Swansea University Medical School, Singleton Park, SA2 8PP, Wales, United Kingdom; Monash University Malaysia, School of Pharmacy, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
Monash University Malaysia, School of Pharmacy, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 47500 Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Malaysia.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2023 Jun;15(6):624-632. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2023.06.012. Epub 2023 Jun 16.
Due to COVID-19 movement restrictions, institutes of higher learning had to deliver pharmacy curricula remotely. One major challenge was teaching practical lab skills, such as extemporaneous compounding, remotely due to the need for hands-on learning and its associated logistical requirements.
We present the approach to remote extemporaneous compounding teaching taken by three pharmacy schools: Monash University Malaysia, University of Michigan, and University of Maryland. Prior to delivery, students were either supplied with or asked to procure a set of easily accessible ingredients and equipment to conduct the extemporaneous practicals from home. We conducted lessons remotely using both synchronous and asynchronous delivery, and demonstrated, taught, and assessed practical lab skills using video conferencing modalities.
We successfully conducted remote teaching of extemporaneous compounding, where similar learning outcomes to the face-to-face implementation were achieved. At Monash University Malaysia, > 90% of students responding to the post-activity surveys found the remote extemporaneous sessions useful for their learning, and qualitative comments supported these views. Mean scores from the remote extemporaneous labs in 2021 were similar to those when conducted physically in 2019, supporting the effectiveness of the approach. The different approaches attempted by the three institutions highlighted the flexibility in implementation that can be considered to achieve similar outcomes.
Combining technology-based approaches with synchronous and asynchronous teaching and learning methods can successfully deliver extemporaneous compounding skills remotely.
由于 COVID-19 疫情的出行限制，高等学府不得不远程开展药学课程。一个主要的挑战是远程教授实践实验技能，如临时制剂，因为这些技能需要亲身实践，并且涉及到相关的后勤要求。
我们介绍了三所药学院远程临时制剂教学的方法：马来西亚蒙纳士大学、密歇根大学和马里兰大学。在授课之前，学生要么被提供了一套易于获取的原料和设备，要么被要求自行采购，以便在家中进行临时实践。我们使用同步和异步交付方式远程授课，并使用视频会议模式演示、教授和评估实践实验技能。
我们成功地进行了远程临时制剂教学，实现了与面对面教学相似的学习成果。在马来西亚蒙纳士大学，超过 90%的对活动后调查做出回应的学生认为远程临时课程对他们的学习很有用，定性评论也支持这些观点。2021 年远程临时实验室的平均分数与 2019 年实际进行时的分数相似，支持了该方法的有效性。三所机构尝试的不同方法突出了在实现类似结果方面可以考虑的实施灵活性。
结合基于技术的方法、同步和异步教学方法可以成功地远程教授临时制剂技能。
