Core competencies in natural health products for Canadian pharmacy students

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Byrne, Ani ^a   Boon, Heather ^a   Austin, Zubin ^a   Jurgens, Tannis ^b   Raman Wilms, Lalitha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competencies; Complementary and alternative medicine; Delphi method; Herbal medicine; Natural health products (NHPs)

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSENSUS; CURRICULUM; DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PHARMACY STUDENT; STANDARD;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; CONSENSUS; CURRICULUM; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 85046916641     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj740345     Document Type: Article

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