Evaluation of an online advanced suicide prevention training for pharmacists.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the pharmacist role extending internationally to include health promotion and harm reduction, pharmacists are well-suited to adopt a frontline role within suicide prevention efforts. To maximise their abilities to implement suicide prevention strategies, suicide prevention training is essential to improve pharmacists' knowledge of, attitudes towards, and confidence in pharmacy-based suicide prevention.

Aim

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of an online Advanced Suicide Prevention Training for Pharmacists and explore how participant feedback may direct training improvements.

Method

One hundred and fifty pharmacists in Tasmania, Australia, completed the training. Of these, 109 participants completed surveys pre-, post- and 6-months post-training to

SUBMITTER: Pilbrow S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10600280 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature