An online virtual-patient program to teach pharmacists and pharmacy students how to provide diabetes-specific medication therapy management

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Battaglia, Jessica N ^a   Kieser, Mara A ^a   Bruskiewitz, Ruth H ^a   Pitterle, Michael E ^a   Thorpe, Joshua M ^a  

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Author keywords

Diabetes; Medication therapy management; Pharmacist; Pharmacy student; Simulation; Virtual patient

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL PATIENT;

DIABETES; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY STUDENT; SIMULATION; VIRTUAL PATIENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84866338961     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe767131     Document Type: Article

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