Postgraduate education in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Mucklow, JC

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2125.1998.t01-1-00700.x

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“…They opined that the importance of training in CPT should be stressed, and CPs should be part of the rational prescribing in primary care. J. C. Mucklow also suggested that CPT training is essential and opined that organizing problem-based learning and practical training to develop prescribing skills and seminars and workshops will significantly impact training in CPT [14]. Clinical pharmacologists' support is required to efficiently manage vulnerable populations like pediatric, geriatric, and pregnant women, susceptible to polypharmacy and drugdrug interactions.…”

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Clinical pharmacologist from the eyes of a clinical pharmacologist: a questionnaire-based survey

Krishnamurthy

Pradosh

Varghese

et al. 2022

Eur J Clin Pharmacol

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Introduction Management of a clinical condition is patient centric. Interdisciplinary coordination plays an influential role in patient management. Pharmacology deals with the study of drugs. Clinical pharmacology deals with applied aspects of pharmacology in addition to clinical research. Methodology We set up a survey to assess the perceptions of clinical pharmacologists (CPs) regarding their roles and about clinical pharmacology courses in India. The survey was administered via a Google questionnaire sent via LinkedIn, Email, or WhatsApp to 100 CP's working in India. Results Respondents to the questionnaire were working as CPs. They were either postgraduate in pharmacology (MD pharmacology (doctor of medicine in pharmacology) 60.2%) or had a super-specialization degree in clinical pharmacology (DM clinical pharmacology (doctorate in medicine in clinical pharmacology) (34.7%)) or other pharma postgraduates. They were working in pharmaceutical companies (41.8%), hospitals (26.5%), or academic institutions (30.6%). When the responses from the respondents were stratified by qualification or experience, they showed that most of the CPs felt that the CPs played a significant role in academia, pharmaceutical organizations, hospitals, and drug regulatory bodies. Conclusions All the CPs opined that training during the postgraduation course was not sufficient to be qualified as CP. There was no consensus among the CPs on the benefit of existing certification courses in clinical research. However, they felt that the centres offering these courses should be accredited, and the curriculum should be uniform. Respondents opined that CPs' patient management role could be improved by collaborating with clinicians and organizing workshops and conferences.

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Clinical pharmacologist from the eyes of a clinical pharmacologist: a questionnaire-based survey

Krishnamurthy

Pradosh

Varghese

et al. 2022

Eur J Clin Pharmacol

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“…46 Finally, to conclude, there is an urgent need to take care and update medical education course program, both undergraduate and postgraduate, with special attention to the CPT section of pharmacology and therapeutics, to develop expertise about prescribing skills and safeguard human life. [50][51][52] Conflict Of Interest Authors posses no conflict to declare. Funding This manuscript obtains no financial support.…”

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Importance of Attainment of Prescribing Skill to be Good Medical Doctor

Haque

2019

Int. J. Hum. Health Sci.

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Pharmacists' and general practitioners' pharmacology knowledge and pharmacotherapy skills

Keijsers

Leendertse

Faber

et al. 2015

The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

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Understanding differences in the pharmacology knowledge and pharmacotherapy skills of pharmacists and physicians is vital to optimizing interprofessional collaboration and education. This study investigated these differences and the potential influence of work experience. The pharmacology knowledge and pharmacotherapy skills of pharmacists, general practitioners (GPs), and trainees were compared, using a written assessment; 294 participants were included. Overall scores (mean ± SD) ranged from 69.3% ± 6.5% to 76.5% ± 9.5% for basic knowledge, 70.3% ± 10.8% to 79.7% ± 8.4% for applied knowledge, and 66.3% ± 21.1% to 84.7% ± 20.7% for pharmacotherapy skills (analysis of variance all P < .05). The pharmacists had the highest scores for all domains (P < .05), with the exception of pharmacist trainees, who had comparable scores for basic knowledge and pharmacotherapy skills (both P > .05). The GPs scored the lowest for pharmacotherapy skills (P < .05). More work experience was associated with better knowledge of applied pharmacology among pharmacists (by 2% per 10 work-years), but with poorer pharmacotherapy skills among pharmacists and GPs (by 3% and 4% per 10 work-years, respectively). In conclusion, pharmacists and GPs differ in their knowledge and skills, and these differences become more pronounced with more work experience. In general, pharmacists outperform pharmacist trainees, whereas GP trainees outperform GPs. These differences could be important for interdisciplinary collaboration and education.

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Postgraduate education in clinical pharmacology and therapeutics

Cited by 8 publications

References 66 publications

Clinical pharmacologist from the eyes of a clinical pharmacologist: a questionnaire-based survey

Clinical pharmacologist from the eyes of a clinical pharmacologist: a questionnaire-based survey

Importance of Attainment of Prescribing Skill to be Good Medical Doctor

Pharmacists' and general practitioners' pharmacology knowledge and pharmacotherapy skills

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