Current challenges in pharmacy education in Bangladesh: A roadmap for the future

Islam, Mohammed A.; Gunaseelan, Simi; Khan, Seher A.; Khatun, Farjana; Talukder, Rahmat

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2014.05.020

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“…This content analysis of the curricula of UK pharmacy schools also revealed that they were dominated by science-oriented subjects rather than focusing on public health. Overseas programmes based on UK programmes seem to share the same broad approach with, for example over 90% of the BPharm courses emphasizing pharmaceutical chemistry, basic biomedical sciences (physiology, pharmacology, pathology, biochemistry, and microbiology), and pharmaceutical technology [33] Yet in many UK pharmacy schools, public health is often taught as an optional module or integrated with other topics. There are professional advantages to pharmacists as well as benefits to patients of making public health a core module in the curricula of UK schools of pharmacy as this would broaden and extend pharmacists knowledge and skills in this area.…”

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Inclusion of Public Health in the Pharm Curriculum in the United Kingdom: Content Analysis

Agomo¹,

Portlock²,

Ogunleye³

2018

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1) Public health remains a tiny portion of the undergraduate pharmacy curriculum and the material is integrated into other modules. The objective of this study is to describe the UK undergraduate pharmacy curriculum, including its public health content; 2) Methods: A qualitative method (content analysis of websites) was used to describe the UK undergraduate pharmacy curriculum and teaching and learning policy. This involved selecting relevant concepts and then quantifying their presence and the relationships between them. The NVivo software was used to carry out ‘group queries’ and visualisation of results; 3) Results: Public health remains an optional module in the curricula of many UK schools of pharmacy. Several public health-related topics are often integrated into other modules, but UK undergraduate pharmacy curricula are still dominated by traditional pharmacy modules; and 4) Conclusions: Most of the curricula analysed were dominated by traditional pharmacy modules designed to enhance students' knowledge and skills. The skill set of UK pharmacy students with respect to macro-level public health activities needs to be improved in order to enhance pharmacists’ contribution to public health.

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Inclusion of Public Health in the Pharm Curriculum in the United Kingdom: Content Analysis

Agomo¹,

Portlock²,

Ogunleye³

2018

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“…The introduction of a clinical pharmacy or PharmD program in developing countries is an enormous undertaking. Numerous challenges remain ahead including a lack of physical infrastructure, resources, experienced faculty members and preceptors, and experiential sites …”

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“…In Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, where pharmacy education is shifting from a traditional BPharm to a clinically‐oriented PharmD degree, physicians were found to be more comfortable with pharmacists’ roles closely linked with drug product information than responsibilities associated with monitoring and optimisation of therapeutic outcomes or recommending drug therapies for patients. Similarly, rapid expansion of pharmacy education in Bangladesh and an upsurge of private hospitals, including several world‐class corporate hospitals with clinical pharmacy services, may likely contribute to physicians’ awareness and positive attitudes toward expansion of pharmacist roles in patient‐centred care.…”

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“…With the global upsurge aimed at reforming pharmacy education toward patient‐oriented goals, south Asian countries, including India, Pakistan and Nepal have launched PharmD programs . Following the same trend, pharmacy schools in Bangladesh have started to restructure their curricula to incorporate clinical pharmacy education and are exploring the possibility of introducing PharmD programs . In a recent article, we have highlighted the opportunities and challenges associated with incorporating clinical pharmacy programs in Bangladesh .…”

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“…Following the same trend, pharmacy schools in Bangladesh have started to restructure their curricula to incorporate clinical pharmacy education and are exploring the possibility of introducing PharmD programs . In a recent article, we have highlighted the opportunities and challenges associated with incorporating clinical pharmacy programs in Bangladesh . One of the major barriers identified is the lack of knowledge and awareness of the pharmacy profession among healthcare stakeholders and the government.…”

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Physician perceptions of integrating pharmacists into health care in Bangladesh

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Gunaseelan

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Background: Pharmacy schools in Bangladesh are introducing clinical pharmacy education so that future graduates can provide patient care services in collaboration with physicians. Aims: The objective of this study is to assess physicians' attitude towards future patient-centered roles of pharmacists in Bangladesh. Methods: An electronic survey was distributed to randomly selected physicians (n = 160) practising at various settings in Dhaka, Bangladesh.Results: The survey response rate was 64%. Physicians felt comfortable with the future roles of pharmacists in dispensing medications (81%), educating patients on the safe use of medications (85%), detecting/preventing prescription errors (56%), designing drug therapy regimens (78%), monitoring safety (80%) and therapeutic outcomes (62%). Conclusion: Physicians were in favor of expanded roles of the profession towards patient-centered care. These findings may positively impact interprofessional dialogue as pharmacy education is undergoing restructuring to introduce clinical pharmacy practice in Bangladesh. a Not all respondent physicians completed questionnaires about demographic information.

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Why we should create uniform pharmacy education requirements across different countries: A review of current requirements and the need for global regulator input

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Kayyali

2020

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Current challenges in pharmacy education in Bangladesh: A roadmap for the future

Cited by 6 publications

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Inclusion of Public Health in the Pharm Curriculum in the United Kingdom: Content Analysis

Inclusion of Public Health in the Pharm Curriculum in the United Kingdom: Content Analysis

Physician perceptions of integrating pharmacists into health care in Bangladesh

Why we should create uniform pharmacy education requirements across different countries: A review of current requirements and the need for global regulator input

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