著者

松田 裕子 八木 敬子 平井 みどり

出版者

一般社団法人日本医療薬学会

雑誌

医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.31, no.2, pp.125-135, 2005-02-10 (Released:2011-03-04)

参考文献数

7

被引用文献数

18 15

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Communication skills are an essential requirement for pharmacists if they are to function competently as medical professionals. Training using simulated patients has recently been introduced in medical education and we considered that the use of simulated patients would help pharmacy students to acquire the communication skills necessary for patient consultations. To do this, we instructed volunteer patients on how to act as simulated patients and started using them as part of the training in consultations for third-year students at Kobe Pharmaceutical University. The results of a survey conducted at the end of the training indicated that students recognized the high educational value of the simulated patients due to the sense of realism they brought into the training and the tension they experienced in interacting with them, saying that this increased their interest in the work of the pharmacist and stimulated their desire to learn. The use of simulated patients was effective in enhancing the communication skills because they had to focus on their attitudes and responses.

著者

平井 みどり 八木 敬子 木口 敏子 長嶺 幸子 冨田 尚子 上田 久美子 平井 由華 加藤 史恵 寺岡 麗子 大塚 誠 岩川 精吾 松田 芳久

出版者

一般社団法人日本医療薬学会

雑誌

医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.28, no.5, pp.461-467, 2002-10-10 (Released:2011-03-04)

参考文献数

5

被引用文献数

5 5

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Effective communication is central to patient-centered care in the successful practice of pharmacy. As well as communication skills, a pharmacist should acquire an effective presentation technique to establish interpersonal communication at a more than purely on a verbal level. Most undergraduates of Kobe Pharmaceutical University undergo practical training in hospitals or community pharmacies. It is essential for students to acquire communication skills in order to derive the full benefit from the practical training. We introduced a presentation and communication program at the pre-practical training stage. In the presentation component, students were asked to make a presentation on eight different aspects of a certain drug; in the communication component, students took part in a session where they learned and discussed interview skills, non-verbal communication, open-ended questioning and effective communication. Questionnaires answered by the undergraduates suggested that this training course had made a strong impression on them and had served as a useful guide to acquiring the presentation and communication skills essential in pharmaceutical care.

著者

谷口 美保子 漁和 佳子 八木 敬子 平井 みどり

出版者

一般社団法人日本医療薬学会

雑誌

医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, no.5, pp.473-479, 2001-10-10 (Released:2011-03-04)

参考文献数

8

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Japan has many pharmacists who are professionally active in the clinical field, pharmaceutical companies, scientific research and government agencies. The public however, knows little about their work. To remedy this situation pharmacists need to publicize their activities, especially to those outside the world of medicine. Although pharmacists need to be able to gather and disseminate information on pharmaceuticals, there are few courses offering skills in communication or presentation at the institutes where they are educated. Particularly among young people, better information on drugs and health is essential in order to prevent adverse effects of drugs and drugs abuse, which might also lead to an overall savings in healthcare costs.We designed a drug information program for high-school students in which a pharmacy student gave lectures on drug usage, food and health, smoking, drug abuse, menstruation and the low-dose birth control pill. The high-school students, many of whom were found to have deficient knowledge of drug use and health care, wanted more accurate information about drugs and health and were very enthusiastic about the lectures. At the same time it was an educational experience for the pharmacy student to give lectures on healthcare to school-age students. It is hoped that this program will contribute to a more positive public perception of the profession of pharmacists.

著者

平井 みどり 八木 敬子 木口 敏子 長嶺 幸子 冨田 尚子 上田 久美子 平井 由華 岩川 精吾 松田 芳久

出版者

一般社団法人日本医療薬学会

雑誌

医療薬学 (ISSN:1346342X)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.27, no.3, pp.235-244, 2001-06-10 (Released:2011-03-04)

参考文献数

4

被引用文献数

3 5

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In Japan, pharmacy students are not well trained in either communicating with patients/customers nor providing information about drugs. At our university, most of fourth year students have practical training in hospital or community pharmacy. To complement this practical training, we have a pre-training program modeling exchanges between pharmacists and their customers. As we have no communication training in our curriculum, we implemented training for providing drug information, while taking the necessity of communication training activities into consideration. The program was as follows : one was role-play at the pharmacy counter and the other was for documenting and supplying information for junior high school students about drug and health information. After providing drug information, the students evaluated each other and discussed the various aspects of the communication activities. Through such training, the students were able to overcome some communication barriers and in the end felt satisfied with their own presentations. This training proved to be a useful way of improving the information and communication skills of pharmacy students.