Master of Pharmacy students’ knowledge and awareness of antibiotic use, resistance and stewardship

Inácio, João; Barnes, Lara-Marie; Jeffs, Simon; Castanheira, Patrícia; Wiseman, Myra; Inacio, Sonia Timoteo; Bowler, Lucas D.; Lansley, Alison B.

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2017.03.021

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“…28 Similar results were found in studies assessing AS-related knowledge and perceptions of medical and pharmacy students across international programs. [29][30][31][32] Luther et al 33 captured the perspectives of adult infectious diseases medical fellowship directors in the United States regarding their fellows' AS training. Although 50% of programs had a formal curriculum dedicated to AS, only 20% of directors were either very or extremely satisfied with the medical fellow's training.…”

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All aboard!: Involvement of medical and pharmacy trainees in antimicrobial stewardship

Childs‐Kean

Briggs

Cho

2018

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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Antimicrobial stewardship (AS) involves the appropriate selection of antimicrobials. Antimicrobial stewardship programs are mandated in hospitals and are expanding to involve outpatient arenas. Multiple articles have been published describing the need for AS education for medical and pharmacy students, beginning early in the students’ career to develop into competent AS practitioners. Additionally, publications have described the role and impact of medical and pharmacy trainees on AS programs. Here, we review the published evidence describing medical and pharmacy trainees’ involvement in AS and call for future research in this area.

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All aboard!: Involvement of medical and pharmacy trainees in antimicrobial stewardship

Childs‐Kean

Briggs

Cho

2018

Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol.

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“…All healthcare professionals (HCPs), including nurses, technicians, pharmacists and physicians, have a responsibility in their clinical practice in keeping ABs effective [12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Around 90% of AB consumption in human medicine occurs in outpatient settings; therefore, it is imperative to administer these drugs only in cases where it is appropriate [19][20][21]. Community pharmacists (CPs) are medical professionals in the primary healthcare system whom are often termed as the "first and last" healthcare providers [22].…”

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“…While a correlation with age of the pharmacists seems logical (less time has elapsed since finishing training, and a decline in knowledge-level has been identified by many studies) [19][20][21], the correlation of roles and knowledge regarding ABs and infectious diseases with specialty training is less clear; most respondents had the "Pharmacy operation and management" specialty, which has been used as a prerequisite to become a Lead pharmacist in Hungary since 2015. The curriculum of the abovementioned training mainly involves managerial and economical competences, whilst topics of pharmacology and public health are not included; therefore it can be assumed that the acquisition of the specialty per se is not the reason for the better performance of the respondents; instead, their higher professional standing and confidence in their workplace may explain their better performance.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists Regarding Antibiotic Use and Infectious Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Hungary (KAPPhA-HU)

2020

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One of the key drivers for the emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is non-prudent antibiotic (AB) use, which results in selection pressure towards relevant bacteria. Community pharmacists have pivotal roles in facilitating the prudent use of ABs that have been demonstrated by several studies worldwide. The aim of our present study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of community pharmacists related to AB use and infectious diseases in Hungary. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was performed among community pharmacists in Hungary with the use of an anonymous, structured and pilot-tested questionnaire. Data collection ran between January 2016 and January 2018; n = 339 community pharmacists nationwide were approached with our questionnaire, out of which 192 filled out our survey. Hungarian pharmacists have appropriate knowledge regarding ABs and antimicrobial therapy, and they realize the public health impact of the growing AMR. Twenty-five percent of participants admitted to giving out non-prescription ABs at least once in the last year. The age and presence of board-certified specializations were shown to be significant factors of self-perceived knowledge and professional attitudes. Educational strategies and interventions specifically aimed at focusing on identified shortcomings and changing certain attitudes could substantially improve AB dispensing and AB use, in addition to minimizing resistance.

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“…For example, for question 11 (the antiretroviral drugs used for PrEP approved by the FDA are), the option “Emtricitabine + tenofovir (Truvada ® )” was considered “correct,” and the options “Lopinavir (Kaletra ® )”, “Emtricitabine + tenofovir + efavirenz (Atripla ® )” and “Do not know/no opinion” were merged as “incorrect”. Then, the variable overall knowledge score (OKS) was estimated for each participant by calculating the proportion of correct answers for the 8 knowledge-based questions and representing this on a scale 0-10 (0: poor knowledge; 10: good knowledge) [ 23 ].…”

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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions towards HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Nursing Students in Spain

López-Díaz

Rodríguez-Fernández

Domínguez-Martís³

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Among the preventive approaches proposed to control this disease is pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), whose effectiveness depends on the medication adherence. The aim of the present study was to determine the knowledge and attitudes about PrEP among a sample of Spanish nursing students as well as their intentions of receiving it in case it was indicated. An observational cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out. A total of 570 nursing students from the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain), ≥18 years old and of both sexes were invited to self-complete a questionnaire between February and March 2020. A total of 352 students decided to participate in the study. Participants had low knowledge [overall knowledge score 1(0–2)] and a neutral attitude towards PrEP. The intention of receiving PrEP improved significantly after the completion of the questionnaire and the administration of information about PrEP (p = 0.039; before: 23.58% and after: 93.77%). Nursing staff play an important role in the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, so their training in preventive strategies, such as PrEP, could help to reduce the incidence of new cases of HIV infection.

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Master of Pharmacy students’ knowledge and awareness of antibiotic use, resistance and stewardship

Cited by 34 publications

References 33 publications

All aboard!: Involvement of medical and pharmacy trainees in antimicrobial stewardship

All aboard!: Involvement of medical and pharmacy trainees in antimicrobial stewardship

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Community Pharmacists Regarding Antibiotic Use and Infectious Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Hungary (KAPPhA-HU)

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intentions towards HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among Nursing Students in Spain

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