title: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Evidence-based Practice Pharmacology Course Using the Fresno Test.
abstract: Objective.To assess the effectiveness of an evidence-based practice (EBP) pharmacology elective course to teach EBP skills using the Fresno Test (FT).Methods.Pharmacy faculty members and medical librarians developed the elective course and offered it to two cohorts of doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students. A pre/post intervention study design was used. Seven of 12 FT items were chosen to measure specific EBP skills: Ask, Access, Appraise and Apply. Pre/postcomposite and FT item mean scores were compared using Student'sttest withp<0.05 set as significant a priori.Results.Composite FT mean scores increased significantly for both cohorts. Mean scores for both cohorts increased significantly in four of the seven FT items but on different FT items.Conclusion.As a profession that commonly uses evidence-based guidelines, developing and integrating an EBP course in the PharmD curriculum is worth considering.
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University School of Pharmacy, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University School of Pharmacy, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Monina R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lahoz
authors.affiliation: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences University Blais Family Library, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Irena
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bond
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts Medical School Lamar Soutter Library, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Len
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000193:education*; D000071216:Faculty, Pharmacy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000193:education*; D013339:Students, Pharmacy; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Fresno test; evidence-based practice; pharmacology