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. 2023 Nov 8;14(5):110-112.
doi: 10.36834/cmej.75940. eCollection 2023 Nov.

A pharmacist-led interprofessional learning experience for family practice medical residents specializing in HIV care

Mark Naccarato  1   2 , Deborah Yoong  1   2 , Kevin Gough  2   3 , Alice Tseng  4   5 , Gordon Arbess  3   6
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A pharmacist-led interprofessional learning experience for family practice medical residents specializing in HIV care

Mark Naccarato et al. Can Med Educ J. .

Abstract
in English, French

We developed a pharmacist-led one-month teaching rotation for medical residents to learn HIV pharmacotherapy. The postgraduate-year-3 residents found this interprofessional learning experience extremely valuable to their future practice in HIV care. The overarching concept of this rotation was for the medical trainee to "become-the-pharmacist," learning to recognize, prevent, and manage drug-related issues in HIV patients. To support medical training in other highly specialized pharmacotherapeutic areas we suggest considering a pharmacist-led interprofessional learning experience.

Nous avons développé un stage d’enseignement sur la pharmacothérapie du VIH guidé par un pharmacien pour les résidents en médecine de troisième année. Ces derniers ont trouvé cette expérience d’apprentissage interprofessionnel extrêmement enrichissante pour leur pratique future en lien avec le traitement du VIH. Le concept au cœur de ce stage d’une durée d’un mois était de mettre les apprenants dans la peau du pharmacien pour qu’ils apprennent à reconnaître, à prévenir et à prendre en charge les problèmes liés à la prise de médicaments chez les patients séropositifs. Nous recommandons des opportunités d’apprentissage interprofessionnel mené par un pharmacien pour appuyer la formation médicale dans d’autres domaines hautement spécialisés de la pharmacothérapie.

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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