J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2024 Nov-Dec;64(6):102191. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2024.102191. Epub 2024 Jul 23.
Community pharmacies are critical to the public health infrastructure in the United States and provide reliable information for public health concerns. Public health agencies curate educational materials that community pharmacy teams can disseminate. Student pharmacists participate in experiential learning at community pharmacies which could be utilized for dissemination of these resources.
The objectives of this project were to (1) design a model for dissemination of public health information at community pharmacies; and (2) evaluate both the dissemination model's reach within communities and student pharmacist learnings from engagement in the model.
We engaged student pharmacists in a model to disseminate information at community pharmacies for 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiatives about Opioid Use Disorder Anti-Stigma and Antibiotic Stewardship Education. The number of pharmacies and student pharmacists who participated from 2021 from 2023 was retrospectively reviewed to demonstrate programmatic reach. A retrospective text mining of student assignments was conducted to evaluate student experiences. Descriptive statistics were used to report quantitative data. An inductive, rapid content analysis was completed for qualitative data.
Across 3 years, 333 student pharmacists participated. Students reached 121 community pharmacies, 139 practicing pharmacist preceptors, and over 2000 patients with education and resources. Eleven student learning points emerged from the qualitative analysis. These included learnings around opioid use disorder and antibiotic stewardship. Students also acknowledged that there are public health needs present in communities and that community pharmacy teams are well-positioned to address these needs.
Engaging student pharmacists to distribute curated information from public health authorities, both to pharmacist preceptors and patients at community pharmacies, is one way to educate future pharmacists, pharmacy teams, and communities on public health priorities. Pharmacies can serve as key venues in communities for dissemination of reliable public health information.
社区药房在美国的公共卫生基础设施中至关重要，为公共卫生问题提供可靠的信息。公共卫生机构编写教育材料，社区药房团队可以传播这些材料。实习药剂师可以在社区药房进行体验式学习，从而利用这些资源进行传播。
本项目的目的是：(1)设计一个在社区药房传播公共卫生信息的模型；(2)评估该模型在社区中的传播范围以及学生药剂师参与该模型的学习情况。
我们让实习药剂师参与一个模型，在社区药房传播有关阿片类药物使用障碍反污名和抗生素管理教育的两个疾病控制与预防中心倡议的信息。从 2021 年到 2023 年，回顾性地审查参与的药房和实习药剂师的数量，以展示计划的覆盖范围。对学生作业进行回顾性文本挖掘，以评估学生的体验。使用描述性统计来报告定量数据。对定性数据进行了归纳式快速内容分析。
在 3 年的时间里，有 333 名实习药剂师参与了该项目。学生们覆盖了 121 家社区药房、139 名执业药剂师导师和 2000 多名患者，提供了教育和资源。从定性分析中得出了 11 个学生学习点。这些包括阿片类药物使用障碍和抗生素管理方面的学习。学生们还认识到社区存在公共卫生需求，社区药房团队有能力解决这些需求。
让实习药剂师分发公共卫生当局编写的经过筛选的信息，既可以向药剂师导师，也可以向社区药房的患者传播，这是教育未来药剂师、药房团队和社区了解公共卫生重点的一种方式。药房可以作为社区传播可靠公共卫生信息的重要场所。
