Assessing the impact of a substance abuse educational program on pharmacy students' knowledge Base: A Controlled Study

From: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education | Date: October 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Substance abuse among healthcare practitioners, including pharmacists and pharmacy students, is a sig

nificant problem. In response to a perceived student need, a didactic and experiential educational program

was developed to provide information and skills for participants to use when providing pharmaceutical

care for persons with substance abuse disorders. Our purpose was to evaluate the impact of that educa

tional program on the knowledge base of pharmacy students. A controlled, nonrandomized study design

was used. Students completed a pre- and post-intervention questionnaire to assess ...

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