Cutler Timothy W, Stebbins Marilyn R, Lai Eric, Smith Amanda R, Lipton Helene Levens
School of Pharmacy, University of California-San Francisco, C-152 Box 0622, 521 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0622, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2008 Jun 15;72(3):47. doi: 10.5688/aj720347.
To implement didactic and problem-based learning curricular innovations aimed at increasing students' knowledge of Medicare Part D, improving their ability to apply the online Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder tool to a patient case, and improving their attitudes toward patient advocacy for Medicare beneficiaries.
A survey instrument and a case-based online Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder tool exercise were administered to a single group (n = 120) of second-year pharmacy graduate students prior to and following completion of a course on health policy. Three domains (knowledge, skill mastery and attitudes) were measured before and after two 90-minute lectures on Medicare Part D.
The online Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder exercise and Medicare Part D didactic lectures had positive effects on students' knowledge of Part D, attitudes toward patient advocacy, and ability to accurately use the Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Finder tool.
The success of these didactic and problem-based curricular innovations in improving pharmacy students' knowledge, skills, and attitudes regarding Part D warrants further evaluation to determine their portability to clinical settings and other pharmacy schools.
实施以讲授法和基于问题的学习为基础的课程创新，旨在增加学生对医疗保险D部分（Medicare Part D）的了解，提高他们将在线医疗保险处方药计划查找工具应用于患者案例的能力，并改善他们对为医疗保险受益人进行患者维权的态度。
在一门健康政策课程结束之前和之后，对一组（n = 120）二年级药学研究生进行了一项调查工具和基于案例的在线医疗保险处方药计划查找工具练习。在关于医疗保险D部分的两次90分钟讲座之前和之后，对三个领域（知识、技能掌握和态度）进行了测量。
在线医疗保险处方药计划查找练习和医疗保险D部分讲授讲座对学生关于D部分的知识、对患者维权的态度以及准确使用医疗保险处方药计划查找工具的能力产生了积极影响。
这些以讲授法和基于问题的课程创新在提高药学专业学生关于D部分的知识、技能和态度方面取得的成功值得进一步评估，以确定它们在临床环境和其他药学院的适用性。
