There is an increasing demand for high-quality experiential placements for pharmacy students. As a result, pharmacy schools across Canada are confronted with the need to find innovative ways to expand experiential educational rotations. Near-peer teaching is one model with the potential to address this issue. Near-peer teaching involves the provision of learning support to junior students by th...

To develop students' sensitivity toword medication hazards, we have introduced a behavioral approach, "Kiken-Yochi Training" (KYT) for hazard prediction training to pharmacy education. KYT was originally implemented in the field of occupational health and safety in Japan. Only recently it has been introduced in the medical arena. The process consists of four steps; identification of hazards, as...

joint major in the history of pharmacy and the history of science) at the University of Wisconsin. He joined the Smithsonian Institution in 1959. Given for the first time in 1962, the Edward Kremers Award honours the memory of Edward Kremers (1865-1941), pioneer of American pharmaceutical education, distinguished American historian of pharmacy, and one of the founders of the American Institute ...

Information and communication technology are well known rapid growing industry in this decade. That is nearly the same as fast as growth in costs in education. Therefore, many people have been forced to find alternative ways to meet their education needs. Innovations of distance education create a new way to provide learning content,unlimited participation and open access through Massively Open...

The PHARMINE ("Pharmacy Education in Europe") project examined the organisation of pharmacy practice and education in the European Union (EU). An electronic survey was sent out to representatives of different sectors (community, hospital, industrial pharmacists, university staff, and students) in each individual EU member state. This paper presents the results of the PHARMINE survey on pharmacy...

This continuing pharmacy education (CPE) activity is based on the symposium Understanding the Impact of Overactive Bladder from a Patient Perspective, which was presented at APhA2009, the American Pharmacists Association Annual Meeting & Exposition, on April 4, 2009, in San Antonio, TX. It was prepared by Cynthia Knapp Dlugosz, BPharm, CKD Associates, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI, on behalf of the Americ...

Nanotechnology is on its way to make a big impact in Biotech, Pharmaceutical and Medical diagnostics sciences. Pharmaceutical education in USA is also taking significant steps in incorporating courses as well as offering specialization in nanotechnology and its applications in Pharmaceutical scenario. This paper discusses status of nanotechnology and its application in educational curriculum in...