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The Theme of “Descendants of the Executioners” in the Discourse in Memory of the “Era of Political Repressions” (2/2 2010s – early 2020s)
Authors: Zevako Yulia V.
Published: May 2022

The search and analysis of ways to overcome the “difficult” repressive past inherited from the 20th century by many countries including Russia, is one of the tasks of contemporary humanitarian thought. However, in the reflections of many researchers, very little attention is paid to the topic of “descendants of executioners”. In Russia, the topic of “descendants of executioners” is also quite marginal.

Nevertheless, a number of significant events took place in the public media space in the 2/2 of the 2010s – early 2020s. It started a more active discussion of this topic. Thus, general public learned about the project “Investigation of KARAGODIN”, about the database “Personnel of the USSR State Security Bodies. 1935−1939”, about a letter of repentance from the granddaughter of an NKVD officer involved in the case of great-grandfather D. Karagodin, at 2016, and about a lawsuit by a descendant of another NKVD officer demanding that the author of the project be brought to legal responsibility, at 2021. In addition, the lawsuit on the liquidation of “Memorial” caused a great resonance in the society at 2021. These events intensified discussions about the “descendants of the executioners” and their responsibility for the deeds of their ancestors. Here were manifested the positions of not only the “descendants of the victims”, but also the “descendants of the executioners” and representatives of the “double heritage” (simultaneous descendants of both), trying to find ways to comprehend the inherited “legacy”. The article is devoted to the analysis of the meanings and dynamics of these discussions.
Features of the Religious and Everyday Worldview of a Resident of a Russian City at the Turn of the Middle Ages and Modernity: Public, Everyday, Intimate
Authors: Belov Alexey V.
Published: May 2022

The work describes and analyzes the monograph of L.P. Naydenova “The Life of a Russian Man of the 16th-17th Centuries (Faith, Family, Everyday Affairs)”. It was published in 2020. In it, the author considers issues of the inner world of a person, his relationship with loved ones, and his place in the family. Many of the topics have been understudied. In addition, they are difficult to study, since they are associated with family relationships, and with the closed, personal life. The review was written in order to acquaint readers with the research of the author of the monograph, with the identification of peculiarities of the urban lifestyle, which are inherent in the large cities of the Russian state at the turn of the Middle Ages and early Modernity. This knowledge makes it possible to consider the question of criteria of the characteristics of the city during the Middle Ages and late Modernity. This book may be of interest to specialists in the history of the Middle Ages, medieval family and society. It will be useful to urbanists, sociologists, researchers involved in studying everyday life and mentality. The book will be useful to everyone who is interested in the worldview and everyday history of the Russian medieval city and medieval society.
The Caspian Sea as Intertext: from the Old Russian Literary Tradition to Modern Mass Media (Reception, Concepts, Emotions)
Authors: Krutova Irina N. , Bychkov Dmitry M. , Bilialova Giulnara M. , Parshina Olga N.
Published: May 2022

The article reveals cognitive and discursive potential of the Caspian Sea portrayal in the Russian literary tradition and modern Internet journalism. The research is based on individual works of Russian writers written in different genres, as well as works of domestic journalists, representing an unconventional reception of the picture of the world framed around the Caspian Sea. The paper draws conclusions about the ambivalent meaning of the image of the Caspian Sea, its mythological semantics; it shows the intertextual nature of the image of the Caspian Sea which generates ideas relevant for the author’s reality; it defines the main constitutive concepts creating the worldview characteristic of the Caspian region; and it reveals the spectrum of emotions expressing the individual author’s perception of the image of the Caspian Sea.
Topographic Hierarchy: an Interdisciplinary Study of Mental Space in the Perspective of Topographic Preferences
Authors: Troitskiy Sergey A. , Tsarev Alexey O.
Published: May 2022

The article differs from the usual scientific articles, since it refers to the genre of the pre-project that is rarely published in journals related to the social sciences. The pre-project contains the results not of the study as a whole, but of its preparatory stage. A thorough study of the hypothesis, scientific problem, methods, research boundaries, as well as the possibility of object transformation and practical applicability are developed before launching a research project and need extensive discussion from colleagues who are not involved in the research. It is important especially if the project claims to be global in scope. This article just offers to discuss the main provisions of the future study of topographic preferences. It is planned to start realization of the project from a study of the topographical preferences of large city residents. As main activities on this stage should be testing the main preliminary installations, improving the tools for collecting materials, building the parameters of the analysis in accordance with the first data received. As a result of this stage, the stage of practical verification of the theory, it is planned to get an idea of the preferences themselves and their motivators, to develop universal basic tools for identifying topographic preferences that are applicable for use in different cultures. The next stage should be the development of tools for studying the topographical preferences of migrants in order to identify the parameters that affect the choice of directions of migration flows. At this stage, it is planned to involve foreign colleagues to test methods, tools and hypotheses about the cross-cultural nature of mental maps and topographic representations. The published pre-project formulates the terminological apparatus of the planned project, indicates the markers of inclusion of toposes in mental maps, as well as factors affecting the configuration of the topographic hierarchy (a complex of topographic preferences).
Images of the Soviet Era in the Perception of the Student Youth of the Post-Soviet Caspian Region
Authors: Kholova Lyubov A.
Published: May 2022

