NPC: An online model to improve prescribing skills of health care professional students in Australia

Reyna, J; Khanal, S

NPC: An online model to improve prescribing skills of health care professional students in Australia

Reyna, J

Khanal, S

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: ASCILITE 2012 - Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education, 2012
Issue Date:: 2012-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Reyna, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9909-0581	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Khanal, S	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	ASCILITE 2012 - Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education, 2012	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9780473229894	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/121308
dc.description.abstract	© 2012 Jorge Reyna and Santosh Khanal. The National Prescribing Curriculum (NPC) is a series of case-based modules that mirror the decision-making process outlined in the World Health Organisation's Guide to Good Prescribing. The emphasis is on learners building their own formulary of preferred drugs for specific conditions thereby enabling them to prescribe confidently and rationally. The modules were developed to overcome shortfalls in basic pharmacological knowledge and prescribing skills as identified by junior hospital doctors. Problem Base Learning (PBL) has been used as pedagogical approach for the modules and includes real life case scenarios, authentic tasks and expert peer feedbacks. Learners can access the modules at their own pace and also can revisit them upon completion. We report for the first time students‟ perceptions of the NPC as learning resource and usability issues, and how academics are embedding the NPC modules into their units. We also discuss limitations and possible areas of improvement.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	ASCILITE 2012 - Annual conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Tertiary Education	en_US
dc.title	NPC: An online model to improve prescribing skills of health care professional students in Australia	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.for	1303 Specialist Studies in Education	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US

Abstract:

© 2012 Jorge Reyna and Santosh Khanal. The National Prescribing Curriculum (NPC) is a series of case-based modules that mirror the decision-making process outlined in the World Health Organisation's Guide to Good Prescribing. The emphasis is on learners building their own formulary of preferred drugs for specific conditions thereby enabling them to prescribe confidently and rationally. The modules were developed to overcome shortfalls in basic pharmacological knowledge and prescribing skills as identified by junior hospital doctors. Problem Base Learning (PBL) has been used as pedagogical approach for the modules and includes real life case scenarios, authentic tasks and expert peer feedbacks. Learners can access the modules at their own pace and also can revisit them upon completion. We report for the first time students‟ perceptions of the NPC as learning resource and usability issues, and how academics are embedding the NPC modules into their units. We also discuss limitations and possible areas of improvement.

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