Titill: | Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study |
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Útgáfa: | 2016-10-13 |
Tungumál: | Enska |
Umfang: | 29 |
Háskóli/Stofnun: | Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland |
Svið: | Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ) School of Health Sciences (UI) |
Deild: | Lyfjafræðideild (HÍ) Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences (UI) |
Birtist í: | Pharmacy;4(4) |
ISSN: | 2226-4787 |
DOI: | 10.3390/pharmacy4040029 |
Efnisorð: | Medical technology; Education; Pharmacy students; Practicing pharmacists; Professional competency; Læknisfræði; Tækni; Menntun; Lyfjafræði; Nemendur; Fagmennska |
URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/391 |
Tilvitnun:Volmer, D.; Sokirskaja, A.; Laaksonen, R.; Vainio, K.; Sandler, N.; Halvorsen, K.H.; Kjome, R.L.S.; Gizurarson, S.; Muceniece, R.; Maurina, B.; Dauksiene, J.; Ruuben, L.; Björnsdottir, I.; Ratassepp, T.; Heinämäki, J. Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study. Pharmacy 2016, 4, 29.doi:10.3390/pharmacy4040029
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Útdráttur:With increased development of medical technology (MT), new challenges emerge related to education and training of pharmacists and other healthcare specialists. Currently, only a few universities in the EU promote MT education and research. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the current status, views on, and need for the education on MT for the pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic countries. Methods: The representatives of higher education institutions and community/hospital pharmacists from six Baltic and Nordic countries participated in a qualitative cross-sectional exploratory internet-based study from May to October 2014. Results: Approximately two-third of the respondents considered professional knowledge about MT products important for pharmacists, but half of them had never participated in any MT courses. More practicing pharmacists than representatives of academia underlined the need for increased MT education for pharmacy students in the future. Conclusions: The pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic countries consider the professional knowledge about MT as pertinent in their education and work. The limited number and status of MT courses available today, however, is a major concern among both pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists in these countries. In the future, increasing education combining theory and practice about MT products would be one possible solution to overcome this challenge.
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