TY - JOUR
T1 - Medication review, polypharmacy and deprescribing
T2 - Results of a pilot scoping exercise in undergraduate and postgraduate education
AU - Barne, Nina
AU - Jubraj, Barry
AU - Grant, Daniel
AU - Reddy, Bhavana
AU - Stevenson, Jennifer M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Disclaimer: This research was supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care Northwest London (NIHR CLAHRC NWL). The views expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the Department of Health and Social Care.
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PY - 2021/4/6
Y1 - 2021/4/6
N2 - Background: As part of tackling polypharmacy, effective medication review and safe deprescribing are key to World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 3rd Global Patient Safety Challenge. There is little information about whether this occurs consistently in pharmacy and medicine courses in England. Objective: To create a snapshot of medication review, polypharmacy and deprescribing educational activity in a small number of university courses for medicines, pharmacy and non-medical prescribing. Method: The authors undertook a pilot scoping exercise by emailing colleagues in schools of pharmacy and medicine across England about course inclusion of medication review and deprescribing. 11 universities, describing 17 programmes, responded (eight undergraduate pharmacy, four undergraduate medicine, four postgraduate medicine, one non-medical prescribing course). Data were categorised as: programme content, tools to support deprescribing, learning outcomes, and future intentions for deprescribing teaching. Results: The results suggested variation in what was being taught. Conclusion: In order to address both national and international agenda, the authors suggest that inclusion of training in this area and consistency of curricula are crucial to adequately equipping our future workforce to be fit for purpose.
AB - Background: As part of tackling polypharmacy, effective medication review and safe deprescribing are key to World Health Organisation’s (WHO) 3rd Global Patient Safety Challenge. There is little information about whether this occurs consistently in pharmacy and medicine courses in England. Objective: To create a snapshot of medication review, polypharmacy and deprescribing educational activity in a small number of university courses for medicines, pharmacy and non-medical prescribing. Method: The authors undertook a pilot scoping exercise by emailing colleagues in schools of pharmacy and medicine across England about course inclusion of medication review and deprescribing. 11 universities, describing 17 programmes, responded (eight undergraduate pharmacy, four undergraduate medicine, four postgraduate medicine, one non-medical prescribing course). Data were categorised as: programme content, tools to support deprescribing, learning outcomes, and future intentions for deprescribing teaching. Results: The results suggested variation in what was being taught. Conclusion: In order to address both national and international agenda, the authors suggest that inclusion of training in this area and consistency of curricula are crucial to adequately equipping our future workforce to be fit for purpose.
KW - Deprescribing
KW - Inappropriate prescribing
KW - Medicadon review
KW - Medical educadon
KW - Pharmacy educadon
KW - Polypharmacy
KW - Undergraduate educadon
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U2 - 10.46542/pe.2021.211.126132
DO - 10.46542/pe.2021.211.126132
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85111357160
SN - 1560-2214
VL - 21
SP - 126
EP - 132
JO - Pharmacy Education
JF - Pharmacy Education
IS - 1
ER -