title: Pharmaceutical Education Focused on Pharmacotherapy in Emergency Medical Care.
abstract: Pharmacists are expected to be active members of the healthcare team in emergency medicine, because many pharmaceuticals are administered to patients with life-threatening conditions. However, adequate education for pharmacists and pharmacy students is not provided. The "Emergency Pharmaceutical Sciences" course was introduced for the first time in Japan by the Department of Pharmacy, Okayama University, to offer advanced education in emergency medicine and research related to critical care. We offer an emergency pharmaceutical training program with high-performance simulators and have succeeded in improving the clinical skills and confidence of pharmacy students. In this review, we introduce our activities intended to mold pharmacy students into emergency pharmacists who can contribute to emergency medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Pharmaceutical Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University.
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zamami
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Koyama
authors.forename: Toru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Akane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takemoto
authors.forename: Hidenori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sagara
authors.forename: Toshiaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sendo
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakura
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004358:Drug Therapy; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010348:Patient Care Team; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D012580:Schools, Pharmacy; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology