Barriers and facilitators to implementing simulation into pharmacy programs globally.

ABSTRACT:

Background

MyDispense is a simulation software developed by Monash University that has been utilized by over 200 institutions worldwide to educate pharmacy students. However, little is known about the processes by which it is used to teach dispensing skills to students and how they use it to facilitate critical thinking in an authentic environment. This study aimed to understand and investigate how simulations are used to teach dispensing skills in pharmacy programs globally, and to determine the opinions, attitudes and experiences of pharmacy educators towards MyDispense and other simulation software within their pharmacy program.

Methods

Purposive sampling was used to identify pharmacy institutions for the study. A total of 57 educators were contacted, 18 responded to the

SUBMITTER: Singh HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9943027 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature