Academic Facilitators’ Opinions of an Integrated Interprofessional Therapeutics and Prescribing Session for Undergraduate Pharmacy and Medicine Students

Abstract

Background: A new interprofessional education (IPE) case-based session which integrated therapeutics, prescribing and communication was developed and piloted. Sessions involved year 3 medicine students working together with year 3 or year 4 pharmacy students. Students played the roles of prescriber and patient in medicines history-taking, adverse drug reaction reporting and prescription writing. Over 700 students and 12 faculty have participated in the academic years 2011/12 and 2012/13. Six cases have been used. The aim was to capture the views of faculty involved with facilitation of these sessions. Method: Facilitators provided views using a feedback form which requested comments about the cases and the sessions, that is, what went well, suggestions for improvements and any other comments.