluation PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were used to assess prestudy and poststudy depression and anxiety severity, respectively. Items pertaining to participant demographics and experience in the program were also included. Results Twelve participants completed the study requirements. Three-quarters of participants experienced a reduction in the severity of their depression or anxiety, and no participant experienced an increase in the severity of his or her condition. Conclusion Findings from this study indicated that a mindfulness meditation program delivered in a community pharmacy and provided by a pharmacist for patients with depression or anxiety, or both, can result in a reduction in severity of their conditions for participants.
Communication with Other Health Care Professionals; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Understand that proper communication among health care professionals can enhance patient care. • Discuss the importance of understanding the role of the pharmacist and other health care team members. • Recognize the differences between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. • Highlight characteristics of successful teamwork, as well as common barriers to interprofessional communication. • Explore the role of communication in a pharmacist successfully integrating into existing primary care teams. • Appreciate how looking to industries outside of health care for methods of improving communication may be beneficial.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Implementation and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists elective course
Pharmacy Education
This manuscript evaluates the introduction and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists course, an elective course offered to student pharmacists in the last year of the entry-to-practice program. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 items, centring on methods of delivery, course content, and outcomes was distributed to, and completed by, students on the final day of the course. There was a strong sense of satisfaction with taking the elective course, with most stating he/she would recommend taking the course to future students. More support was given to keeping the course heavily focused on a project-based assessment of knowledge and learning, as opposed to reducing the project-based assessment weighting and including a final examination. Overall there is robust support from those that have taken the course, and most find they will have a unique advantage in his/her career because of taking the course. There is also the added benefit of engaging pharmacy stakeholders, and in particular practitioners that work directly with student groups in creating a marketing plan.
Providing mindfulness meditation for patients with depression and anxiety in a community pharmacy: A pilot study
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the impact of mindfulness meditation offered in a community pharmacy on patients with current anxiety or a history of anxiety, depression, or both. Setting Community pharmacy clinical space located in a grocery store. Practice Description An 8-week, once-per-week mindfulness meditation program for patients with anxiety or depression. Practice Innovation A pharmacist provided mindfulness meditation within the clinical space in a community pharmacy. Evaluation PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were used to assess prestudy and poststudy depression and anxiety severity, respectively. Items pertaining to participant demographics and experience in the program were also included. Results Twelve participants completed the study requirements. Three-quarters of participants experienced a reduction in the severity of their depression or anxiety, and no participant experienced an increase in the severity of his or her condition. Conclusion Findings from this study indicated that a mindfulness meditation program delivered in a community pharmacy and provided by a pharmacist for patients with depression or anxiety, or both, can result in a reduction in severity of their conditions for participants.
Communication with Other Health Care Professionals; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Understand that proper communication among health care professionals can enhance patient care. • Discuss the importance of understanding the role of the pharmacist and other health care team members. • Recognize the differences between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. • Highlight characteristics of successful teamwork, as well as common barriers to interprofessional communication. • Explore the role of communication in a pharmacist successfully integrating into existing primary care teams. • Appreciate how looking to industries outside of health care for methods of improving communication may be beneficial.
A Qualitative Assessment of the Practice Experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator Pharmacists
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
To describe the practice experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) pharmacists in Saskatchewan and determine what impact the CDE designation has had on their personal practices.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Implementation and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists elective course
Pharmacy Education
This manuscript evaluates the introduction and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists course, an elective course offered to student pharmacists in the last year of the entry-to-practice program. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 items, centring on methods of delivery, course content, and outcomes was distributed to, and completed by, students on the final day of the course. There was a strong sense of satisfaction with taking the elective course, with most stating he/she would recommend taking the course to future students. More support was given to keeping the course heavily focused on a project-based assessment of knowledge and learning, as opposed to reducing the project-based assessment weighting and including a final examination. Overall there is robust support from those that have taken the course, and most find they will have a unique advantage in his/her career because of taking the course. There is also the added benefit of engaging pharmacy stakeholders, and in particular practitioners that work directly with student groups in creating a marketing plan.
Providing mindfulness meditation for patients with depression and anxiety in a community pharmacy: A pilot study
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the impact of mindfulness meditation offered in a community pharmacy on patients with current anxiety or a history of anxiety, depression, or both. Setting Community pharmacy clinical space located in a grocery store. Practice Description An 8-week, once-per-week mindfulness meditation program for patients with anxiety or depression. Practice Innovation A pharmacist provided mindfulness meditation within the clinical space in a community pharmacy. Evaluation PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were used to assess prestudy and poststudy depression and anxiety severity, respectively. Items pertaining to participant demographics and experience in the program were also included. Results Twelve participants completed the study requirements. Three-quarters of participants experienced a reduction in the severity of their depression or anxiety, and no participant experienced an increase in the severity of his or her condition. Conclusion Findings from this study indicated that a mindfulness meditation program delivered in a community pharmacy and provided by a pharmacist for patients with depression or anxiety, or both, can result in a reduction in severity of their conditions for participants.
Communication with Other Health Care Professionals; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Understand that proper communication among health care professionals can enhance patient care. • Discuss the importance of understanding the role of the pharmacist and other health care team members. • Recognize the differences between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. • Highlight characteristics of successful teamwork, as well as common barriers to interprofessional communication. • Explore the role of communication in a pharmacist successfully integrating into existing primary care teams. • Appreciate how looking to industries outside of health care for methods of improving communication may be beneficial.
A Qualitative Assessment of the Practice Experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator Pharmacists
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
To describe the practice experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) pharmacists in Saskatchewan and determine what impact the CDE designation has had on their personal practices.
Student perceptions of learning through an international comparison
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Objective. To broaden pharmacy students’ international perspectives through a teaching and learning method involving international comparison. Design. Four topics within a pharmacy law and practice course were taught in-person by collaborating faculty members representing two international perspectives (Australian and Canadian). The assessed learning objective was for students to be able to synthesize an international comparative analysis that reflected an international perspective. Assessment. Approximately 70% (n=44) of the class completed an online survey instrument that explored students’ perceptions of their own learning. Six domains of inquiry represented in the questionnaire included knowledge development, international perspective, future prospects, personal enjoyment, assessment method, and overall learning experience. Quantitative and qualitative survey results reflected students’ strong support for all statements of inquiry. Conclusions. The method involving international comparison, a classroom teaching collaboration and knowledge management using compare-contrast strategy positively influenced student perceptions in a range of ways and was effective in raising international perspectives in the pharmacy curriculum.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Implementation and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists elective course
Pharmacy Education
This manuscript evaluates the introduction and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists course, an elective course offered to student pharmacists in the last year of the entry-to-practice program. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 items, centring on methods of delivery, course content, and outcomes was distributed to, and completed by, students on the final day of the course. There was a strong sense of satisfaction with taking the elective course, with most stating he/she would recommend taking the course to future students. More support was given to keeping the course heavily focused on a project-based assessment of knowledge and learning, as opposed to reducing the project-based assessment weighting and including a final examination. Overall there is robust support from those that have taken the course, and most find they will have a unique advantage in his/her career because of taking the course. There is also the added benefit of engaging pharmacy stakeholders, and in particular practitioners that work directly with student groups in creating a marketing plan.
Providing mindfulness meditation for patients with depression and anxiety in a community pharmacy: A pilot study
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the impact of mindfulness meditation offered in a community pharmacy on patients with current anxiety or a history of anxiety, depression, or both. Setting Community pharmacy clinical space located in a grocery store. Practice Description An 8-week, once-per-week mindfulness meditation program for patients with anxiety or depression. Practice Innovation A pharmacist provided mindfulness meditation within the clinical space in a community pharmacy. Evaluation PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were used to assess prestudy and poststudy depression and anxiety severity, respectively. Items pertaining to participant demographics and experience in the program were also included. Results Twelve participants completed the study requirements. Three-quarters of participants experienced a reduction in the severity of their depression or anxiety, and no participant experienced an increase in the severity of his or her condition. Conclusion Findings from this study indicated that a mindfulness meditation program delivered in a community pharmacy and provided by a pharmacist for patients with depression or anxiety, or both, can result in a reduction in severity of their conditions for participants.
Communication with Other Health Care Professionals; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Understand that proper communication among health care professionals can enhance patient care. • Discuss the importance of understanding the role of the pharmacist and other health care team members. • Recognize the differences between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. • Highlight characteristics of successful teamwork, as well as common barriers to interprofessional communication. • Explore the role of communication in a pharmacist successfully integrating into existing primary care teams. • Appreciate how looking to industries outside of health care for methods of improving communication may be beneficial.
A Qualitative Assessment of the Practice Experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator Pharmacists
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
To describe the practice experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) pharmacists in Saskatchewan and determine what impact the CDE designation has had on their personal practices.
Student perceptions of learning through an international comparison
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Objective. To broaden pharmacy students’ international perspectives through a teaching and learning method involving international comparison. Design. Four topics within a pharmacy law and practice course were taught in-person by collaborating faculty members representing two international perspectives (Australian and Canadian). The assessed learning objective was for students to be able to synthesize an international comparative analysis that reflected an international perspective. Assessment. Approximately 70% (n=44) of the class completed an online survey instrument that explored students’ perceptions of their own learning. Six domains of inquiry represented in the questionnaire included knowledge development, international perspective, future prospects, personal enjoyment, assessment method, and overall learning experience. Quantitative and qualitative survey results reflected students’ strong support for all statements of inquiry. Conclusions. The method involving international comparison, a classroom teaching collaboration and knowledge management using compare-contrast strategy positively influenced student perceptions in a range of ways and was effective in raising international perspectives in the pharmacy curriculum.
Key Components of a Strategic Plan; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Describe the main elements of a strategic plan. • Discuss the rationale and purpose of a strategic plan. • Describe the strategic planning process.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Implementation and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists elective course
Pharmacy Education
This manuscript evaluates the introduction and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists course, an elective course offered to student pharmacists in the last year of the entry-to-practice program. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 items, centring on methods of delivery, course content, and outcomes was distributed to, and completed by, students on the final day of the course. There was a strong sense of satisfaction with taking the elective course, with most stating he/she would recommend taking the course to future students. More support was given to keeping the course heavily focused on a project-based assessment of knowledge and learning, as opposed to reducing the project-based assessment weighting and including a final examination. Overall there is robust support from those that have taken the course, and most find they will have a unique advantage in his/her career because of taking the course. There is also the added benefit of engaging pharmacy stakeholders, and in particular practitioners that work directly with student groups in creating a marketing plan.
Providing mindfulness meditation for patients with depression and anxiety in a community pharmacy: A pilot study
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the impact of mindfulness meditation offered in a community pharmacy on patients with current anxiety or a history of anxiety, depression, or both. Setting Community pharmacy clinical space located in a grocery store. Practice Description An 8-week, once-per-week mindfulness meditation program for patients with anxiety or depression. Practice Innovation A pharmacist provided mindfulness meditation within the clinical space in a community pharmacy. Evaluation PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were used to assess prestudy and poststudy depression and anxiety severity, respectively. Items pertaining to participant demographics and experience in the program were also included. Results Twelve participants completed the study requirements. Three-quarters of participants experienced a reduction in the severity of their depression or anxiety, and no participant experienced an increase in the severity of his or her condition. Conclusion Findings from this study indicated that a mindfulness meditation program delivered in a community pharmacy and provided by a pharmacist for patients with depression or anxiety, or both, can result in a reduction in severity of their conditions for participants.
Communication with Other Health Care Professionals; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Understand that proper communication among health care professionals can enhance patient care. • Discuss the importance of understanding the role of the pharmacist and other health care team members. • Recognize the differences between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. • Highlight characteristics of successful teamwork, as well as common barriers to interprofessional communication. • Explore the role of communication in a pharmacist successfully integrating into existing primary care teams. • Appreciate how looking to industries outside of health care for methods of improving communication may be beneficial.
A Qualitative Assessment of the Practice Experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator Pharmacists
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
To describe the practice experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) pharmacists in Saskatchewan and determine what impact the CDE designation has had on their personal practices.
Student perceptions of learning through an international comparison
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Objective. To broaden pharmacy students’ international perspectives through a teaching and learning method involving international comparison. Design. Four topics within a pharmacy law and practice course were taught in-person by collaborating faculty members representing two international perspectives (Australian and Canadian). The assessed learning objective was for students to be able to synthesize an international comparative analysis that reflected an international perspective. Assessment. Approximately 70% (n=44) of the class completed an online survey instrument that explored students’ perceptions of their own learning. Six domains of inquiry represented in the questionnaire included knowledge development, international perspective, future prospects, personal enjoyment, assessment method, and overall learning experience. Quantitative and qualitative survey results reflected students’ strong support for all statements of inquiry. Conclusions. The method involving international comparison, a classroom teaching collaboration and knowledge management using compare-contrast strategy positively influenced student perceptions in a range of ways and was effective in raising international perspectives in the pharmacy curriculum.
Key Components of a Strategic Plan; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Describe the main elements of a strategic plan. • Discuss the rationale and purpose of a strategic plan. • Describe the strategic planning process.
Communicating with Pharmacy Employees; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Consider how communicating with another pharmacist differs from how one communicates with other members of the pharmacy team. • Examine the role of feedback in a pharmacy team setting. • Discuss how multigenerational differences among pharmacy employees can affect communication.
Public Education Campaigns to Transform Perceptions of Pharmacists: Are they Worth the Investment?
Health Communication
Recent public opinion polls consistently rank pharmacists as highly trusted health care professionals, but the reasoning for this ranking continues to remain vague and inconclusive. One possible explanation for this high ranking is that it is due in part to the limited expectations the public has of the profession. To gather comparative “before” and “after” data for this study, a self-administered, 33-item paper questionnaire was disseminated to 382 postsecondary (undergraduate) business students in a classroom setting. The questionnaire was designed to assess respondents’ baseline perceptions toward (1) the pharmacy profession, in general, and (2) a prerecorded video of a simulated patient–pharmacist counseling session. Most respondents initially reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding of pharmacist education and training (52.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (55.5%), the content of a counseling session (49.7%), and pharmacist scope of practice (55.5%). After viewing the educational video, the number of respondents who reported a “Poor/Fair” understanding dropped to less than 5%; the majority of respondents reported a “Very Good/Excellent” understanding of pharmacist education and training (63.1%), what to expect when having a prescription dispensed (56.0%), the content of a counseling session (66.4%), and pharmacist scope of practice (60.5%). Results of this study demonstrated that using a public education-type video to increase public awareness for the pharmacy profession and pharmacist counseling duties significantly impacted respondents’ knowledge and perception of value toward the profession and of pharmacist counseling.
Introduction to Marketing and Key Concepts; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Define and introduce marketing and its role in general. • Discuss why marketing is important for pharmacists and highlight some common misconceptions about marketing. • Examine core marketplace concepts. • Visit the right principle as it pertains to marketing. • Identify the marketing mix (4 Ps – product, price, place, promotion). • Explore the exchange, distribution and facilitating functions of marketing. • Differentiate between transactional and relationship marketing. • Define marketing myopia.
Implementation and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists elective course
Pharmacy Education
This manuscript evaluates the introduction and evaluation of a marketing for pharmacists course, an elective course offered to student pharmacists in the last year of the entry-to-practice program. A questionnaire, consisting of 24 items, centring on methods of delivery, course content, and outcomes was distributed to, and completed by, students on the final day of the course. There was a strong sense of satisfaction with taking the elective course, with most stating he/she would recommend taking the course to future students. More support was given to keeping the course heavily focused on a project-based assessment of knowledge and learning, as opposed to reducing the project-based assessment weighting and including a final examination. Overall there is robust support from those that have taken the course, and most find they will have a unique advantage in his/her career because of taking the course. There is also the added benefit of engaging pharmacy stakeholders, and in particular practitioners that work directly with student groups in creating a marketing plan.
