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Clinical pharmacokinetics: perceptions of hospital pharmacists in Qatar about how it was taught and how it is applied
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Background The application of clinical pharmacokinetics (PK) is essential when providing pharmaceutical care. Appropriate application of PK monitoring results in improved patient outcomes including decreased mortality, ...
Pharmacists' involvement in and attitudes toward pharmacy practice research: A systematic review of the literature
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article Review)
Background: The role of pharmacists in health care has evolved toward patient-centered care. Pharmacy practice-based research is essential to the advancement of practice; however, literature addressing attitudes and ...
Development and Psychometric Properties of a Tuberculosis-Specific Multidimensional Health-Related Quality-of-Life Measure for Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Background: Various generic instruments exist to assess health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with tuberculosis (TB), but a psychometrically sound disease-specific instrument is lacking. Objectives: The present ...
Impact of a pharmacy practice research capacity-building programme on improving the research abilities of pharmacists at two specialised tertiary care hospitals in Qatar: a preliminary study
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2015 , Article)
The aim of this study was to develop and implement a pharmacy practice research training programme and to determine the effect of the programme on pharmacists' knowledge of, and attitudes towards, research. An intensive ...
Pharmacists' attitudes towards pharmacy practice research: A review
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Springer International Publishing
, 2015 , Book chapter)
Despite an increase in pharmacy practice research, literature addressing the attitudes and involvement of pharmacists is limited. Our own observations as pharmacy practitioners and educators lead us to believe that, so ...
Building hospital pharmacy practice research capacity in Qatar: a cross-sectional survey of hospital pharmacists
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Kluwer Academic Publishers
, 2015 , Article)
Background There is a need to systematically develop research capacity within pharmacy practice. Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) is the principal non-profit health care provider in Qatar. Traditionally, pharmacists in Qatar ...
Patient assessment teaching and learning in undergraduate pharmacy curriculum: Students' perspective of a pharmacist-physician instructional strategy
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International Pharmaceutical Federation
, 2015 , Article)
Introduction: Pharmacy programmes commonly use physicians, nurses, and physician assistants as instructors of patient assessment courses. These are often questioned to be physician-focused. The aim of this study was to ...
Hospital pharmacists’ self-evaluation of their competence and confidence in conducting pharmacy practice research
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Elsevier
, 2015 , Article)
Objectives: Research is essential to the advancement of pharmacy practice and healthcare. Pharmacists have a pivotal role to play in this strategy. However, there is a paucity of data about hospital pharmacists’ competence ...
Knowledge and Perceptions of Pharmacy Students in Qatar on Anti-Doping in Sports and on Sports Pharmacy in Undergraduate Curricula
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American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
, 2015 , Article)
Objective. To assess pharmacy students’ knowledge and perceptions of doping and anti-doping in sports and to explore the curricular needs for undergraduate pharmacy in the field of sports pharmacy.
Methods. A cross-sectional, ...
Health-related quality of life as a predictor of tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Iraq
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Elsevier, Ltd
, 2015 , Article)
Summary ObjectivesTo determine how tuberculosis (TB) treatment affects the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of patients with pulmonary TB and to identify the predictors of favourable TB treatment outcomes in Baghdad, ...