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AuthorEl-Awaisi, Alla
AuthorAwaisu, Ahmed
AuthorEl Hajj, Maguy Saffouh
AuthorAlemrayat, Bayan
AuthorAl-Jayyousi, Ghadir
AuthorWong, Norman
AuthorVerjee, Mohamud A.
Available date2017-09-12T09:07:23Z
Publication Date2017-06
Publication NameAmerican Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5688/ajpe81591
CitationEl-Awaisi A, Awaisu A, El Hajj MS, et al. Delivering Tobacco Cessation Content in the Middle East Through Interprofessional Learning. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. 2017;81(5):91.
ISSN0002-9459
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/5626
AbstractObjective. To explore the attitudes of pharmacy, pharmacy technician, medical, and public health students before and after an IPE activity that focused on smoking cessation in the Middle East. Methods. A pre-post intervention research design using the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS) was used for this study. The tool contained 20 items, categorized under the following subscales: teamwork and collaboration, professional identity, and patient-centeredness. Results. A total of 47 out of 50 students from four different health disciplines in Qatar (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacy technician, and public health) who participated in the activity completed a pre- and post-intervention pre-validated questionnaire (94% response rate). Total attitude scores were calculated for all the 20 items along with attitudinal scores of the three domains. Most of the students reported having a positive attitude toward IPE; the number of students having a positive attitude toward IPE increased after the IPE session. The overall median (IQR) score increased from 82 (16) before the session to 84 (15) after the session. Students from different disciplines did not vary in their attitude scores. Conclusion. Health care professional students in Qatar perceived IPE positively, believing that it enhanced their communication skills, collaboration and appreciation of professional roles. This study has implication on developing effective methods to implement IPE in various health professional education curricula.
Languageen
PublisherAmerican Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
SubjectMiddle East
attitude
curriculum
interprofessional education
tobacco cessation
TitleDelivering Tobacco Cessation Content in the Middle East Through Interprofessional Learning
TypeArticle
Issue Number5
Volume Number81
ESSN1553-6467


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