The article presents the results of a study of the perception of the Soviet era images by the student youth of the Caspian region (Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan). The main goal of the study is to identify the specifics of the attitude to the images of the Soviet era among Russian students and their peers from the post-Soviet Caspian states. The author proves that the images of the Soviet era among the students of the Caspian region were formed under the influence of natural circumstances and factors – family, education and, less often, politics. It is confirmed that the intercultural dialogue in the territory of the Caspian macro-region is rarely reduced to a simplified “We-They” (Ours – Alien) dichotomy and more often forms complex constructs. The results of the study show that the images of the Soviet era in the minds of the students of the Caspian region are of residual character, where the degree of intensity of memorizing the true meaning of the image is different: Russian students in comparison to foreign but Russian-speaking ones, showed a better knowledge of the connotation of images. The focus of nostalgic moods which were noted in our previous works remains characteristic of the older generation, whose youth falls on the Soviet era. The practical impact of the article is in proving that, when building the concept of a safe intercultural dialogue in the Caspian region, it is necessary to take into account not the common Soviet basis of the states, but the new discursive practices of the Caspian macro-region. The conclusions of this work can be used in general courses on social philosophy and philosophy of culture, anthropology and sociology of culture, as well as for the development of courses on semiotics of culture, visual culture, theory of intercultural communications. The systematized material, as well as the conclusions obtained during the analysis, can become the basis for further research work.
A comparison between student performances on objective structured clinical examination and virtual simulation
Authors: Amirthalingam Palanisamy , Hamdan Ahmed Mohsen , Veeramani Vinoth Prabhu , A Sayed Ali Mostafa
Published: May 2022

Objective: To compare the pharmacy students’ performance on an interactive web-based virtual pharmacy tool versus in-person objective structured clinical examination (OSCE).
Methods: The academic performance of fourth-year pharmacy students in patient interview, counseling and medication dispensing were assessed using MyDispense, a virtual pharmacy practice online case scenario, versus physical OSCE. The grades of the same students in both exams were compared, and the students were administered a questionnaire to explore their perception of virtual experience after completion of the exercise. The internal consistency and reliability of the case scenarios and questionnaire were examined by calculating Cronbach’s alpha coefficient.
Results: There was a significant increase (p = 0.01) in the average test scores of the virtual exam than the in-person OSCE. Similarly, female students had higher performance on virtual simulation than OSCE (p = 0.03). However, a comparison of the online MyDispense and OSCE assessment grades did not find a direct correlation (Spearman’s rho = 0.060). The results from the self-administered questionnaire demonstrated high students’ satisfaction and effective application of their knowledge through MyDispense for targeted patient interview, counseling and communication skills.
Conclusion: The MyDispense virtual experience was well-perceived by the students as a useful online learning tool for pharmacy practice. However, there was no direct correlation between online and in-person OSCE assessment grades.
A systematic review of reflective writing in the pharmacy curriculum: Impact on patient-centred communication skills or cultural competence
Authors: Teo Jia Min , Koh Leroy , Zhen Yap Kai
Published: May 2022

Background: This review aims to identify and evaluate the impact of reflective writing in pharmacy curriculum on student’s patient-centred communication (PCC) skills or cultural competence.
Methods: Electronic databases of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, ERIC, CINAHL and PsychInfo were systematically searched without restricting study designs.
Results: Six articles were included in this review. For PCC skills, reflective writing improves pharmacy students’ motivational interviewing and shared decision-making skills, in managing patients’ treatment plans. However, reflective writing only improves pharmacy students’ ability to build rapport but not to recognise and respond to their patients’ emotions, in reassuring their patients. Lastly, conflicting results are seen for its effects on cultural competence, due to differences in the measurement instruments and cultural academic assignments complementary to reflective writing.
Conclusion: Reflective writing positively impacted pharmacy students’ PCC skills in managing treatment plans but had limited impact on reassurance. Furthermore, the impact of reflective writing on pharmacy students’ cultural competence is inconclusive.
Continuing professional development needs of pharmacy professionals in Zambia: Findings and future directions
Authors: Mutati Ronald Kampamba , Mwila Chiluba , Mudenda Steward , Munkombwe Derick , Mufwambi Webrod , Muungo Lungwani Tyson , Mukosha Moses , Zingani Ellah , Gono-Bwalya Angela , Banda Michelo , Hikaambo Christabel , Kampamba Martin , Kalungia Aubrey Chichonyi
Published: May 2022

