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Educa&on and training sustainability in Sri Lankan Schools of Pharmacy
Judith Coombes
For
Collabora2on of Australians and Sri Lankans for Pharmacy Educa2on and Research
CASPPER
Overview Introduc2on and Background
Teaching visits (2009,2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
Train the trainer (2010,2016 )
Teaching to research
Chilaw.
Na&onal Medica&on Regulatory Authority Act 2015
The objec2ves of the Authority include (a) availability of efficacious, safe and good quality medicines, medical devices, borderline products to the general public at affordable prices;
(e) promote the safe and ra2onal use of medicines, medical devices and borderline products by health care professionals and consumers
(g) educate the general public, health care professionals and all stakeholders on medicines, medical devices and borderline products; .
Background A new 4 year undergraduate degree program for BPharm commenced in 2005/2006. The 4th year curriculum includes ◦ modules of clinical and hospital pharmacy ◦ authors invited to provide lectures and workshops.
Behind the scenes
SACTRC South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collabora2on
2009 university of Peradeniya (3rd year Undergraduate Course)
Students are universal
University of Sri Jayawardenapura (USJ) 2010
USJ 2010 Staff of USJ obtained a WHO grant to help fund sessions AIMS
• To deliver comprehensive theory and prac2ce knowledge to the current final year students of the B.Pharm program
• To establish good assessment methodology • To train the trainers permanently a]ached to the B.Pharm to establish the con2nuity of teaching this subject for the B.Pharm program
USJ 2010 5 day “Train the trainer” for academics from 5 universi&es
• Clinical evalua2on, providing feedback
• clinical tutorial and lecture • ward-‐based experien2al learning –teaching on the run
• Evidence based update to clinical tutorials and lectures
• Human error awareness and medica2on safety
• OSCEs
Publica&on: Partnership
University of Peradeniya (UP) 2011,2013, 2014, 2016 2011 included use of Skype from Australia to Sri Lanka Students feedback was they enjoyed interac2ve sessions and ward visits
University of Peradeniya ward visits 2014
Train the Trainer 2016 2x 1 day sessions , 4 universi2es, 3 hospitals, 3 research ins2tutes Teaching on the run Evalua2on and Feedback Cases studies –planning day 1 presenta2on day 2 Mock Ward OSCE Feedback 6/6 for Case presenta2ons and Mock Ward
Mock ward ready Queensland and Sri Lanka
Mock ward with learners
No Roles designed for clinical pharmacists: Needed evidence for Clinical Pharmacists
Clinical Pharmacy Research Project: First an observa;onal study
Funded by SACTRC NHMRC Project grant funds to start
Located at University of Kelaniya and Ragama teaching hospital in Colombo North
University of Kelaniya and Ragama Hospital 2012
Future Evidence for opportuni2es Next step is can Sri Lankan Clinical Pharmacists meet those opportuni2es to improve health care
THANK-‐YOU