Evaluation of online training for the provision of opioid substitution treatment by community pharmacists in New Zealand

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 903-910

  Walters, Carina ^a   Raymont, Antony ^a   Galea, Susanna ^a   Wheeler, Amanda ^b,c  

^a WAITEMATA DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Community pharmacy; Methadone; Online; Opioid substitution treatment; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OPIATE ADDICTION; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; EDUCATION, PHARMACY, CONTINUING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OPIATE SUBSTITUTION TREATMENT; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868574704     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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