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A tool to teach communication skills to pharmacy students
1College of Pharmacy, Sharjah University, United Arab Emirates. shasan@sharjah.ac.ae
Objective:
To develop a tool to teach pharmacy students assertive communication skills to use when talking with physicians over the telephone.
Design:
As an assignment for their Communication Skills and Counseling course, students were asked to write a script involving a patient care issue or problem covering 3 different communication styles that could be used when contacting a prescriber by telephone: passive, aggressive, and assertive. Students worked in groups to write and act out the scripts for the class.
Assessment:
Eight scripts were developed by students and rated by peers and faculty members. The script that received the highest ratings was used in the development of a multimedia educational CD.
Conclusion:
The development of hypothetical scripts describing a drug therapy problem and illustrating the types of interactions between physicians and pharmacists while discussing the problem allowed pharmacy students to explore different communication techniques and improve their communication skills.
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