Efforts for Pharmacy Hospital Practical Training Using Information and Communication Technology and Evaluation from Students in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Recently, society has been greatly affected by the 2019 coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). In pharmacy education, various messages such as the limitation of entering university campuses and interruption of clinical training are being enforced. In Nagoya University Hospital, information and communication technology (ICT) is also used for pharmacy hospital practical training. In this survey, we reported the method and satisfaction of the hybrid pharmacy hospital practical training constructed in our hospital. ZOOM was used as the ICT, and the training was conducted according to the schedule created by us. In addition, at the beginning, middle, and end of the practical training, we conducted an anonymous WEB questionnaire after obtaining the consent of the students. The results suggest satisfaction with the hybrid pharmacy hospital practical training during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the limitations of ICT were also clarified. Taken together, considering the COVID-19 pandemic, it was speculated that combining ICT with hospital practical training would be the preferred form of current pharmacy hospital practical training.