Pharmacy OSCEs and Competency-Based Assessments

Patient safety is now a very strong focus of pharmacy degrees. Competency-based evaluations of pharmacy students using simulated assessments including Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and Criterion Referenced Assessments (CRAs) are increasingly commonplace. These are designed to simulate aspects of real-life pharmacy practice in order to train students to integrate their knowledge of medicinal chemistry, pharmaceutics, therapeutics, legislation, clinical skills, numeracy, communication and empathy, and to test a student's ability to provide safe and effective patient care.
This book provides a unique resource to support students and trainers in developing and practising these essential skills. It is designed as a useful resource for undergraduate students, clinical tutors and those involved in teaching students on pharmacy degree courses.
Format

• OSCE outline


• Format (written/interactive)


• Level of difficulty


• Time limit


• Props supplied (e.g. BNF)


• Competencies tested


• Station task


• Model Answers and sample marking schemes


• Tips

• Short chapter introductions about how to tackle the type of problems encountered in the chapter.

• Station examples to test your ability to integrate knowledge and skills.


• Stations written in detail so that you can practise and then check or score performance against model answers.


• Examples of competency-based assessments designed to assess the level of integration between science and practice.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Clinical check pre-dispensing and final check on dispensed medication
Chapter 3 Responding to symptoms and counselling
Chapter 4 Medication Reconciliation
Chapter 5. Inter- and intra- professional assessments
Chapter 6. Prescribing Skills
Chapter 7. Competency-based Assessments
Chapter 8. Dealing with Symptoms in the Community Pharmacy

Product details

• Authors: Sharon Haughey, Sharon (Senior Lecturer (Education) Haughey, Haughey Sharon, Roisin O'Hare, Roisin (School of Pharmacy O'Hare, O'Hare Roisin
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.06.2017
• EAN: 9780702067013
• ISBN: 978-0-7020-6701-3
• Weight: 400 g
• Illustrations: Illustrated 25 illus
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; MEDICAL / Pharmacy, MEDICAL / Pharmacology, MEDICAL / Administration, MEDICAL / Test Preparation & Review, Pharmacology, Medical administration & management, Pharmacy / dispensing, Medical administration and management, MEDICAL / Nursing / Care Plans, Medical study, exam preparation and revision guides, Medical study & revision guides