Introduction

Pharmacy practice continues to change and therefore requires lifelong health professions education. These practice changes require academics and leaders in pharmacy to identify how to best teach and train pharmacists to manage patient care services. This study assessed whether an online training module is as effective as an in-person workshop to train pharmacists to apply dosing and therapeutic monitoring of vancomycin.

Methods

The primary endpoint measured the difference in average assessment score change between pre- and post-training between intervention groups. All pharmacists completed: (1) a baseline pretest, (2) Session 1 online, (3) Session 2 (an online training module or in-person workshop), (4) a posttest, and (5) a voluntary survey of perceptions on training.

Results

A total of 56 pharmacists completed the training, 43% online and 57% in-person. The multiple linear regression included pretest, training method, and pharmacists' role on posttest (R² = 0.1041 and P = .34). A voluntary anonymous survey about perceptions on the training was completed by 20 participants. On average, perceptions were agreeable on an eight-item Likert scale between groups (Cronbach's alpha = 0.77). The total scores for the Likert scale were 27 ± 3.3 vs. 23 ± 1.6, P = .001, in the online and in-person sessions, respectively. More participants in the online group agreed that they had enough time to comprehend and apply the material, 4 vs. 3 (on the Likert scale).

Conclusions

An online training module is as effective as an in-person workshop at training pharmacists to apply vancomycin dosing and monitoring.

中文翻译：

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持续专业发展：在线研讨会与面对面研讨会的比较

介绍

药学实践不断变化，因此需要终身健康专业教育。这些实践变化要求药学领域的学者和领导者确定如何最好地教授和培训药剂师管理患者护理服务。本研究评估了在线培训模块是否与培训药剂师应用万古霉素剂量和治疗监测的现场研讨会一样有效。

方法

主要终点测量干预组之间训练前和训练后平均评估分数变化的差异。所有药剂师都完成了：(1) 基线预测试，(2) 在线课程 1，(3) 课程 2（在线培训模块或面对面的研讨会），(4) 后测，以及 (5) 认知自愿调查培训。

结果

共有 56 名药剂师完成了培训，其中 43% 在线，57% 亲自完成。多元线性回归包括前测、训练方法和药剂师在后测中的作用（R ² = 0.1041 和P = .34）。20 名参与者完成了一项关于对培训的看法的自愿匿名调查。平均而言，两组之间的八项李克特量表（Cronbach's alpha = 0.77）的看法是一致的。Likert 量表的总分分别为 27 ± 3.3 和 23 ± 1.6，P = .001，分别在在线和面对面会议中。在线小组中的更多参与者同意他们有足够的时间来理解和应用材料，4 对 3（在李克特量表上）。

结论

在线培训模块与培训药剂师应用万古霉素给药和监测的现场研讨会一样有效。