Implementation of a pharmacogenomics education program for pharmacists. 2018

Christine M Formea, and Wayne T Nicholson, and Carolyn Rohrer Vitek, and Kelly K Wix, and Kristen B McCullough, and Julie L Cunningham, and John D Zeuli, and Eric T Matey, and Julianna A Merten, and Darcy M Richardson, and Andrea L Billings, and Garrett E Schramm
Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, and Mayo Clinic Hospital-Rochester, Rochester, MN formea.christine@mayo.edu.

OBJECTIVE The development, implementation, and evaluation of a pharmacogenomics education program for pharmacists in a large, integrated multicampus health system are described. CONCLUSIONS Pharmacogenomics has been described as tailoring medications to each patient's unique genetic sequence with the goals of minimizing harmful effects and optimizing therapeutic effects. Pharmacists are uniquely trained to lead the implementation of pharmacogenomics in clinical care. After assessment of pharmacists' comfort with pharmacogenomics, different approaches were explored to develop, pilot test, and disseminate pharmacogenomics education across a multicampus academic medical center. Limited success with large-audience, single-lecture didactic education led to development and delivery of targeted, competency-based online modules using the institution's academic virtual learning environment and course management system. Implementation steps included (1) collaboration with the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine to create an interprofessional development team and project charter, (2) galvanizing pharmacy leadership support across multiple campuses, (3) development of competency-based interactive modules, and (4) assessment of the quality of and learner satisfaction with the modules. Significant improvements in competency scores were observed with each module and across the multiple campuses. Satisfaction with the education program was assessed at the end of a 4-module series. CONCLUSIONS A pharmacogenomics educational program targeting pharmacists was developed through interprofessional collaboration and provided a novel opportunity to construct an educational infrastructure to support enterprise health-system campuses with limited educational resources.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010597 Pharmacogenetics A branch of genetics which deals with the genetic variability in individual responses to drugs and drug metabolism (BIOTRANSFORMATION). Pharmacogenomics
D011795 Surveys and Questionnaires Collections of data obtained from voluntary subjects. The information usually takes the form of answers to questions, or suggestions. Community Survey,Nonrespondent,Questionnaire,Questionnaires,Respondent,Survey,Survey Method,Survey Methods,Surveys,Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Methodology, Survey,Nonrespondents,Questionnaire Design,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methodology,Baseline Surveys,Design, Questionnaire,Designs, Questionnaire,Methods, Survey,Questionnaire Designs,Questionnaires and Surveys,Randomized Response Techniques,Response Technique, Randomized,Response Techniques, Randomized,Survey, Baseline,Survey, Community,Surveys, Baseline,Surveys, Community,Techniques, Randomized Response
D003479 Curriculum A course of study offered by an educational institution. Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D004513 Education, Pharmacy, Continuing Educational programs designed to inform graduate pharmacists of recent advances in their particular field. Pharmacy Education, Continuing,Continuing Pharmacy Education,Education, Continuing Pharmacy,Education, Pharmaceutic, Continuing,Education, Pharmaceutical, Continuing,Pharmaceutic Education, Continuing,Pharmaceutical Education, Continuing,Continuing Pharmaceutic Education,Continuing Pharmaceutical Education,Education, Continuing Pharmaceutic,Education, Continuing Pharmaceutical
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014481 United States A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D016730 Program Development The process of formulating, improving, and expanding educational, managerial, or service-oriented work plans (excluding computer program development). Program Descriptions,Description, Program,Descriptions, Program,Development, Program,Program Description
D057285 Precision Medicine Clinical, therapeutic and diagnostic approaches to optimal disease management based on individual variations in a patient's genetic profile. Individualized Medicine,Predictive Medicine,P Health,P-Health,Personalized Medicine,Theranostics,Medicine, Individualized,Medicine, Personalized,Medicine, Precision,Medicine, Predictive,Theranostic

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