Evaluation of effectiveness and relevance of safe medication practice tutorials as a course for pharmacist prescribers in New Zealand

Pharmacy Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-98

  Coombes, Ian ^a,b   Wheeler, Amanda ^c,d   Hale, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Non medical prescribing; Pharmacy; Prescribing training

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COURSE EVALUATION; DRUG SAFETY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICE TUTORIAL;

EID: 84875828117     PISSN: 15602214     EISSN: 14772701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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