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ArticlePharmacy practice

Communication skills in Brazilian pharmaceutical education: a documentary analysis.

Dyego C Araújo, Janiely S Santos, Izadora M Barros, Afonso M Cavaco, Alessandra R Mesquita, Divaldo P Lyra

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  3. Communication Apprehension Among Health Professions Students in Brazil.American journal of pharmaceutical education · 2022
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  4. Perceptions of nurses, pharmacists and physicians about medication reconciliation: A multicenter study.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2020
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Dyego C AraújoLaboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Federal University of Sergipe. São Cristóvão, SE (Brazil). dyegodm_pb@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-6631-465X
Janiely S SantosLaboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Federal University of Sergipe. São Cristóvão, SE (Brazil). janiely_sany@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1743-7845
Izadora M BarrosLaboratory of Studies in Pharmaceutical Care, Federal University of Sergipe. Lagarto, SE (Brazil). izadoramcb@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5999-6020
Afonso M CavacoReseach Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Department of Social Poharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisboa. Lisbon (Portugal). acavaco@ff.ulisboa.pt.ORCID 0000-0001-8466-0484
Alessandra R MesquitaLaboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Federal University of Sergipe. São Cristóvão, SE (Brazil). alessandra_pharmacia@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-2988-5829
Divaldo P LyraLaboratory of Teaching and Research in Social Pharmacy (LEPFS), Federal University of Sergipe. São Cristóvão, SE (Brazil). lepfs.ufs@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0266-0702

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo characterize the inclusion of the teaching of communication skills in the curriculum of Pharmacy Schools of Federal Institutions of Higher Education.

methodsAn exploratory study of documental analysis of curriculum of Pharmacy Schools was carried out. A convenience sample was selected from undergraduate pharmacy courses of Federal Institutions of Higher Education (IFES). The variables collected were related to the identification of the course, its nature (elective or mandatory), workload, semester, and program content.

resultsAmong the 49 undergraduate pharmacy courses of IFES, 35 (71.4%) had their curriculum available online. The teaching of communication in health was identified in 26 (74.3%) curriculum. In this study, three courses (7.2%) specifically aimed at teaching communication skills, while 39 (92.9%) had content related to this subject. Most courses (22; 52.4%) belonged to the field of Social, Behavioral, and Administrative Sciences. As for the course period, there was a concentration in the third (19%) and fourth (28.6%) years. The main content present in the curriculum was related to the principles and techniques of health communication (42.8%).

conclusionsData obtained enabled the identification of gaps in the curricula of undergraduate courses in pharmacy concerning the inclusion of the teaching of communication skills. These results can be used to reflect the current models adopted in Brazil for the teaching of this skills, especially after the recent publication of the new curricular guidelines for undergraduate pharmacy courses.

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BrazilCurriculumEducationHealth CommunicationPharmacistsPharmacySocial SkillsStudents

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PMCPMC6463414

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