2017
DOI: 10.5455/njppp.2017.7.0832904092017
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Evaluation of hands on training on prescription writing skills among medical students in a tertiary care teaching hospital

Abstract: Background: Prescription writing is an essential and a basic skill to be acquired by medical students during their training. Specific training and supervision in writing a rational prescription should be emphasized during undergraduate teaching to minimize prescription errors. Aims and Objectives: The prime objective of this study was to evaluate the ability of the second-year MBBS students to write a prescription and to assess the effectiveness of hands on training on appropriate prescription writing. Materia… Show more

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“…In focus group discussions, participants expressed positive opinions of the master class. However, the cohort of participants was small and there would need to be further testing of the intervention 4: Results are clear and very likely to be true Raghu et al, 2017 [ 28 ] Tagore Medical College Chennai, India Before-and-after study 117 second year medical students Sessions on rational prescribing included group discussions on previous prescriptions written by students, pointing out mistakes. Students then rewrote prescriptions and these were assessed for quality using the WHO GGP Can group discussion sessions on rational prescribing and improve prescription writing skills in second year medical students?…”
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“…In focus group discussions, participants expressed positive opinions of the master class. However, the cohort of participants was small and there would need to be further testing of the intervention 4: Results are clear and very likely to be true Raghu et al, 2017 [ 28 ] Tagore Medical College Chennai, India Before-and-after study 117 second year medical students Sessions on rational prescribing included group discussions on previous prescriptions written by students, pointing out mistakes. Students then rewrote prescriptions and these were assessed for quality using the WHO GGP Can group discussion sessions on rational prescribing and improve prescription writing skills in second year medical students?…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Six case-based interventions were conducted through exposing students to treatment-setting standards from the World Health Organization (WHO) Guide to Good Prescribing (GGP) to varying [ 28 – 33 ]. Two studies used a combination of didactic lectures and subsequent prescription-writing for specific paper case scenarios [ 28 , 31 ], two studies implemented an individualised instruction approach where students were provided with the WHO GGP to use individually for creating treatment plans [ 32 , 33 ], one study used an experiential approach where students learned through observing real-life patients [ 30 ] and one study implemented the WHO GGP across an entire curriculum and in a variety of teaching formats [ 29 ].…”
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