Background: Despite continuing professional development (CPD) becoming a key strategy for improving health outcomes by enhancing the quality of pharmaceutical care services, the CPD needs of the pharmaceutical practitioners in Zambia remained unknown prior to this study.    
Aim: To determine the CPD needs and preferences among pharmaceutical practitioners in Zambia.   
Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study involved administering a structured self-administered online questionnaire to collect data from 111 pharmaceutical practitioners registered in Zambia.   
Results: The majority of the participants (80%) were Pharmacists with less than 10-years post-registration experience. Several respondents (84.8%) indicated they were engaged in more than one sector of pharmaceutical practice, with hospital and community (retail) pharmacy sectors together having the highest proportion of practitioners. The highly preferred modes of undertaking CPD activities were conferences, seminars, symposia, and workshops (81.7%) followed by hands-on interactive skills activities (79.2%), and short courses (74.4%). CPD involving skills development (95.3%) was highly preferred followed by knowledge impartation (89.9%), behavioural enhancement (77.8%), and lastly attitude inculcation (74.1%). Specific high priority CPD programmes identified included: supply chain management, antimicrobial stewardship, medicine use review, rational use of medicines, and chronic care (non-communicable diseases) management, among several others.  
Conclusion: Pharmaceutical practitioners interviewed in this study seem to be in need of contextually relevant CPD programmes. Blended learning approaches involving face-to-face and online learning coupled with hands-on interactive sessions in knowledge impartation, behavioural enhancement, and skills development were preferred. These findings suggest an opportunity in Zambia to develop and upgrade relevant CPD for pharmaceutical practitioners.
Perceptions of patient safety competency among graduating pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy and medical imaging students: A cross-sectional study in Malaysia
Authors: Bakrin Faizah Safina , Azizi Bin Haji Omar , Yusuf Norihan , Tajuddin Yasmin , Sinniah Jeevasulochana , Balakrishnan Shasindrau , Arjunan Vasanthi , Hassan Hamidah , Kunjukunju Annamma , Saim Lokman
Published: May 2022

Aim: The study aimed to investigate the perceptions of patient safety competency (PSC) among a sample of graduating healthcare professionals in a developing country.    
Methods: A cross-sectional survey on self-reported confidence in PSC was conducted among 469 graduands of pharmacy, nursing, physiotherapy and medical imaging at a private healthcare educational institution in Malaysia. Students’ confidence in six core domains of competency in the validated Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey (H-PEPSS) questionnaire was evaluated in the classroom and clinical settings.   
Results: Nursing students were the most confident in PSC followed by pharmacy, physiotherapy and medical imaging students (p < 0.05) in both settings. The pharmacists’ scores in both settings were equal in all the domains except for the learning on the ‘Recognise and respond to reduce harm’ domain (p = 0.01).   
Conclusion: Based on H-PEPSS, the pharmacy students attained equal high levels of confidence in patient safety competency from both classroom and clinical settings.
Pharmacy students’ perceptions of the impact of mental disorders on pharmacy education in Nigeria
Authors: Isiogugu Ogechukwu Nnanyelugo , Anosike Chibueze , Okoye Chibueze Raymond , Mmirikwe Ijeoma Joy
Published: May 2022

Background: In Nigeria, the extent to which pharmacy students perceive that mental illness can impair their academic performance, be a reason for the dismissal or rejection of a pharmacy school applicant is unknown.   
Aim: To examine pharmacy undergraduate students’ perceptions of the impact of mental illnesses on pharmacy education in Nigeria. 
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among pharmacy students from six Nigerian universities. The data were collected using a modified self-administered paper-based Mental Illness Performance Scale. Descriptive statistics, Student t-test, and One-way analysis of variance were used for the data analysis.   
Results: The study received responses from 496 pharmacy students, yielding a 93.2% response rate. A vast majority of the students agreed or strongly agreed that depression (98.7%), anxiety (98.4%), and substance abuse (83.9%) affect pharmacy students' academic performance. Fewer students agreed or strongly agreed that depression (31.4%) and anxiety disorder (37.9%) would be grounds for expulsion from pharmacy school. Substance abuse (62.5%) and schizophrenia (58.1%) were supported as reasons for rejecting an applicant into the pharmacy programme.   
Conclusion: The findings suggest that pharmacy students perceive that having a mental disorder would negatively affect pharmacy education in Nigeria.
Audience response systems as an interim measure of quality using Bloom’s taxonomy of learning outcomes
Authors: Elnour Asim Ahmed
Published: May 2022

