title: Impact of utilizing pharmacy students as workforce for Hawai'i Asthma Friendly Pharmacy Project.
abstract: A partnership was formed between the University of Hawai'i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy (DKICP) and the Department of Health to carry out the Hawai'i Asthma Friendly Pharmacy Project (HAFPP), which utilizes pharmacy students as a workforce to administer Asthma Control Tests™ (ACT), and provide Asthma Action Plans (AAP) and inhaler technique education. Evaluation of data from a pilot project in 2008 with first and second year students prompted more intensive training in therapeutics, inhaler medication training, and communication techniques. Data collection began when two classes of students were first and second year students and continued until the students became fourth year students in their advanced experiential ambulatory care clinic and retail community pharmacy rotations. Patients seen included pediatric (32%) and adult (68%) aged individuals. Hawai'i County was the most common geographic site (50%) and most sites were retail pharmacies (72%). Administered ACT surveys (N=96) yielded a mean score of 19.64 (SD +/-3.89). In addition, 12% of patients had received previous ACT, and 47% had previous AAPs. Approximately 83% of patients received an additional intervention of AAP and inhaler education with 73% of these patients able to demonstrate back proper inhaler technique. Project challenges included timing of student training, revising curriculum and logistics of scheduling students to ensure consistent access to patients.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Chair; Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Hawai'i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, Hilo, HI (CSA).
authors.forename: Carolyn S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Chair; Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Hawai'i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, Hilo, HI (CSA).
authors.forename: Blythe
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nett
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Chair; Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Hawai'i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, Hilo, HI (CSA).
authors.forename: Gregg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kishaba
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor and Chair; Department of Pharmacy Practice, University of Hawai'i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy, Hilo, HI (CSA).
authors.forename: Lara
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gomez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006254:Hawaii; D006280:Health Workforce / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011634:Public Health / Q000379:methods; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D014495:Universities / Q000639:trends