Simon White's Outputs (6)

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?.