title: Changes in knowledge after attending a community pharmacists' asthma workshop.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pharmacists can play an important role in both the detection of asthma and its monitoring in patients with asthma.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To assess the change in asthma knowledge, and associated variables, of pharmacists attending the "Pharmacotherapy follow- up of Adult Bronchial Asthma" workshops run by the Pharmaceutical Care Center of Stada Laboratories.
  
  
  METHODS
  All participants in the "Pharmacotherapy follow-up of Adult Bronchial Asthma" workshops completed a pre-test and a post-test. Those who left the workshop and those who did not complete the tests were not included in the analysis. Tests were scored from 0 to 10, and the change in scores was analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 90 participating pharmacists, 79 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. 81% (64) were female, and their average age was 38.8 years [CI95%= 36.65-40.81]. The average pre-test score was 3.65 [CI95%=3.29-4.01]; 72.2% of the pharmacists scored less than 5 points. The average post-test score was 7.33 [CI95%=7.01-7.65]. The average change in scores was 3.68 [CI95%=3.29-4.07]. No statistical significance was found between this change in scores and other variables analyzed (age, gender, previous training, or position in the pharmacy).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CAF Stada "Adult Bronchial Asthma" workshops increased pharmacists' general knowledge.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Care Research Group. University of Granada ( Spain ).
authors.forename: Jose P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: García Corpas
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Care Research Group. University of Granada ( Spain ).
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ocaña Arenas
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Care Center of Stada Laboratories. Barcelona ( Spain ).
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: González García
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Care Center of Stada Laboratories. Barcelona ( Spain ).
authors.forename: Estefania
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: López Domínguez
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Care Center of Stada Laboratories. Barcelona ( Spain ).
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: García Jiménez
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Care Research Group. University of Granada ( Spain ).
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Amariles
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Care Research Group. University of Granada ( Spain ).
authors.forename: Maria J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Faus
keywords: Asthma; Pharmacy continuing education; Spain