Theory-based communication skills training for medicine counter assistants to improve consultations for non-prescription medicines

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 450-459

  Watson, Margaret C ^a   Cleland, Jennifer ^a   Inch, Jackie ^a   Bond, Christine M ^a   Francis, Jill ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

*communication; *drugs, non prescription; Feasibility studies; Health personnel *education; Patient simulation; Pharmacy *education; Professional competence *standards; Professional patient relations; Scotland

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHARMACY; SIMULATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCOTLAND;

EID: 34247394270     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2007.02723.x     Document Type: Article

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