title: Faculty perceptions of the Educating Pharmacy Students to Improve Quality (EPIQ) program.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate users' initial perceptions of and potential applications for the Educating Pharmacy Students and Pharmacists to Improve Quality (EPIQ) program, a 5-module education program designed to educate pharmacists and pharmacy students about quality improvement in pharmacy practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  The 5-module EPIQ program was distributed to pharmacy faculty members, pharmacy practitioners, and other health professionals across the country upon request. A 6-item survey instrument was sent to the first 97 people who requested the program.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-seven (56%) of the 55 respondents had reviewed the EPIQ program and 22 (82%) intended to use some or all of the content to teach about quality improvement or patient safety primarily in pharmacy management and medication safety courses.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Initial perceptions of the EPIQ program were positive; however, further evaluation is needed after more extensive implementation of the program in pharmacy colleges and schools and other settings.
authors.affiliation: The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, USA. warholak@pharmacy.arizona.edu
authors.forename: Terri L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Warholak
authors.forename: Marwa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noureldin
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: West
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holdford
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005178:Faculty / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D058996:Quality Improvement / Q000592:standards*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy
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