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The Education of Prescribers for Safe and Effective Use of Medications
Author(s) -
KorthBradley Joan M.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.941
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1532-6535
pISSN - 0009-9236
DOI - 10.1002/cpt.1003
Subject(s) - clinical pharmacology , medicine , delphi method , clinical practice , delphi , european union , pharmacology , medical education , core competency , family medicine , computer science , business , marketing , artificial intelligence , economic policy , operating system
The transformation of medical education, with the disappearance of sequential lectures in pharmacology, clinical pharmacology, and therapeutics, has left gaps in skills needed for new physicians and other prescribers to safely incorporate medications into clinical practice. Brinkman et al . conducted a Delphi study of European Union (EU) medical school educators and practitioners to identify core competencies needed to prescribe medications. Their findings offer directions for learned societies, such as ASCPT, to enhance pharmacology education and practice.