title: Development and evaluation of a pharmacogenomics educational program for pharmacists.
abstract: Objectives. To evaluate hospital and outpatient pharmacists' pharmacogenomics knowledge before and 2 months after participating in a targeted, case-based pharmacogenomics continuing education program.Design. As part of a continuing education program accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), pharmacists were provided with a fundamental pharmacogenomics education program.Evaluation. An 11-question, multiple-choice, electronic survey instrument was distributed to 272 eligible pharmacists at a single campus of a large, academic healthcare system. Pharmacists improved their pharmacogenomics test scores by 0.7 questions (pretest average 46%; posttest average 53%, p=0.0003).Conclusions. Although pharmacists demonstrated improvement, overall retention of educational goals and objectives was marginal. These results suggest that the complex topic of pharmacogenomics requires a large educational effort in order to increase pharmacists' knowledge and comfort level with this emerging therapeutic opportunity.
authors: Department of Pharmacy Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. formea.christine@mayo.edu
authors: Christine M
authors: CM
authors: Formea
authors: Wayne T
authors: WT
authors: Nicholson
authors: Kristen B
authors: KB
authors: McCullough
authors: Kevin D
authors: KD
authors: Berg
authors: Melody L
authors: ML
authors: Berg
authors: Julie L
authors: JL
authors: Cunningham
authors: Julianna A
authors: JA
authors: Merten
authors: Narith N
authors: NN
authors: Ou
authors: Joanna L
authors: JL
authors: Stollings
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003479:Curriculum; D004513:Education, Pharmacy, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004522:Educational Status; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008910:Minnesota; D010595:Pharmacists; D010597:Pharmacogenetics / Q000193:education*; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D057285:Precision Medicine; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: continuing education; genetic testing; personalized medicine; pharmacogenomics; survey