Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Sampling
2.2. Survey Instrument
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- the importance of professional knowledge about MDs for pharmacists;
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- the courses available focusing on MDs and DDPs at universities and for practicing pharmacists;
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- the background of specialists providing training about MDs and DDPs at universities and for practicing pharmacists;
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- the future education need about MDs and DDPs for pharmacy students and pharmacists.
2.3. Data Collection
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Perceptions of the Current Status of the Courses Available about MT Products
3.2 Perceived Professional Competency of Specialists Providing the Training about MT Products
3.3. Educational Perspectives on MT Products in the Future
4. Discussion
Study Limitations
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Country/Total Number of Respondents | HEI/Professional Organization and Respective Number of Responses |
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Estonia (n = 12) | University of Tartu (n = 3); Tallinn Health Care College (n = 2); Estonian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (n = 1); Estonian Pharmacists’ Association (n = 1); Estonian Pharmacies Association (n = 1); Estonian Pharmacy Society (n = 1); Pharmacy Chain Euroapteek (n = 1); Community Pharmacy Managers (n = 2) |
Finland (n = 6) | University of Helsinki (n = 2); University of Eastern Finland (n = 2); Åbo Akademi University (n = 1); Association of Finnish Pharmacies (n = 1) |
Iceland (n = 4) | University of Iceland (n = 2); The National University Hospital of Iceland (n = 1); Community Pharmacy Manager (n = 1) |
Latvia (n = 9) | University of Latvia (n = 2); Stradins University (n = 5); Latvian Pharmacists’ Association (n = 2) |
Lithuania (n = 4) | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (n = 2); Lithuanian Pharmaceutical Society, Hospital Pharmacy Section (n = 1); Lithuanian Union of Pharmacists (n = 1) |
Norway (n = 15) | University of Oslo (n = 1); University of Bergen (n = 2); UiT The Arctic University of Norway (n = 5); The Nord-Trøndelag University College (n = 5); The Norwegian Association of Pharmacists (n = 1); Norwegian Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (n = 1) |
Students (n = 20) | Teaching Staff (n = 14) | Community Pharmacists (n = 11) | Hospital Pharmacists (n = 5) | |||||
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YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | |
General principles of MT products | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
Practical use of MDs | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Practical use of DDPs | 9 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
Students (n = 20) | Teaching Staff (n = 14) | Community Pharmacists (n = 11) | Hospital Pharmacists (n = 5) | |||||
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YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | YES | NO | |
Specialists in the field of MT * | 4 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
University teachers without specialization on MT | 14 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Representatives of MT industry | 6 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Practicing doctors or nurses | 4 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Students (n = 20) | Teaching Staff (n = 14) | Community Pharmacists (n = 11) | Hospital Pharmacists (n = 5) | ||
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To a | great extent | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
considerable extent | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
moderate extent | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
small extent | 3 | 4 | - | - |
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Volmer, D.; Sokirskaja, A.; Laaksonen, R.; Vainio, K.; Sandler, N.; Halvorsen, K.H.; Kjome, R.L.S.; Gizurarson, S.; Muceniece, R.; Maurina, B.; et al. Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study. Pharmacy 2016, 4, 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy4040029
Volmer D, Sokirskaja A, Laaksonen R, Vainio K, Sandler N, Halvorsen KH, Kjome RLS, Gizurarson S, Muceniece R, Maurina B, et al. Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study. Pharmacy. 2016; 4(4):29. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy4040029
Chicago/Turabian StyleVolmer, Daisy, Aleksandra Sokirskaja, Raisa Laaksonen, Kirsti Vainio, Niklas Sandler, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Reidun Lisbet Skeide Kjome, Sveinbjörn Gizurarson, Ruta Muceniece, Baiba Maurina, and et al. 2016. "Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study" Pharmacy 4, no. 4: 29. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy4040029