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Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice. (2021)
Journal Article
White, S., Allinson, M., & Black, P. (2021). Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 13(7), 760 - 769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2021.03.001

INTRODUCTION: Values-based practice is an important concept within healthcare decision-making that sits alongside evidence-based practice. Values Exchange (Vx) (http://www.vxcommunity.com) is an online tool that supports the development of ethical an... Read More about Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice..

Validation of a hospital clinical pharmacy workforce calculator: A methodology for pharmacy? (2020)
Journal Article
Bednall, R., White, S., Mills, E., & Thomson, S. (2021). Validation of a hospital clinical pharmacy workforce calculator: A methodology for pharmacy?. International Journal of Clinical Practice, 75(5), Article e13932. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcp.13932

The benefits of clinical pharmacy services are established within hospital practice but staff numbers required for service delivery are not well described and staffing levels vary. The need for a consistent, objective method of determining staffing l... Read More about Validation of a hospital clinical pharmacy workforce calculator: A methodology for pharmacy?.

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).

Interactive Clinical Avatar Use in Pharmacist Preregistration Training: Design and Review (2020)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2020). Interactive Clinical Avatar Use in Pharmacist Preregistration Training: Design and Review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(11), Article e17146. https://doi.org/10.2196/17146

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

Central nervous system (CNS) medications and polypharmacy in later life: cross-sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) (2020)
Journal Article
Slater, N., White, S., & Frisher, M. (2020). Central nervous system (CNS) medications and polypharmacy in later life: cross-sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). BMJ Open, 10(9), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034346

OBJECTIVES: Many central nervous system (CNS) medications are considered potentially inappropriate for prescribing in older people; however, these medications are common in polypharmacy (=5 medicines) regimens. This paper aims to determine the preval... Read More about Central nervous system (CNS) medications and polypharmacy in later life: cross-sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).

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
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
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)
Journal Article
Richardson, C., White, S., & Chapman, S. (2019). Virtual patient technology to teach pharmacists NOAC counselling – Questionnaire development, validation and pilot. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, A77 - A77. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjstel-2019-aspihconf.142

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 programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists: development and proof of concept (2019)
Journal Article
White. (2019). Virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists: development and proof of concept. BMJ Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, 167-168. https://doi.org/10.1136/+bmjstel-2018-000352

Pharmacist–patient counselling can benefit patients and optimise care, but appropriate training is required. A virtual patient (VP) tool to teach pharmacists non-vitamin K oral anticoagulant counselling was developed; the VP may be used for continuin... Read More about Virtual patient educational programme to teach counselling to clinical pharmacists: development and proof of concept.

Evaluation of a new patient consultation initiative in community pharmacy for ear, nose and throat and eye conditions (2019)
Journal Article
Hall, G., Cork, T., White, S., Berry, H., & Smith, L. (2019). Evaluation of a new patient consultation initiative in community pharmacy for ear, nose and throat and eye conditions. BMC Health Services Research, 19, Article 285. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4125-y

Background
Community pharmacy Common Ailments Services can ease the considerable workload pressures on primary and secondary care services. However, evidence is needed to determine whether there are benefits of extending such services beyond their t... Read More about Evaluation of a new patient consultation initiative in community pharmacy for ear, nose and throat and eye conditions.

Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice (2019)
Journal Article
White. (2019). Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 19 -19. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12532

From supplementary issue of the Internatonal Journal of Pharmacy Practice, abstracts of Papers Presented at the Health Services Research & Pharmacy Practice Conference, 8–9 April 2019, Birmingham, UK

Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. (2019)
Journal Article
Allinson, & White. (2019). Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpp.12532

Introduction: Empirical evidence is lacking regarding transition to community pharmacy practice[1]; this study explores one aspect of transition, dealing with ethical dilemmas.

Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of alumni f... Read More about Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice..