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Measuring the educational benefits of using a virtual patient to practice pharmacist-patient consultations (2021)
Journal Article

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-registrati... Read More about Measuring the educational benefits of using a virtual patient to practice pharmacist-patient consultations.

Virtual patients as a tool for training pre-registration pharmacists and increasing their preparedness to practice: A qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article

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

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 counselling to clinical pharmacists-A quantitative evaluation (2020)
Presentation / Conference

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

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..