Learning methods are transforming with the help of modern technology. The availability of versatile innovative technologies such as the audience response systems may assist in the transformation of learning and training methods in pharmacy education and consequently, increase student engagement and promote active learning. This review emphasises the audience response system as an assessment tool that can be emulated by pharmacy instructors. It can be implemented in the daily learning process to foster the wide engagement of students in the learning process. Furthermore, the shift in pharmacy education due to COVID-19 and the upsurge of online tools support the innovative role of audience response systems. The audience response system suits numerous interactive classroom purposes. A new generation of pharmacy students' transformational roles, future responsibilities, and emerging patient and societal needs dictate the need for interactive learning styles that encompasses the use of the current audience response system and other appropriate approved tools. The audience response system needs to be mapped with a revised version of Bloom’s taxonomy to ensure the learning outcomes are achieved in appropriate levels.
Using GastroPlus to teach complex biopharmaceutical concepts
Authors: Silva Daniela Amaral , Cor M. Kenneth , Lavasanifar Afaseneh , M. Davies Neal , Löbenberg Raimar
Published: May 2022

Context: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many educational adjustments had to be made to move in-person teaching to online classrooms. This report showcases the use of the software GastroPlus in an undergraduate-level pharmacy course.
Programme description: This course aimed for the students to learn how to perform a mechanistically based simulation to predict the oral absorption pattern, pharmacokinetics, and biopharmaceutics properties of compounds in humans. The computer simulation offered the opportunity to teach concepts about bioavailability providing all kinds of experience with major biopharmaceutic determinants that affect systemic drug exposure.
Evaluation: The advantage of this approach was seen by the enhanced performance on the biopharmaceutics questions on the final exam compared with the previous year where the laboratory was not implemented: An increase from 2019 (where no laboratory was implemented) through 2021 incorrect scores from 52, 76 to 75%, respectively.
Conclusion: There is great benefit in using computer programs and simulations as a technique to enhance active learning and to educate pharmacy students in salient aspects of biopharmaceutics.
Impact of the “DrugSpeak” programme on drug name pronunciation skills and perceptions in a pharmacy student cohort
Authors: Cheesman Matthew , Do Darren , Alcorn Sean , Grant Gary , Cardell Elizabeth
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Difficulties in pronouncing many drug names can lead to medication errors in pharmacy practice. A pilot study called DrugSpeak was devised to provide educational scaffolding to enable students to pronounce drug names correctly.
Method: Student participants (n = 26) accessed online videos on phonetics and audio files of drug names, and then undertook a workshop that provided them with basic phonetics training to assist them in pronouncing drug names correctly. Surveys and audio recordings of student pronunciations of drug names were conducted before and after intervention with DrugSpeak.
Results: Significant increases (p<0.01) in student drug pronunciation and accuracy were observed following DrugSpeak. Students reported reductions in anxiety and enhancements in their confidence levels relevant to drug pronunciation.
Conclusion: The DrugSpeak education package yielded promising outcomes in the improvement of student drug pronunciation skills and in providing students with the confidence to tackle drug names unfamiliar to them.
Teaching organic nomenclature for pharmacy students: Adapting a course to online mode during COVID-19
Authors: Barrientos Claudio , Moris Silvana
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Due to the confinement of the COVID-19 pandemic, educational centres have remained closed, transferring the teaching process to online mode, thus adapting infrastructure, methodologies, and the university community.
Objectives: This work aims to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies in learning organic nomenclature and seek student opinions about committing fraud in organic chemistry course assessments in the online mode in the pharmaceutical career.
Methods: The methodologies used allowed the students to understand and apply the organic nomenclature rules, using online collaborative guides and crosswords worked in synchronous classes, previous reading, and the collaborative asynchronous creation of informative files for the recognition of heterocyclic compounds and formative assessment. All assessments were applied in three-people groups in the synchronous classes. Finally, an anonymous survey was administered to know the student perception of the possibility of fraud during the course.
Results: A substantial improvement (from 47.7% to 80.5%) was observed in the application of IUPAC rules for organic compounds. Of the students who responded to the anonymous survey, 81% reported that the methodology used decreased the opportunity to commit fraud during assessments.
Digital gaming in class: English medical terminology for pharmacy students
Authors: Mercanoglu Guldem , Yuksel Gulru
Published: May 2022

