Department of Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ankara University, 06100, Turkey.
Centre for Health Improvement, Leadership and Learning, University of Nottingham Business School, NG8 1BB, Nottingham, UK.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2021 Apr;13(4):313-317. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2020.11.016. Epub 2020 Dec 17.
Globally, pharmacy undergraduate programs are evolving to reflect a more patient-centered approach to clinical practice. The importance of teaching communication skills in any undergraduate pharmacy curriculum cannot be overstated. This article compares current literature and practices related to pharmacy services and communication skills training (CST) in pharmacy undergraduate education in the United Kingdom (UK) and Turkey and discusses the need for an urgent change in the CST curriculum in Turkey. Additionally, the article provides potential strategies for improving the quality of CST and for expanding pharmacy practice to ensure students and graduates are motivated to use communication skills.
The traditionally structured curriculum in Turkey, where the basic sciences components are in the early years and clinical experiences in the later years, should be changed into an integrated environment so that CST could be more effectively incorporated. The CST offered at the University of Nottingham could be considered as a framework.
To meet patient care and educational needs, the authors have identified three key strategies to develop a change in CST for curriculum planners and policy makers in Turkey.
在全球范围内，药学本科课程正在发展，以反映更以患者为中心的临床实践方法。在任何药学本科课程中教授沟通技巧的重要性怎么强调都不为过。本文比较了英国（UK）和土耳其药学本科教育中与药学服务和沟通技巧培训（CST）相关的当前文献和实践，并讨论了土耳其 CST 课程急需改变的必要性。此外，本文还提供了提高 CST 质量和扩大药学实践的潜在策略，以确保学生和毕业生有动力使用沟通技巧。
评论：土耳其传统的结构化课程中，基础科学部分在早期，临床经验在后期，这种结构应该改为整合的环境，以便更有效地纳入 CST。诺丁汉大学提供的 CST 可以作为一个框架。
启示：为了满足患者护理和教育需求，作者为土耳其的课程规划者和决策者确定了三个发展 CST 变革的关键策略。
