Role of pharmacists in improving the appropriate use of medications


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4103.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 - 1:15 PM

Abstract #119767

Role of pharmacists in improving the appropriate use of medications

Donna Dolinsky, PhD, Professor and Director Division of Social and Administrative Sciences, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Long Island University, 75 DeKalb, Brooklyn, NY 11201, 718-488-1258, donna.dolinsky@liu.edu

This presentation will focus on new data that demonstrates what pharmacy schools are currently doing to increase the communication skills of their students and the potential impact pharmacists can have on patient health outcomes.

Learning Objectives:

Learning Objectives

Understand the role of pharmacists in communicating effectively with consumers.
Understand the role of health literacy in medication outcomes.
Identify efforts pharmacy schools have initiated with regard to increasing their students communication skills.

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Contribution of Health Professionals to Health Literacy

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA