Open Access<p>Development and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Community Pharmacists on Cardiovascular Risk Assessment</p>
Author(s) -
Monica Zolezzi,
Oraib Abdallah,
Sowndramalingam Sankaralingam
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s231075
Subject(s) - medicine , educational program , family medicine , pharmacist , objective structured clinical examination , medical education , pharmacy , nursing , political science , law
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment is an important strategy for the prevention of CVD. Pharmacists play an important role in CVD risk assessment and management (CVDRAM). Our previous study identified gaps in knowledge among community pharmacists for the provision of CVDRAM services as assessed through patient simulation. Therefore, our objectives were: a) to develop and evaluate an educational program on CVD risk assessment for community pharmacists, b) to assess the knowledge and skills of participating pharmacists in assessing and managing CVD risk before and after enrolling in the educational program and c) to explore pharmacists' satisfaction and perceived effectiveness of the educational program.