UNE’s Emily Dornblaser published in leading pharmacy education journal
Emily Dornblaser, Pharm.D., M.S., BCPS, assistant professor and critical care specialist in the College of Pharmacy, has been published in Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. This bi-monthly publication is dedicated to high quality, peer-reviewed scholarship and contains articles from a variety of disciplines relevant to pharmacy education.
Titled “A needs assessment of pharmacokinetic skills performed on advanced pharmacy practice experiences by student pharmacists,” Dornbaser’s research focused on Pharmacokinetic (PK) calculations, an important competency for pharmacy students, as well as therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). Currently, there is little to guide which medications should be included in pharmacy curricula. Additionally, many new medications require TDM—but not PK calculations—to ensure safe use.
Dornblaser looked to quantify which medications are most frequently encountered by pharmacy students during advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPE's) and to what extent PK calculations or TDM were completed by students while on APPE's at the University of New England. After surveying fourth-year students at the conclusion of their APPE’s, she found that PK calculations occurred most frequently on institutional rotations. Vancomycin and aminoglycosides were the two most common medications pharmacy students were asked to perform PK calculations for while on APPE's. Therapeutic drug monitoring occurred most frequently on institutional rotations. Therapeutic drug monitoring also occurred more often than pharmacokinetic monitoring on ambulatory care rotations.
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