Objective: Knowledge of medical terminology is crucial for pharmacy students since they will be working as frontline healthcare professionals. Today’s younger generation enjoys using digital tools for self-study purposes. This study aimed to investigate the impact of in-class digital game-based activities on pharmacy students’ medical terminology learning performance and explore their perceptions.
Method: The experiment was conducted with two classes of second-year pharmacy students over a period of 15 weeks in an English for Professional Purposes course. Data were collected using two medical word tests and a post-treatment perception questionnaire.
Results: Students who learned the medical words through in-class digital gaming gained more words. This group of students also found the digital tool to be more effective and easier to use.
Conclusion: In-class digital gaming is a more beneficial approach to teaching medical terminology. Integrating digital games into teaching practices would improve the acquisition and retention of medical terms among pharmacy students.
Cross-sectional, quantitative research on the perception of pharmacy students from the University of Santo Tomas and their parents toward vaccination
Authors: Casuga Franelyne , Tandoc Wynsel Carven , Tabor Julienne Kryzel , Te Jake Benzyn , Uy Joyce Kimberly , Vidallo Genesis , Villafuerte Miko
Published: May 2022

Background: Vaccine hesitancy is a global concern wherein contributing factors are lack of vaccine confidence, mistrust, alternative parental beliefs, and inadequate information.
Methods: This study assessed and compared vaccine-related perceptions of pharmacy students and their guardians in the Philippines through a cross-sectional design survey using the 5C scale (confidence, complacency, constraints, calculations, and collective responsibility). Recruitment was stratified to ensure findings are equally represented. Bivariate non-parametric tests and linear regression analyses were applied.
Results: Findings revealed that students were more confident towards vaccines (p = 0.035), and more socially responsible (p = 0.023), while parents were more likely to seek vaccine-related information (p = 0.013). Students were less complacent (p = 0.014) to immunity and less likely to be hindered in getting vaccinated. Predictors of good vaccine-related behaviours were determined to affect the perceptions of students and parents. Higher health literacy has a positive impact on perceptions of vaccination.
Conclusion: This study identified a significant intergenerational difference in vaccine perception, which prompts vaccine-related information dissemination to be more targeted.
Using content analysis software to compare pharmacy support qualifications in South Africa
Authors: Fogarty Teri-Lynne , Burton Susan
Published: May 2022

The training of pharmacy support personnel (PSP) differs considerably across the world; however, the question of whether the training of PSP meets the needs of the scope of practice in each country must be considered. This article considers a methodology employed to determine if qualifications for PSP in South Africa provided the knowledge and practical skills required by the prescribed scope of practice. A content analysis was performed in three steps, using Atlas Ti software to manage the textual information. The same basic format used in all qualitative content analysis was utilised, including preparing and organising, exploring, developing themes, reporting, and interpreting data. Content analysis can be a helpful tool in analysing large volumes of information. Despite the process being time-consuming, it allows for the trustworthiness of data. Breaking the analysis into three steps made the process more manageable, allowing a single researcher to do the analysis.
Research, ranking, and university branding: Investment for excellence in health professions’ education
Authors: Salameh Pascale , Kolokotroni Ourania , Constantinou Constantina
Published: May 2022

Research is known to serve society and optimise educational institutions’ reputation, hand in hand with knowledge; this applies to all disciplines, including those related to health professions education, such as pharmacy and medicine. Institutional reputation attracts high-quality students and instructors, which will, in turn, enhance productivity and lead to a further better reputation. Reputation relies on branding strategies, encompassing research excellence as an intrinsic value and institutional ranking as an external recognition; additionally, institutional and programme accreditations both include quality standards related to research. However, in educational institutions, the research-education nexus faces many challenges, including lack of time due to education overloading and administrative duties, in addition to insufficient human and financial resources. Administrators need to facilitate an optimal research culture and an adequate context for cutting-edge research to be implemented in higher education institutions.
Virtual vs traditional seminar course evaluation among two groups of pharmacy students: An observational study
Authors: Al harbi Shmeylan A. , Shawaqfeh Mohammad , Qotineh Amenah , Abdalla Mariam , Abujamal Mohammed , Alakeel Yousif , Al Katheri Abdulmalik A. , Al Bekairy Abdulkareem M.
Published: May 2022

Background: Distance learning in pharmacy schools has gained importance with the growth of technology which accelerated the pace of implementing virtual learning not only to prevent the spread of the virus but also to ensure continuity of education.  
Methods: A total of 102 students’ responses to the 8-questions survey were collected and analysed. The survey score was compiled for all questions to reflect the students’ satisfaction. In this study, we have used descriptive statistics to find the comparison between Class 2019 and Class 2020.    
Results: The virtual seminar model reported conveniently high satisfaction, unlike the conventional in-class seminar model.    
Conclusion: The college of pharmacy was successfully able to modify the seminar course while maintaining the quality of the course, with improved students’ satisfaction.
Training needs of community pharmacists for advanced pharmaceutical care management
Authors: Fukawa Takahiro , Mohri Junichi , Kobayashi Masahiro , Atsuda Koichiro
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Advanced pharmaceutical care management skills relate to the provision of specialised pharmacotherapy for patients, like cancer patients, who require special attention and therapeutic drugs. Kitasato University Hospital has been conducting its own advanced pharmacist training programmes to improve the advanced pharmaceutical care management skills of community pharmacists. This study aimed to identify their needs for training in advanced pharmaceutical care management skills.   
Methods: A web-based survey of the members of the Kanagawa Pharmaceutical Association was conducted.   
Results: The majority of the participants wanted to undergo advanced pharmacist traineeship, and preferred hospitals offering both advanced and specialist training. The main requirements for advanced pharmacist training were a programme of duration (one to three months); E-learning or training at a university hospital; and content related to outpatient chemotherapy.   
Conclusion: A training programme that meets these requirements might increase the number of medical care providers with advanced pharmaceutical care management skills and improve cancer care quality.
The neuron model: An educational tool for evidence-based practice and interprofessional care
Authors: Thomas Dixon , Maas Mark , Babu Theres , Cooper Jason
Published: May 2022

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the usefulness of the neuron model in educating how evidence-based drug information and interprofessional care interface.   
Methods: The Neuron model of evidence-based practice and interprofessional care was introduced in an online session to a group of healthcare professionals at a United Arab Emirates (UAE) tertiary-level care hospital in March 2021. A Google Form survey was used to assess the usefulness of the neuron model.   
Results: Among those who responded to the form, 90% of healthcare professionals said that the neuron model was useful. This agreement improved significantly (Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test p-value > 0.05), and persisted even after six months.   
Conclusion: The healthcare professionals agreed that the neuron model was beneficial in visualising how evidence-based practice and interprofessional care interface with each other, integrate into the academic health system, and help identify areas of improvement for healthcare professionals.
Evaluation of the effectiveness and staff acceptance of education strategies to improve medication safety
Authors: Hills Madeleine , Teoh Stephanie Wai Khuan , Lebedevs Tamara
Published: May 2022

Background: The pharmacy department at the study site provides ongoing education on medication safety to the hospital staff through a variety of means.
Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate and compare various forms of education and the clinical impact and satisfaction reported by staff.
Methods: A survey was disseminated to staff across the hospital, and 81 responses were collected.
Results: Staff preferred learning through a combination of teaching methods rather than individual modalities. The majority of respondents stated that they felt their knowledge of medication safety improved after education and that the content was actionable. Most staff also agreed or strongly agreed that education positively impacted their clinical practice. Staff preferences regarding education were also themed around different learning modalities, quick and concise messages, topics of medication updates, and relevance to practice. Preferences of the hospital staff will be aligned with education strategies based on this evaluation.
Student perceptions and academic performance in a remote flipped classroom
Authors: Shin Jaekyu , Ly Janice , Polikoff Danielle , Reyes Kharissa
Published: May 2022

Objective: To identify the components of a flipped classroom that may need to be adjusted for remote learning and to compare academic performance between remote and in-person flipped classrooms.
Methods: After implementing a remote flipped classroom in therapeutics classes in an integrated organ system block in 2020, the authors surveyed students on their perceptions of it and compared the median percent score of therapeutics questions on two summative assessments between students who took the block in person in 2019 and remotely in 2020. 
Results: Reducing the amount of pre-class work was the most frequent feedback. Fewer than half felt that breakout room sessions enhanced their learning. The Cohort 2020 had significantly lower median percent scores on therapeutics questions than the Cohort 2019.
Conclusions: Delivery of pre-class materials and arrangements of student interactions in-class were identified as components for adjustments in a remote flipped classroom. Given the lower academic performance, additional support should be provided.
Using clips from movies and web series as a pedagogic method for learning pharmacology
Authors: Desai Shivani M. , Kakodkar Pradnya V.
Published: May 2022

Background: Cine-medicine has previously been used in medical teaching. Movies and web series have a great impact on people's lives. The authors were interested to see if it could be used for teaching and engaging pharmacology students.
Objective: To assess the effectiveness of using clips of movies or web series in Pedagogy for Pharmacology.
Methods: The study was conducted among 111 Bachelor of Pharmacy, third-year students. An innovative teaching-learning technique was used. Two broad themes were chosen: Pathophysiology of disease and Pharmacology of the drug. Each student had to present one of the themes for seven minutes, the time was divided into three minutes of a clip from a movie or web series they had chosen, and a four-minute explanation relating the clip to the theme. After the activity, students' feedback was obtained using a self-designed, pilot tested and validated eight item closed-ended questionnaire with options based on a 5-point Likert scale.
Results: A total of 97 (87.4%) students completed the pedagogy activity. This teaching method was considered as novel (90.8%), made the class engaging (85.1%), stimulated students' interest (93.1%), potentiated learning (89.6%), helped in knowledge retention (81.6%), made learning fun (88.5%), created more interest and motivation for learning (89.6%) and helped in understanding the concept due to visual imaging (97.7%).
Conclusion: The use of clips from movies and web series is an effective pedagogic method for learning pharmacology.
Faculty perceptions on online education in a school of pharmacy during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Safwan Jihan , Cherfan Michelle , Dabbous Mariam , Hammoudi Dalal , Akiki Zeina , Saade Faraj , Akel Marwan , Younes Samar , Rahal Mohamad , Bouraad Etwal , Sakr Fouad
Published: May 2022

Objective: To determine the perception of pharmacy faculty towards online education at the School of Pharmacy at the Lebanese International University upon the sudden shift to remote education due to COVID19.
Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study was conducted through a questionnaire administered to faculty members. It inquired about institutional educational changes and measured faculty perceptions towards this new educational method.
Results: About 79% of the faculty responded to the survey (N = 49) and only 24.5% had previous experience with online education (N = 12). The majority (75.5%) used blended methods for course delivery (N = 37). More than half (N = 27) were generally undecided whether online learning was better or worse than normal education. More than 55% of the respondents showed high positive perceptions regarding remote education (N = 27).
Conclusion: The preliminary findings reflect that faculty are still uncertain regarding the prompt educational shift to online learning, however, faculty members felt that better opportunities and enhanced experience for students may be provided through additional faculty support and training.
Are you ready to rotate? A one-week intensive Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) orientation course
Authors: Stevenson T. Lynn , Alexander Kaitlin M. , Andrus Miranda , Staton April G. , Grabowsky Adelia , Eiland Lea S.
Published: May 2022

Objective: To describe an innovative, one-week, required course designed to prepare students for advanced pharmacy practice experiences (APPEs) and provide professional development resources.
Methods: Course activities focused on orienting students to APPE expectations and mimicked APPE activities. Students completed a pre- and post-self-assessment of comfort level with APPE activities and expectations. A voluntary survey was provided nine months into APPEs to determine the impact of course content.
Results: Self-assessment scores statistically improved on all domains assessed. Evaluating a formal patient presentation, preparing an in-service assignment, and conducting a literature search had the greatest improvement in comfort level. In the follow-up survey, the introductory email to preceptor, literature search, and drug information resources and triaging patient care questions were most effective in improving their APPE preparedness.
Conclusion: A comprehensive APPE orientation and professional development course improved student confidence for APPEs. A follow-up survey completed during APPEs suggests continuing value of course activities.
A Closer Look into the Scope of Arts Entrepreneurship Education
Authors: Rapisarda Nina , Loots Ellen
Published: May 2022

This study explores the notion, practice and potential differences of arts entrepreneurship efforts in the ways they are conceptualized and organized at higher education institutions in the United States compared to Europe. Based on a qualitative approach, the study’s main data collection method was paired interviews as a means of facilitating sustained dialogue between respondents to provide more context into potential similarities and differences. Findings show that although there are differences in the ways programs are organized, educators across the Western world seem to share similar values and face similar challenges. Students must be taught to apply context-specific and career-relevant knowledge, develop analytical, critical and self-efficacy skills and take up agency and explorative behaviors that lead to the creation of value, all of which require entrepreneurial mindsets. A more general theory of arts entrepreneurship might pave the way for enhanced training of arts entrepreneurship educators and promote greater inclusivity in terms of cultural expression.
Industrial Strategies
Authors: Tomlinson Conner
Published: May 2022

By emphasizing the rhetorical processes integral to arts entrepreneurship, this study hopes to open up a rhetorical vocabulary that will simultaneously expand arts entrepreneurship discourse and bridge the gap between its constituent terms. Likewise, the abstract processes of rhetoric offer an insightful perspective on the specific processes of entrepreneurship in the arts. The first wave of Industrial Music in the late 1970s and early ‘80s is taken as a case study in order to articulate how a group of artist-entrepreneurs used information, attention and sound itself as rhetorical tactics to engage in an emancipatory form of arts entrepreneurship. In step with these objectives, my rhetorical model tethers notions of socio-aesthetic attack and emancipation to a critical rhetoric informed by poststructuralist thought. The resulting analysis shows how Industrial artists used rhetorical tactics as entrepreneurial bricolage to both span and challenge the divide between business, artistic and social practice.
Pearl Anole (Anolis peraccae)
Authors: Gordon Fernanda , Arteaga Alejandro
Published: May 2022

This is the species account about the Pearl Anole (Anolis peraccae), a chapter in the Reptiles of Ecuador book. This account summarizes novel as well as historical information (recognition, natural history, distribution, conservation, etymology, and relevant literature) about the species and provides maps and images to facilitate identification of this reptile in the field.
Green-headed Shade-Lizard (Alopoglossus viridiceps)
Authors: Vieira Jose , Arteaga Alejandro
Published: May 2022

