Joris L J M Müskens, Simone A van Dulmen, Karin Hek, Gert P Westert, Rudolf B Kool
Low-value chronic prescription of acid reducing medication among Dutch general practitioners: impact of a patient education intervention
BMC primary care
despite benefits quality improvement qi training scarcity information qi teaching formats undergraduate pharmacy education evidencebased practice improving quality epiq workshop evaluated teaching format group multiyear undergraduate pharmacy students assessing knowledge acquisition learner reactions using convergent mixedmethod analysis 10item pre postworkshop multiplechoice questionnaires measured students knowledge acquisition foundational qi concepts sixitem pre postworkshop survey voluntary postworkshop focus group evaluated students attitudes towards qi training teaching format mannwhitney u nonparametric test used analyze quantitative data thematic analysis applied analyze qualitative data twentynine pharmacy students participated workshop statistically significant improvement pharmacy students qi knowledge participating workshop 77 vs 86 p 008 evaluation epiq teaching format resulted three important findings 1 undergraduate pharmacy students identified qi learning need 2 epiq workshop effectively provided foundational qi literacy pharmacy student years using learning sharing methodology pharmacyspecific case studies 3 interested students may benefit experiential elective apply qi techniques perceived value qi training pharmacy students using epiq workshop demonstrated students expressed interest lifelong learning desire pursue qi projects school clinical rotation work