Geriatric education for pharmacy students: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Comprehensive medication management for older adults requires specific knowledge and skills. Therefore, pharmacy curricula should include appropriate strategies to prepare students for care of this population. This scoping review aimed to identify how geriatric concepts, such as geriatric topics and competencies, are included in pharmacy curricula, and to map current literature on preferred teaching and assessment methods related to geriatric pharmacy education.

Methods

Four databases were searched to identify papers involving pharmacy learners, education, and geriatrics. Selection process was a two-step approach, involving independent title/abstract screening by two reviewers, then full-text retrieval for eligibility assessment. All types of articles were conside

SUBMITTER: Papillon-Ferland L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11907761 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature