All Outputs (13)

Use of the arts in pharmacy education to develop self-perceived empathy (2023)
Journal Article

Background: Demonstrating empathy is a key competency expected of pharmacy undergraduate students. Various art media have been shown to help develop empathy in students. A new optional module designed to incorporate a range of art forms to support em... Read More about Use of the arts in pharmacy education to develop self-perceived empathy.

Exploring community pharmacists’ views around HRT and the menopause (2023)
Journal Article

Introduction The number of women in England prescribed HRT has increased dramatically in the last seven years.1 Meanwhile, from 2018, HRT product shortages have resulted in the release of Serious Shortage Protocols allowing community pharmacists to s... Read More about Exploring community pharmacists’ views around HRT and the menopause.

Factors affecting clinical pharmacist decision-making when reviewing and prescribing z-drugs in primary care: a qualitative interview study. (2023)
Journal Article

Background Z-drugs (zopiclone, zolpidem and zaleplon) are drugs with dependence forming characteristics licensed for the short-term management of insomnia. Patients regularly prescribed z-drugs are candidates for ‘structured medication reviews’, rou... Read More about Factors affecting clinical pharmacist decision-making when reviewing and prescribing z-drugs in primary care: a qualitative interview study..

Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice (2022)
Journal Article

Objective. For many UK pharmacy students there are minimal opportunities to learn, or be exposed to, different ways of dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in real life practice during undergraduate education. This study aimed to explore th... Read More about Professional Dilemmas Experienced by Pharmacy Graduates in the United Kingdom When Transitioning to Practice.

Bringing ethical dilemmas to life; the use of drama teaching in healthcare education (2021)
Journal Article

Context and objectives Empathy is an important element that underpins a health professional’s ability to handle ethical dilemmas involving patients, with a focus on providing person-centred care. The aim of this project was to evaluate the use of an... Read More about Bringing ethical dilemmas to life; the use of drama teaching in healthcare education.

Pharmacy graduates' perceived impact of long-term undergraduate use of an ethical decision-support tool on their early practice. (2021)
Journal Article

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..

Do pharmacy and medical students share the same views on telling the truth? (2019)
Presentation / Conference

Background: The requirement for health-care professionals (HCPs) to tell the truth is articulated in the guidance of UK professional bodies. This study explores undergraduate healthcare students’ views on truth telling. Summary of Work: Fourth year m... Read More about Do pharmacy and medical students share the same views on telling the truth?.

Undergraduate healthcare students need encouragement to use available ethics literature to help inform complex ethical deliberations (2019)
Conference Proceeding

How to demonstrate empathy and compassion in a pharmacy setting (2019)
Journal Article

Showing kindness and compassion is central to the delivery of patient-centred care and can help make better use of the short time pharmacists have in consultations.

Transition from undergraduate education to early careers practice: preparedness for dealing with ethical and professional dilemmas in practice. (2019)
Journal Article

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..

Student evaluation of an online inter-professional ethics learning tool (2019)
Presentation / Conference

Students views of an online ethical decision-support tool (2017)
Journal Article

Background and purpose Ethical reasoning is a key skill that must be developed during the undergraduate pharmacy course to prepare students for ethical decision-making in future practice as pharmacy professionals. In this initial study, we sought an... Read More about Students views of an online ethical decision-support tool.

Community pharmacists’ perspectives on malnutrition screening and support: a qualitative study (2016)
Presentation / Conference