title: Diabetes care practice patterns of recent pharmacy graduates.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this project was to determine the amount and type of clinical skills and diabetes education provided by recent pharmacy school graduates.
  
  
  METHODS
  Six hundred and one graduates were e-mailed a link to an online survey. Subjects were asked to report how frequently they either educate patients on diabetes self-care activities or perform diabetes-related patient care skills and to rate their ability to do so as poor, fair, good, or excellent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Data from 155 (25.8%) respondents were analyzed. The most commonly reported clinical activity was changing medication, followed by interpreting blood glucose patterns, medication management therapy, and interpreting laboratory results. Subjects reported educating patients more on the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia, blood glucose monitoring, and diet information relative to other topics. The majority of subjects rated their skills as good or excellent.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pharmacists reported the most commonly performed diabetes-related clinical skill was changing medication and they most often educate patients about hypoglycemia and blood glucose monitoring. Subjects, who rated themselves poor/fair in these skills, preferred active learning strategies to enhance their ability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacy Practice, Mercer University Dr, Atlanta, GA, USA. ryan_gj@mercer.edu
authors.forename: Gina J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Renae
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chesnut
authors.forename: June Felice
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Haomiao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Joseph T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Dye
authors.forename: Peggy Soule
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Odegard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015190:Blood Glucose Self-Monitoring / Q000639:trends; D003157:Community Pharmacy Services / Q000639:trends*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005791:Patient Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000639:trends; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D055815:Young Adult