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use technology effectively advancement patient care pharmacists must possess variety computer skills recently introduced novel applied informatics program canadian hospital clinical service unit enhance informatics skills members study conducted gain better understanding baseline computer skills needs hospital pharmacists immediately prior implementation applied informatics program may 2001 84question written survey distributed mail 106 practicing hospital pharmacists multisite 1500bed acuteadulttertiary care canadian teaching hospital vancouver british columbia fiftyeight surveys 55 total returned within twoweek study period survey responses reflected opinions licensed bsc pharmd hospital pharmacists broad range pharmacy practice experience respondents home access personal computers regularly used computers work environment drug distribution information management communication purposes respondents reported experience handheld computers software use experience varied according application although patientcare information software email commonly used experience spreadsheet statistical presentation software negligible respondents familiar internet search engines reported common method seeking clinical information online although many respondents rated generally computer literate particularly anxious using computers majority believed required training reach desired level computer literacy lack familiarity computerrelated terms prevalent selfreported basic computer skill typically moderate level varied depending task specifically respondents rated ability manipulate files use software help features install software low rated ability access navigate internet high respondents generally aware online resources available clinical pharmacology commonly employed reference terms anticipated needs pharmacists believed needed upgrade computer skills medical database internet searching skills identified greatest need improvement pharmacists believed needed upgrade computer skills medical database internet searching skills identified greatest need improvement purposes improving practice effectiveness