The Situation of Curriculums of Faculty of Pharmacies in Turkey

Uzun, Mehmet Barlas; Özçelikay, Gülbin; Gülpınar, Gizem

doi:10.12991/marupj.259896

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“…It is seen that the hours of medical and therapeutic science courses are high in the pharmacy faculty where the study was conducted. 27 The fact that the rate of having heard the concept of homeopathy was high in our study, especially in the 5th grade, may be related to the completion of medical and therapeutic science courses by the students in the last year.…”

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Pharmacy Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about Homeopathy: A Descriptive Survey Conducted in Turkey

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Background Homeopathy belongs to “Traditional and Complementary Medicine” (TCM) and is defined in the TCM regulation in Turkey as a holistic practice method that aims to improve health status with personalized medicines. The international and national literature includes a limited number of studies that examine individuals' knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward homeopathy. Although in Turkey the Regulation on Pharmacists and Pharmacies states that the sale of homeopathic medicines is allowed only in pharmacies, no study was found that evaluated awareness about homeopathy among pharmacy students. Objective The present study aims to assess pharmacy students' knowledge and attitudes toward homeopathy and to identify the factors that influence them. Methods This descriptive study was conducted between December 1, 2021 and February 1, 2022 among the students of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Karadeniz Technical University (KTU), through a face-to-face survey. In total, 418 questionnaires suitable for data quality were included in the study. The SPSS 23.0 statistical program was used to analyze the data and the statistical significance level was taken as p < 0.05. Results It was determined that 73% of the participants had heard about TCM practices and 55% had heard of homeopathy. Students in the fifth grade (p = 0.0001) and those working in an income-generating job (p = 0.026) were found to be those most aware of homeopathy. The students of the Faculty of Pharmacy correctly knew the basic working principles of homeopathy (p = 0.002). The source from which students obtained the most information about homeopathy was undergraduate courses. 80.4% of the participants thought that homeopathy should be applied by pharmacists. 47.0% of the students wanted to learn more about homeopathy or to carry out studies in the field of homeopathy in their careers. Conclusion The results of this research revealed a high awareness amongst KTU pharmacy students about the practice of homeopathy.

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“…Before starting the analysis, the basic assumptions of the econometric model were checked with various tests. Following Şanlı (2019) and Uzun et al (2017), we first conducted Pearson correlation tests of the explanatory variables, resulting in generally weak relationships (r-values less than 0.5), except for disgust with a moderate correlation (r=0.54) with insect phobia (Supplementary Table S1 and S2). Thus, disgust was excluded from the model.…”

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Barriers, risks and risk management strategies in European insect supply chains

Niyonsaba

Höhler

Fels‐Klerx

et al. 2023

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Despite technological developments and regulatory improvements, most actors in the insect sector still face many challenges and uncertainties. While previous research mainly focused on the perception of domain-specific challenges and risks or has been limited to specific stages in the supply chain, this study aims to determine how stakeholders perceive the importance of past barriers and future risks along European insect supply chains, and to identify the applied risk management strategies. Data were collected from stakeholders across four stages of the supply chain (rearers (n=23), processors (n=8), and insect derived feed (n=14), and food (n=12) producers) through an online survey. In total, 60 different barriers and risks, as well as 20 different risk management strategies, were evaluated. We find that stakeholders across all stages of the supply chain perceived ‘financial, cost and market’ barriers and risks as most important, specifically referring to the lack of financial investments and price and demand uncertainties. In addition, legal restrictions were perceived to constrain upscaling opportunities across all supply chain stages. Worker and food safety barriers were generally perceived as least important. The main risk management strategies across all stages of the supply chain related to investments in technologies enhancing stability of both the quality and the quantity of insects and derived products. Stakeholders were most optimistic about the future reduction of ‘operational’ and ‘financial, cost and market’ risks. To further stimulate upscaling of the sector, we recommend to enhance financing opportunities, and to improve authorisations for the use of different substrates and the production of a wider set of insect-based ingredients for feed and food products.

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“…However, introducing the concept of pharmaceutical care, student mentorship and the principles of pharmacotherapy can be challenging. The current adapted curriculum education in Turkey does not have a sufficient momentum to advance clinical pharmacy training and practice [7], since students are scarcely introduced to advanced knowledge on the nature of pharmaceutical care provision in the classroom. Topics such as disease state management, identification and resolution of drug-related problems and drug information utilization are only covered at basic levels [8].…”

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Preparing competent graduates for delivering pharmaceutical care: an experience from Northern Cyprus

Abdi¹,

Meštrović²,

Demirdamar

et al. 2019

BMC Med Educ

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BackgroundThis paper describes the implementation and evaluation of a clinical pharmacy practice (CPP) course in Northern Cyprus. The course covered a range of subjects, including internal medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and drug information services.MethodsAn 8-week structured CPP course was designed for fifth-year students. Students’ competencies were assessed using an objective structural clinical examination (OSCE) before and after the intervention. The course addressed all CPP competence domains and learning outcomes, and it utilized a wide variety of learning activities. Student perceptions, experience and preceptor evaluations were assessed using surveys.ResultsStudents reported that the learning objectives of the course were met. Substantial knowledge and skills in different areas of CPP were gained. A significant overall enhancement in the average grades on the OSCE was identified (23.09 ± 0.75 and 27.51 ± 0.71 out of 40). Students received the highest scores in drug information data retrieval and interpretation (4.4 ± 0.13), communication skills (4.2 ± 0.09) and public health promotion (3.92 ± 0.12). The lowest scores were recorded in clinical prescription management problems (2.5 ± 0.23) and pharmacotherapy application (2.54 ± 0.18).ConclusionStudents’ scores significantly improved from the baseline in the core competence domains. Most students found the structure, process and outcomes of the course to be beneficial and satisfactory.

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The Situation of Curriculums of Faculty of Pharmacies in Turkey

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Pharmacy Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about Homeopathy: A Descriptive Survey Conducted in Turkey

Pharmacy Students' Knowledge and Attitudes about Homeopathy: A Descriptive Survey Conducted in Turkey

Barriers, risks and risk management strategies in European insect supply chains

Preparing competent graduates for delivering pharmaceutical care: an experience from Northern Cyprus

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