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dc.contributor.authorVolmer, Daisy
dc.contributor.authorSokirskaja, Aleksandra
dc.contributor.authorLaaksonen, Raisa
dc.contributor.authorVainio, Kirsti
dc.contributor.authorSandler, Niklas
dc.contributor.authorHalvorsen, Kjell H.
dc.contributor.authorKjome, Reidun Lisbet Skeide
dc.contributor.authorGizurarson, Sveinbjørn
dc.contributor.authorMuceniece, Ruta
dc.contributor.authorMaurina, Baiba
dc.contributor.authorDauksiene, Jurgita
dc.contributor.authorRuuben, Lilian
dc.contributor.authorBjörnsdottir, Ingunn
dc.contributor.authorRatassepp, Tagne
dc.contributor.authorHeinämäki, Jyrki
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-11T11:53:53Z
dc.date.available2017-11-11T11:53:53Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-13
dc.description.abstractWith increased development of medical technology (MT), new challenges emerge related to education and training of pharmacists and other healthcare specialists. Currently, only a few universities in the EU promote MT education and research. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the current status, views on, and need for the education on MT for the pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic countries. Methods: The representatives of higher education institutions and community/hospital pharmacists from six Baltic and Nordic countries participated in a qualitative cross-sectional exploratory internet-based study from May to October 2014. Results: Approximately two-third of the respondents considered professional knowledge about MT products important for pharmacists, but half of them had never participated in any MT courses. More practicing pharmacists than representatives of academia underlined the need for increased MT education for pharmacy students in the future. Conclusions: The pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic countries consider the professional knowledge about MT as pertinent in their education and work. The limited number and status of MT courses available today, however, is a major concern among both pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists in these countries. In the future, increasing education combining theory and practice about MT products would be one possible solution to overcome this challenge.en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy4040029> http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy4040029 </a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationVolmer, D.; Sokirskaja, A.; Laaksonen, R.; Vainio, K.; Sandler, N.; Halvorsen, K.H.; Kjome, R.L.S.; Gizurarson, S.; Muceniece, R.; Maurina, B.; Dauksiene, J.; Ruuben, L.; Björnsdottir, I.; Ratassepp, T.; Heinämäki, J. Perception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study. Pharmacy 2016, 4, 29.en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1430358
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/pharmacy4040029
dc.identifier.issn2226-4787
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/11734
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMDPIen_US
dc.relation.journalPharmacy
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Pedagogiske fag: 280::Fagdidaktikk: 283en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Education: 280::Subject didactics: 283en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Basic medical, dental and veterinary science disciplines: 710::Pharmacology: 728en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Basale medisinske, odontologiske og veterinærmedisinske fag: 710::Farmakologi: 728en_US
dc.titlePerception of the Professional Knowledge of and Education on the Medical Technology Products among the Pharmacists in the Baltic and Nordic Countries—A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
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dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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