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Virtual patient technology to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students on patient communication: a systematic review (2019)
Journal Article

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)
Journal Article

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.

Virtual patient educational intervention for the development of shared decision-making skills: a pilot study. (2019)
Journal Article

Background: Shared decision-making (SDM) involves a healthcare professional and a patient forming a congruent partnership, within which information is shared and decisions are made which align with the patient's values. SDM does not occur to the exte... Read More about Virtual patient educational intervention for the development of shared decision-making skills: a pilot study..