Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2017, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (1): 44-47.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-677X.2017.01.009

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Investigation on curriculum of pharmacoepidemiology for clinical pharmacy and advices from clinical pharmacist

Luo Can, Qian Haisheng, Zhang Huaiping, Zou Ying, Zhang Ji, Tang Shaowen   

  1. Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China (Luo C, Zou Y, Zhang J);
    Class 5, Grade 2015, Clinical Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China (Qian HS);
    Office of Educational Administration, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China (Zhang HP);
    Department of Epidemiology, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 211166, China (Tang SW)
  • Online:2017-01-01 Published:2020-12-09
  • Contact: Tang Shaowen, Email:tomswen@njmu.edu.cn

Abstract: Objective To investigate the current major status of curriculum about pharmacoepidemiology for clinical pharmacy and the need of clinical pharmacist for knowledge of pharmacoepidemiology, and to provide some reference for adding or reform the curriculum setting.Methods Reading literatures and browsing related websites were used to collect data, and network technology was used to survey in the members from Clinical Pharmacist Branch of Jiangsu Pharmacists Association.Results A total of 35 colleges and universities provided undergraduate programs of clinical pharmacy in 2016, and only 7 universities offered the course of pharmacoepidemiology. 178 clinical pharmacists finished the survey. 61.2% (109/178) and 9.6% (17/178) clinical pharmacists understood and were familiar with pharmacoepidemiology, and 53.9% (96/178) and 42.1% (75/178) considered it very necessary and necessary to offer pharmacoepidemiology course, respectively. 64.6% (115/178) clinical pharmacists thought that teaching objects were undergraduates and postgraduates of clinical pharmacy. 88.2% (157/178) and 89.3% (159/178) thought that teaching contents were pharmacoepidemiology methods and statistical analysis, respectively.Conclusions There is a gap between curriculum setting of pharmacoepidemiology and the need for pharmacopathological knowledge of clinical pharmacists. It is advisable to incorporate pharmacoepidemiology into the teaching system of clinical pharmacy undergraduate.

Key words: Clinical pharmacy, Pharmacoepidemiology, Curriculum setting, Investigation