PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Um, Irene S.
AU  - Krass, Ines
AU  - Armour, Carol
AU  - Gill, Timothy
AU  - Chaar, Betty B.
TI  - Incorporating a Weight Management Skills Workshop in Pharmacy Curricula in Australia
AID  - 10.5688/ajpe80469
DP  - 2016 May 25
TA  - American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
PG  - 69
VI  - 80
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/80/4/69.short
4100  - http://www.ajpe.org/content/80/4/69.full
SO  - Am J Pharm Educ2016 May 25; 80
AB  - Objective. To develop, implement, and evaluate a competency-based weight management skills workshop for undergraduate pharmacy students in an Australian university.Design. A 3-hour workshop titled “Weight Management in Pharmacy” was implemented with a cohort of fourth-year undergraduate pharmacy students (n=180). Learning activities used included case-based learning, hands-on experience, role-play, and group discussion.Assessment. A 22-item attitudinal survey instrument and the validated Obesity Risk Knowledge (ORK-10) scale were administered at baseline and postworkshop to evaluate the impact of this educational workshop. There was significant improvement in the students’ ORK scores and students’ perceived level of self-confidence in performing weight management skills.Conclusion. An educational workshop designed to enhance professional competencies in weight management ensured graduates were “service-ready” and had the appropriate knowledge, skills, and attributes to deliver patient-centered pharmacy-based weight management services.