Essential diseases in prescribing: A national Delphi study towards a core curriculum in pharmacotherapy education.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Prescribing is a core skill for junior doctors, yet 8-10% of their prescriptions contain errors. To ensure adequate training in prescribing, it is important to define the diseases for which junior doctors should be competent to prescribe. The aim of the present study was therefore to identify the essential diseases in prescribing for junior doctors.

Methods

A two-round Delphi consensus study was conducted among medical specialists, general practitioners, junior doctors, pharmacists and pharmacotherapy teachers from all eight academic hospitals in the Netherlands. Using a five-point Likert scale, the participants indicated for each item on an initial questionnaire whether it should be considered an essential disease for junior doctors. The items for which ≥80% of all res

SUBMITTER: Jansen BHE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6177701 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature