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ArticleBMJ open2021

European List of Essential Medicines for Medical Education: a protocol for a modified Delphi study.

Erik Donker, David Brinkman, Milan Richir, Paraskevi Papaioannidou, Robert Likic, Emilio J Sanz, Thierry Christiaens, João Costa, Fabrizio De Ponti, Milo Gatti and 6 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 11 institutions in 11 countries.

Erik DonkerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section Pharmacotherapy, Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands e.donker@amsterdamumc.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-8169-0714
David BrinkmanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section Pharmacotherapy, Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Milan RichirDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section Pharmacotherapy, Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Paraskevi PapaioannidouDepartment of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Robert LikicUniversity of Zagreb School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia.
Emilio J SanzSchool of Health Science, Universidad de La Laguna, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6788-4435
Thierry ChristiaensDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, Ghent University, Gent, Belgium.
João CostaDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Fabrizio De PontiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Pharmacology Unit, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Milo GattiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Pharmacology Unit, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Ylva BöttigerDepartment of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Cornelis KramersDepartment of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology-Toxicology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Sarah GarnerHealth Technologies and Pharmaceuticals Programme, WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Rahul PanditDepartment of Translational Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht Brain Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Michiel van AgtmaelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section Pharmacotherapy, Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Jelle TichelaarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Section Pharmacotherapy, Amsterdam UMC Locatie VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
American Pharmacists Association · USUniversity of Bologna · ITAristotle University of Thessaloniki · GRGhent University Hospital · BELinköping University · SERadboud University Nijmegen · NLTechnologies pour la Santé · FRUniversidad de La Laguna · ESUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Lisbon · PT

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World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionJunior doctors are responsible for a substantial number of prescribing errors, and final-year medical students lack sufficient prescribing knowledge and skills just before they graduate. Various national and international projects have been initiated to reform the teaching of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CP&T) during undergraduate medical training. However, there is as yet no list of commonly prescribed and available medicines that European doctors should be able to independently prescribe safely and effectively without direct supervision. Such a list could form the basis for a European Prescribing Exam and would harmonise European CP&T education. Therefore, the aim of this study is to reach consensus on a list of widely prescribed medicines, available in most European countries, that European junior doctors should be able to independently prescribe safely and effectively without direct supervision: the European List of Essential Medicines for Medical Education. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This modified Delphi study will recruit European CP&T teachers (expert group). Two Delphi rounds will be carried out to enable a list to be drawn up of medicines that are available in ≥80% of European countries, which are considered standard prescribing practice, and which junior doctors should be able to prescribe safely and effectively without supervision. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study has been approved by the Medical Ethics Review Committee of VU University Medical Center (no. 2020.335) and by the Ethical Review Board of the Netherlands Association for Medical Education (approved project no. NVMO-ERB 2020.4.8). The European List of Essential Medicines for Medical Education will be presented at national and international conferences and will be submitted to international peer-reviewed journals. It will also be used to develop and implement the European Prescribing Exam.

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Education, MedicalEducation, Medical, UndergraduateClinical CompetenceCurriculumDelphi TechniqueEuropeHumansNetherlandseducation & training (see medical education & training)medical education & trainingtherapeutics

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PMID33947736
PMCPMC8098946
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