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Experiencing a virtual patient to practice patient counselling skills (2021)
Journal Article
Lucy Richardson, C., Chapman, S., & White, S. (2021). Experiencing a virtual patient to practice patient counselling skills. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 13(12), 1593-1601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2021.09.048

Introduction Virtual patients (VPs) are a safe and standardised method of simulating clinical environments but few studies have explored health care professional's experiences of learning via a VP. This study explored how users experienced and used a... Read More about Experiencing a virtual patient to practice patient counselling skills.

Establishing the acceptability and usability of an animated virtual patient simulation. (2021)
Journal Article
Lucy Richardson, C., Chapman, S., & White, S. (2021). Establishing the acceptability and usability of an animated virtual patient simulation. Exploratory Research in Clinical and Social Pharmacy, 4, Article 100069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100069

Background: An animated, video-based, virtual patient (VP) has been developed to allow pharmacists to learn how, and practice how, to advise patients taking non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants, a group of high-risk medicines. VPs are well-established r... Read More about Establishing the acceptability and usability of an animated virtual patient simulation..

Measuring the educational benefits of using a virtual patient to practice pharmacist-patient consultations (2021)
Journal Article
Richardson, C. L., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2021). Measuring the educational benefits of using a virtual patient to practice pharmacist-patient consultations. Pharmacy Education, 382 - 389. https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2021.211.382389

<jats:p>Objective: Virtual patients (VPs) are a method of simulating clinical practice however little is known about their use by healthcare professionals. This study explores if, and how, one VP is educationally beneficial for pharmacists and pre-re... Read More about Measuring the educational benefits of using a virtual patient to practice pharmacist-patient consultations.

Interactive Clinical Avatar Use in Pharmacist Preregistration Training: Design and Review (Preprint) (2020)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2020). Interactive Clinical Avatar Use in Pharmacist Preregistration Training: Design and Review (Preprint). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(11), 1-46. https://doi.org/10.2196/17146

Background:
Virtual patients are interactive computer-based simulations that are being increasingly used in modern health care education. They have been identified as tools that can provide experiential learning and assessment in a standardized and... Read More about Interactive Clinical Avatar Use in Pharmacist Preregistration Training: Design and Review (Preprint).

Virtual patients as a tool for training pre-registration pharmacists and increasing their preparedness to practice: A qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2020). Virtual patients as a tool for training pre-registration pharmacists and increasing their preparedness to practice: A qualitative study. PloS one, 15(8), Article e0238226. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0238226

Virtual patients are an active learning pedagogical tool which simulate clinical scenarios in a three-dimensional environment. Their use in pharmacy education is under-researched in comparison to other healthcare professions. In the United Kingdom, p... Read More about Virtual patients as a tool for training pre-registration pharmacists and increasing their preparedness to practice: A qualitative study.

Actual vs. Perceived Competency Development-How Can Virtual Patients Impact Pharmacist Pre-Registration Training? (2020)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2020). Actual vs. Perceived Competency Development-How Can Virtual Patients Impact Pharmacist Pre-Registration Training?. Pharmacy, 8(3), Article 138. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy8030138

Virtual patients are an active learning pedagogical tool that simulate clinical scenarios. There is an established disparity in pre-registration examination pass rates depending on whether individuals complete their training in a community or hospita... Read More about Actual vs. Perceived Competency Development-How Can Virtual Patients Impact Pharmacist Pre-Registration Training?.

A virtual patient educational programme to teach anticoagulant counselling to pharmacists: A qualitative evaluation (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Richardson, C., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2020, April). A virtual patient educational programme to teach anticoagulant counselling to pharmacists: A qualitative evaluation. Poster presented at Health Services Research & Pharmacy Practice Conference, Cardiff, UK

Introduction: Integrated undergraduate health professions curricula aim to produce graduates who are prepared to meet current and future healthcare needs. Integration is advocated by pharmacy regulators as the perceived optimum way of preparing stude... Read More about A virtual patient educational programme to teach anticoagulant counselling to pharmacists: A qualitative evaluation.

A virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists-A quantitative evaluation (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Richardson, C., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2020, January). A virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists-A quantitative evaluation. Poster presented at Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management - PRIMM (UK & Ireland) 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Manchester, UK

Conference abstract, from Special Issue Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety: Prescribing and Research in Medicines Management - PRIMM (UK & Ireland) 31st Annual Scientific Meeting, Manchester, UK, January 17th, 2020: ‘Medication Without Harm - WHO i... Read More about A virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists-A quantitative evaluation.

Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article
Richardson, C. L., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2019). Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 332 - 338. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2019-000514

Background Virtual patients (VPs) are a sub-type of healthcare simulation that have been underutilised in health education. Their use is increasing, but applications are varied, as are designs, definitions and evaluations. Previous reviews have been... Read More about Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review.

Virtual patient technology to teach pharmacists NOAC counselling – Questionnaire development, validation and pilot (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Richardson, C., White, S., & Chapman, S. Virtual patient technology to teach pharmacists NOAC counselling – Questionnaire development, validation and pilot

Abstract
Background Keele University has developed a virtual patient (VP) educational tool to teach pharmacists how to conduct non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant (NOAC) counselling. The VP’s use will be evaluated, but in order to do so, a validated da... Read More about Virtual patient technology to teach pharmacists NOAC counselling – Questionnaire development, validation and pilot.