Nakhla Nardine, Black Emily, Abdul-Fattah Hiba, Taylor Jeff
School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario.
College of Pharmacy, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Can Pharm J (Ott). 2020 Dec 16;154(1):52-60. doi: 10.1177/1715163520976161. eCollection 2021 Jan-Feb.
Self-care instruction in pharmacy curricula is essential given the impact pharmacists have in caring for patients in the community and their evolving role in this area. The primary objective of this study was to strengthen our current understanding of self-care education across undergraduate Canadian pharmacy programs.
A national curriculum survey and follow-up phone interview was conducted in 2019 to assess the quantity and quality of self-care instruction across Canadian pharmacy schools. Representatives were selected based on theirparticipation in the Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada Self-Care Therapeutics and Minor Ailments special interest group.
Responses were received from all 10 pharmacy schools in Canada. Self-care education varies across Canadian pharmacy curricula, reflecting differences in scopes of practice across provinces, topics of interest and availability of space within curricula by the various faculties. Specifically, there was considerable variability in the number of hours devoted to self-care education, course content and methods for integration and teaching.
Results of this study may help inform and evolve self-care curricula across the country. We argue that strategies for enhancing current programs may include establishing a minimum number of core hours and topics, expanding natural health product content and curricular content oversight by a lead faculty member. 2021;154:xx-xx.
鉴于药剂师在社区护理患者方面所起的作用以及他们在该领域不断演变的角色，药学课程中的自我护理指导至关重要。本研究的主要目的是加强我们目前对加拿大本科药学课程中自我护理教育的理解。
2019年进行了一项全国性课程调查和后续电话访谈，以评估加拿大各药学院自我护理指导的数量和质量。代表们是根据他们参与加拿大药学院协会自我护理治疗与小病特别兴趣小组的情况挑选出来的。
收到了加拿大所有10所药学院的回复。加拿大药学课程中的自我护理教育各不相同，这反映了各省执业范围、感兴趣的主题以及各学院课程中可用空间的差异。具体而言，在用于自我护理教育的时长、课程内容以及整合与教学方法方面存在相当大的差异。
本研究结果可能有助于为全国的自我护理课程提供信息并使其发展。我们认为，加强现有课程的策略可能包括确定核心时长和主题的最低数量、扩大天然健康产品内容以及由一名首席教员对课程内容进行监督。2021；154：xx - xx。
