the art counseling of patient - American Pharmacists Association
the art counseling of patient - American Pharmacists Association
the art counseling of patient - American Pharmacists Association
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The Art <strong>of</strong> Patient Counseling 2013P<strong>art</strong> II Guidelines for <strong>the</strong> Local CompetitionThe JudgesFaculty, New Practitioner Mentors, or pharmacy graduatestudents who have a familiarity with pharmacy practice aregood choices for judges in <strong>the</strong> preliminary round. Since <strong>the</strong>purpose <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> preliminary round is only to screen p<strong>art</strong>icipantsfor <strong>the</strong> finals, it is not crucial to devise a system that willaccurately distinguish <strong>the</strong> precise rank <strong>of</strong> each p<strong>art</strong>icipant.There should be a short period <strong>of</strong> time for judg ing between <strong>the</strong>preliminary round and <strong>the</strong> posting <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> finalists' names. After<strong>the</strong> 10 finalists are announced, <strong>the</strong>y will need sufficient time tosign up for <strong>the</strong> final round <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> competition. Therefore, availabilitywill play an important role in selecting <strong>the</strong> judges for <strong>the</strong>preliminary round.G. Conducting <strong>the</strong>Preliminary RoundStudents should arrive 10 minutes prior to <strong>the</strong>ir scheduledtime. Fifteen minutes should be allowed for each p<strong>art</strong>icipant.At <strong>the</strong> appointed time, each p<strong>art</strong>icipant will be brought into<strong>the</strong> mock pharmacy and shown <strong>the</strong> prescription counter. Afolder <strong>of</strong> <strong>patient</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>iles, a selection <strong>of</strong> references, and an emptyprescription vial should be available. The person conducting<strong>the</strong> competition should read <strong>the</strong> rules to <strong>the</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icipant.Rules for <strong>the</strong> preliminary round are provided and are suitablefor copying for <strong>the</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icipants. After reading <strong>the</strong> rules, <strong>the</strong>p<strong>art</strong>icipants have an opportunity to ask questions regarding<strong>the</strong> procedures.The person in charge should identify <strong>the</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icipant on <strong>the</strong>video, note <strong>the</strong> video counter reading, hand <strong>the</strong> appropriateprescription to <strong>the</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icipant, and indicate that <strong>the</strong> <strong>patient</strong>will arrive in five minutes. The p<strong>art</strong>icipant <strong>the</strong>n studies <strong>the</strong>prescription, <strong>the</strong> appropriate <strong>patient</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>ile, and <strong>the</strong> referencesources. After five minutes, <strong>the</strong> person in charge turnson <strong>the</strong> video recording equipment, <strong>the</strong> <strong>patient</strong> enters <strong>the</strong> mockpharmacy and approaches <strong>the</strong> counter to request <strong>the</strong> filled prescription.The p<strong>art</strong>icipant <strong>the</strong>n counsels <strong>the</strong> <strong>patient</strong> for (up to)five minutes. To assure adequate <strong>counseling</strong>, <strong>the</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icipantmust choose which facts are <strong>the</strong> most important to conveyfirst. While five minutes is a short period <strong>of</strong> time, it accuratelyreflects <strong>the</strong> maximum amount <strong>of</strong> time likely to be available in<strong>the</strong> typical practice situation.The p<strong>art</strong>icipant is given a warning when <strong>the</strong>re is only one minuteremaining. This warning can be a hand signal or any appropriatesign to advise <strong>the</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icipant that only one minute remains.After five minutes, <strong>the</strong> video recording equipment should beturned <strong>of</strong>f, whe<strong>the</strong>r or not <strong>the</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icipant is finished. The p<strong>art</strong>icipantis <strong>the</strong>n told when and where <strong>the</strong> list <strong>of</strong> finalists will be postedand that it will be necessary to sign up for <strong>the</strong> final round.It is probably best to use several different scenarios for <strong>the</strong>preliminary round. These can be numbered and <strong>the</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icipantscan select a number, or, <strong>the</strong> scenarios can be randomlyselected by <strong>the</strong> person conducting <strong>the</strong> preliminary round.The scenarios should be sufficiently similar in difficulty sothat <strong>the</strong>re will not be a p<strong>art</strong>icular advantage to choosing onescenario over ano<strong>the</strong>r.The JudgesJudges should have available to <strong>the</strong>m <strong>the</strong> following materialsduring judging: copies <strong>of</strong> all prescriptions and <strong>patient</strong>pr<strong>of</strong>iles, a copy <strong>of</strong> an appropriate drug information resourceregarding each drug for which <strong>counseling</strong> is expected, a list <strong>of</strong>p<strong>art</strong>icipants, <strong>the</strong> video counter reading at which each scenariobegins, and <strong>the</strong> prescription each p<strong>art</strong>icipant was given.Judges should also be given sufficient copies <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> evaluationform, a copy <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> “Instructions for Judges– PreliminaryRound,” and <strong>the</strong> evaluation form criteria. The person in chargeshould answer any questions about procedures, but shouldavoid being judgmental about individual p<strong>art</strong>icipants.After <strong>the</strong> judging, <strong>the</strong> director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> competition shouldtabulate <strong>the</strong> scores and post a list <strong>of</strong> finalists in <strong>the</strong> same placewhere <strong>the</strong> original sign-up took place. The scores should notbe posted.The director <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> competition should bear in mind thatprizes from APhA will be given to each school's top 10 students.Therefore ties that would increase <strong>the</strong> number <strong>of</strong> finalistsbeyond 10 should be avoided.7