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Optimizing assessors’ mental workload in rater-based assessment: a critical narrative review
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Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
, 2019 , Article Review)
Introduction
Rater-based assessment has resulted in high cognitive demands for assessors within the education of health professionals. Rating quality may be influenced by the mental workload required of assessors to ...
Discriminating Features of Narrative Evaluations of Communication Skills During an OSCE
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
Construct: Authors examined the use of narrative comments for evaluation of student communications skills in a standardized, summative assessment (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations [OSCE]). Background: The use of ...
A Review of the Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Isavuconazole
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Springer-Verlag France
, 2018 , Article Review)
Invasive fungal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality, especially for immunocompromised patients. Treatment options are few and most are limited by safety and formulation concerns. Isavuconazole is a new ...
Practice implications of an antimicrobial stewardship intervention in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Qatar
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World Health Organization
, 2019 , Article)
Background: Antibiotic misuse is a worldwide public health problem and has been associated with increased morbidity, length of hospital stay, mortality, healthcare costs, and most importantly antibiotic resistance. Aims: ...
Overcoming pitfalls: Results from a mandatory peer review process for written examinations
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2018 , Article)
Problem description: Written assessments are essential components of higher education practices. However, faculty members encounter common pitfalls when designing questions intended to evaluate student-learning outcomes. ...
Evaluating knowledge, skills, and practice change after an accredited evidence-based medicine course for community pharmacy preceptors
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
Introduction: Incorporating evidence-based medicine skills into practice is vital for pharmacists to promote rational medication use while making optimal patient care decisions. The objective of this study was to evaluate ...
Reliability of narrative assessment data on communication skills in a summative OSCE
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Objective: To quantitatively estimate the reliability of narrative assessment data regarding student communication skills obtained from a summative OSCE and to compare reliability to that of communication scores obtained ...
A systematic review of audience response systems in pharmacy education
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article Review)
Background: Audience response systems (ARS) are increasingly being used to support learning and assessment. Despite widespread use, the effects on educational outcomes and student learning are largely unknown. The objective ...
Critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for adult cancer patients with febrile neutropenia
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Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
, 2018 , Article)
Objectives: To critically appraise published international clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for management of febrile neutropenia in adult patients with cancer and to determine opportunities for improved development and ...
Pass-fail decisions for borderline performers after a summative objective structured clinical examination
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
, 2019 , Article)
Objective. To determine what expert assessors value when making pass-fail decisions regarding pharmacy students based on summative data from objective structured clinical examinations (OSCE), and to determine the reliability ...