Providing mindfulness meditation for patients with depression and anxiety in a community pharmacy: A pilot study
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the impact of mindfulness meditation offered in a community pharmacy on patients with current anxiety or a history of anxiety, depression, or both. Setting Community pharmacy clinical space located in a grocery store. Practice Description An 8-week, once-per-week mindfulness meditation program for patients with anxiety or depression. Practice Innovation A pharmacist provided mindfulness meditation within the clinical space in a community pharmacy. Evaluation PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were used to assess prestudy and poststudy depression and anxiety severity, respectively. Items pertaining to participant demographics and experience in the program were also included. Results Twelve participants completed the study requirements. Three-quarters of participants experienced a reduction in the severity of their depression or anxiety, and no participant experienced an increase in the severity of his or her condition. Conclusion Findings from this study indicated that a mindfulness meditation program delivered in a community pharmacy and provided by a pharmacist for patients with depression or anxiety, or both, can result in a reduction in severity of their conditions for participants.
Communication with Other Health Care Professionals; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Understand that proper communication among health care professionals can enhance patient care. • Discuss the importance of understanding the role of the pharmacist and other health care team members. • Recognize the differences between multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams. • Highlight characteristics of successful teamwork, as well as common barriers to interprofessional communication. • Explore the role of communication in a pharmacist successfully integrating into existing primary care teams. • Appreciate how looking to industries outside of health care for methods of improving communication may be beneficial.
A Qualitative Assessment of the Practice Experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator Pharmacists
Canadian Journal of Diabetes
To describe the practice experiences of Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) pharmacists in Saskatchewan and determine what impact the CDE designation has had on their personal practices.
Student perceptions of learning through an international comparison
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Objective. To broaden pharmacy students’ international perspectives through a teaching and learning method involving international comparison. Design. Four topics within a pharmacy law and practice course were taught in-person by collaborating faculty members representing two international perspectives (Australian and Canadian). The assessed learning objective was for students to be able to synthesize an international comparative analysis that reflected an international perspective. Assessment. Approximately 70% (n=44) of the class completed an online survey instrument that explored students’ perceptions of their own learning. Six domains of inquiry represented in the questionnaire included knowledge development, international perspective, future prospects, personal enjoyment, assessment method, and overall learning experience. Quantitative and qualitative survey results reflected students’ strong support for all statements of inquiry. Conclusions. The method involving international comparison, a classroom teaching collaboration and knowledge management using compare-contrast strategy positively influenced student perceptions in a range of ways and was effective in raising international perspectives in the pharmacy curriculum.
Key Components of a Strategic Plan; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Describe the main elements of a strategic plan. • Discuss the rationale and purpose of a strategic plan. • Describe the strategic planning process.
Communicating with Pharmacy Employees; In Pharmacy Management in Canada
Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy
Learning Objectives • Consider how communicating with another pharmacist differs from how one communicates with other members of the pharmacy team. • Examine the role of feedback in a pharmacy team setting. • Discuss how multigenerational differences among pharmacy employees can affect communication.
Incentivizing Choice of Community Pharmacy
Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
Objectives There is a growing concern regarding the impact of incentive points/loyalty programmes among pharmacists in Canada. Several provincial studies have been conducted in order to understand the pharmacists’ perceptions of incentive and loyalty programmes. To date, no known Canadian study investigates the perceptions of incentive and loyalty programmes from that of the general public. Methods This study uses data collected, via telephone survey, from members of the public in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to explore the perception of incentive and loyalty programmes, and the ethical and professional parameters surrounding offering incentives and loyalty programmes. Key findings Results suggest that members of the general public perceive patient care to be unaffected by the offering of incentive and loyalty programmes. The vast majority of respondents reported that they did not behave or make decisions based on incentives and loyalty programmes that impacted their health. Less than half of the respondents viewed it ethical for pharmacists to provide incentive and loyalty programmes; however, the majority disagreed that offering incentive and loyalty programmes made pharmacists or pharmacies less trustworthy. Conclusions The results suggest that patients are able to discern the complex nature (e.g. professional and business orientations) of pharmacists and the pharmacy industry, perceiving their care to be unaffected by incentive and loyalty programmes. This study illuminates the Saskatchewan public's perceptions of pharmacy incentive and loyalty programmes, a previously unstudied area of research.
