Development of emergency medical examination training method with case map (CM): investigation of usefulness in novice pharmacist program

Abstract

BACKGROUND: An emergency medicine clinical pharmacist needs to understand practical procedures for emergency medicine, including the drug administration process in the emergency department.
PURPOSE: To investigate the utility of a novel training method in emergency medicine developed for novice pharmacists using a case map (representation of scenario in tabular format, CM).
METHODS: We developed a sequential emergency training program consisting of four rounds, with lectures and small group discussions (SGD) using CM, for 26 young pharmacists in our hospital. Comprehension levels before and after each training session were compared by pre- and post-tests. Consciousness surveys were also performed before the first and after the last round. These data were analyzed statistically.
RESULTS: The scores from the comprehension tests improved significantly after each of the four rounds (p<0.01). Motivation for acquiring knowledge about emergency medicine increased significantly after the sequential training (p<0.01).
CONCLUSION: Lectures and SGDs using CM can be a useful method for learning practical procedures for initial treatment in emergency medicine for young pharmacists.