Educating medical trainees on medication reconciliation: A systematic review Curriculum development

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Ramjaun, Aliya ^a   Sudarshan, Monisha ^b   Patakfalvi, Laura ^a   Tamblyn, Robyn ^a   Meguerditchian, Ari N ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Medical education; Medication reconciliation; Patient discharge; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL CLERKSHIP; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84925632353     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0306-5     Document Type: Article

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