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Using a virtual patient system for the teaching of pharmaceutical care.
Menendez, Elisa; Balisa-Rocha, Blície; Jabbur-Lopes, Monique; Costa, Wanderson; Nascimento, José Rafael; Dósea, Marcos; Silva, Leila; Lyra Junior, Divaldo.
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  • Menendez E; Department of Computing (DCOMP), Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.
  • Balisa-Rocha B; Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.
  • Jabbur-Lopes M; Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.
  • Costa W; Department of Computing (DCOMP), Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.
  • Nascimento JR; Department of Computing (DCOMP), Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.
  • Dósea M; Department of Computing (DCOMP), Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.
  • Silva L; Department of Computing (DCOMP), Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil. Electronic address: leila@ufs.br.
  • Lyra Junior D; Laboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Faculty of Pharmacy, Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.
Int J Med Inform ; 84(9): 640-6, 2015 Sep.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26077512
PURPOSE: The communication skills of pharmacists are essential for the identification and reduction of patient́s drug related problems. Therefore, Pharmacy courses started the process of teaching Pharmaceutical Care to students in order to improve their communication skills. The use of virtual patients (VP) has been a widely used technique in health care courses, but many of the VP tools in Pharmacy field are in English and do not have clinical cases that are common in tropical countries, such as Brazil. The aim of this work is to describe the PharmaVP system, developed with the purpose of training Latin America students in Pharmaceutical Care. The main differential of PharmaVP is the availability in three languages (Portuguese, English and Spanish) and the possibility of clinical case evolution, simulating several visits made by the patient. METHODS: The system was developed according to an incremental and interactive methodology, well suited for conducting multidisciplinary projects. Real clinical cases were collected from a Pharmaceutical Care program and added in PharmaVP to simulate the virtual patients. Then, 31 students of a Pharmacy course were trained and invited to participate of the evaluation study. They used the software and answered adapted instruments that assess the students' acceptance of, use of, learning of, and satisfaction with the system. RESULTS: The results showed that the students found the cases realistic and learned significantly using the software. Another positive point is that the application process of PharmaVP did not consume much time. DISCUSSION: We can conclude that the virtual patient tool contributed to the development of the skills required for the practice of Pharmaceutical Care, but should be used as complementary technique.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Assistência Farmacêutica / Estudantes de Farmácia / Interface Usuário-Computador / Instrução por Computador / Simulação de Paciente / Competência Clínica / Educação em Farmácia Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Int J Med Inform Assunto da revista: INFORMATICA MEDICA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Irlanda
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Assistência Farmacêutica / Estudantes de Farmácia / Interface Usuário-Computador / Instrução por Computador / Simulação de Paciente / Competência Clínica / Educação em Farmácia Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil Idioma: En Revista: Int J Med Inform Assunto da revista: INFORMATICA MEDICA Ano de publicação: 2015 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Irlanda