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. 2022 Nov;86(8):ajpe8757.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe8757. Epub 2021 Dec 10.

Impact of a Well-being Promotion Training Program on Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Conference Leaders

Tram B Cat  1 , Jiangyan Du  2 , Catherine Chen  3 , Shareen Y El-Ibiary  4 , Kelly C Lee  5
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Impact of a Well-being Promotion Training Program on Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience Conference Leaders

Tram B Cat et al. Am J Pharm Educ. 2022 Nov.

Abstract

Objective. The objective of this pilot study was to evaluate the attitudes and self-efficacy of advanced pharmacy practice experience (APPE) conference leaders after completing the Well-being Promotion (WelPro) training program developed at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Pharmacy.Methods. The WelPro training program was developed to equip participants with the knowledge and tools to assist APPE students in distress and promote student wellness. After completing the WelPro training program, a 20-item survey was administered to 10 conference leaders via a web-based survey tool to assess their attitudes about burnout and self-efficacy in assisting students in distress. Descriptive statistics were used to characterize attitudes and self-efficacy.Results. Ten conference leaders participated in the training program. Of these, nine reported experiencing burnout in their careers, and all believed burnout within the pharmacy profession could be avoided. After the WelPro training program, confidence levels of the conference leaders significantly improved in the following areas: identification of students in distress, identification of resources for students, and recognition of when and how to refer students in distress.Conclusion. Increased self-efficacy of conference leaders to identify and assist students in distress could be translated into their improved ability to support students' overall well-being. The WelPro training program can serve as a model for similar wellness training programs that directors and preceptors in experiential education can implement at their institutions.

Keywords: burnout; experiential education; student; training; well-being.

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Perceptions of conference leaders (n=10) who responded to a survey regarding factors influencing development of burnout after completing WelPro training.
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Conference leaders’ confidence levels in their ability to assist pharmacy students in distress before and after completing WelPro trainimg.
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