PHARMACOECONOMIC EDUCATION IN COLLEGES OF PHARMACY - 2007
Author(s)
Milli Reddy, MS, Graduate Student1, Karen L Rascati, PhD, Professor1, Joy Wahawisan, PharmD, Student21The University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA; 2 University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
OBJECTIVES: The accrediting body for US Colleges of Pharmacy [Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)] has recently updated their standards and guidelines (adopted in January 2006, effective as of July 2007) which include an outline of the topics that should be included in the curricula. These include topics related to pharmacoeconomics. The objective of this study was to determine the extent of pharmacoeconomic education (PE) in US Colleges of Pharmacy (COP) in 2007. METHODS: A survey was e-mailed to a professor at each of the 90 US Colleges of Pharmacy. The survey asked respondents to indicate if pharmacoeconomic-related topics were covered in their PharmD curricula. If so, the respondent was asked to list: 1) the number of hours devoted to PE topics; 2) whether these were in a required or elective course; 3) the number of students in the course; 4) the learning objectives; 5) the resources (books/articles) used; and 6) the topics covered. RESULTS: Six schools did not currently provide PE, 17 did not provide complete data, and 5 only provided PE in elective courses, leaving data on 62 schools for this analysis. For required PharmD courses (N=62), the mean number of hours devoted to these topics was 21 (range 1-48; median = 20). The mean number of students was 123 (range 45-300; median = 110). Tables with the most common learning objectives, resources, and topics will be presented. CONCLUSION: While the majority of US Colleges of Pharmacy included pharmacoeconomic-related topics in their required PharmD curriculum, most did not have a full course on the topic, and some only devoted a minimum number of classroom hours to this topic. A survey of all non-US Colleges of Pharmacy is currently being conducted, and a survey of US Medical Schools is planned.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2007-10, ISPOR Europe 2007, Dublin, Ireland
Value in Health, Vol. 10, No. 6 (November/December 2007)
Code
PHP37
Topic
Organizational Practices
Topic Subcategory
Academic & Educational
Disease
Multiple Diseases