This is the species account about the Green-headed Shade-Lizard (Alopoglossus viridiceps), a chapter in the Reptiles of Ecuador book. This account summarizes novel as well as historical information (recognition, natural history, distribution, conservation, etymology, and relevant literature) about the species and provides maps and images to facilitate identification of this reptile in the field.
Rainbow Galliwasp (Diploglossus monotropis)
Authors: Vieira Jose
Published: May 2022

This is the species account about the Rainbow Galliwasp (Diploglossus monotropis), a chapter in the Reptiles of Ecuador book. This account summarizes novel as well as historical information (recognition, natural history, distribution, conservation, etymology, and relevant literature) about the species and provides maps and images to facilitate identification of this reptile in the field.
Pinocchio Anole (Anolis proboscis)
Authors: Arteaga Alejandro
Published: May 2022

This is the species account about the Pinocchio Anole (Anolis proboscis), a chapter in the Reptiles of Ecuador book. This account summarizes novel as well as historical information (recognition, natural history, distribution, conservation, etymology, and relevant literature) about the species and provides maps and images to facilitate identification of this reptile in the field.
Western Shade-Lizard (Alopoglossus harrisi)
Authors: Vieira Jose
Published: May 2022

This is the species account about the Western Shade-Lizard (Alopoglossus harrisi), a chapter in the Reptiles of Ecuador book. This account summarizes novel as well as historical information (recognition, natural history, distribution, conservation, etymology, and relevant literature) about the species and provides maps and images to facilitate identification of this reptile in the field.
Variable Worm-Lizard (Amphisbaena varia)
Authors: Vieira Jose
Published: May 2022

This is the species account about the Variable Worm-Lizard (Amphisbaena varia), a chapter in the Reptiles of Ecuador book. This account summarizes novel as well as historical information (recognition, natural history, distribution, conservation, etymology, and relevant literature) about the species and provides maps and images to facilitate identification of this reptile in the field.
Rancangan Tata Kelola Teknologi Informasi Pada Usaha Mikro, Kecil, dan Menengah Penjualan Tanaman
Authors: Firdaus Ilmi Rasyidah , Almais Agung Teguh Wibowo
Published: May 2022

Information technology is an important part in the management and development of the company's business. However, there are several problems and challenges in managing information technology resources. So it is necessary to design a good and structured information technology governance to overcome it. Good technology governance can take advantage of opportunities in a planned, coordinated, prioritized and cost-effective way. This paper proposes a comprehensive and integrated design of information technology governance for UMKM plants. The design of IT governance is based on five focus areas of IT governance and also uses the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) method as a guide in creating UMKM web services. This is because many applications of IT governance in UMKMs have not run optimally, even most UMKMs do not implement information technology strategies in their businesses. Therefore, it is necessary to design information technology governance for UMKMs to support the development of UMKMs. The design of IT governance in this paper is based on five focus areas of information technology governance and also uses the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) method as a guide in making UMKM web services. The importance of this research is to develop UMKM business by utilizing information technology governance.
Association of Adiponectin Levels with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Authors:   Università degli Studi di Macerata, Testi Niccolò
Published: May 2022

: This paper describes the opportunities that blockchain technology applied to product traceability might offer to firms of Made in Italy against counterfeiting of their products, and the challenges to the adoption of blockchain technology in these firms, especially SMEs. The focus is on the Italian Region Marche which is characterised by a prevalence of firms specialised in the Made in Italy. The paper proposes a triple helix approach to facilitate the diffusion of blockchain technology in the Marche Region and individuates policies and non-academic actors at the regional level that could help SMEs to know and adopt this innovative technology.
Finding the Relationship of Smoking and Survival Rate in Oral Submucous Cancer Patients
Authors:   THQ Hospital Bhera, Sargodha, Shakil Dr. Muhammad
Published: May 2022

Introduction: Cancer is a global public health issue, causing approximately 8.8 million deaths per year. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the countries that suffer most from the disease are low-income and middle-income countries. Objectives: The main objective of the study is to finding the relationship of smoking and survival rate in oral submucous cancer patients. Material and methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in Services Hospital, Lahore during 2021. The data was collected from 204 patients. From this sample socio-demographic data such as age, sex, education, marital status, smoking status, and method of hospital admission were analyzed. Results: The data was collected from 204 patients. Most patients were up to 65-year-old, with no difference in age distribution between the groups. Regarding the type of treatment, nonsmoking patients complied with no treatment, surgery or surgery plus radiotherapy (RT), with RT associated with chemotherapy (CT) being the most common treatment. Conclusion: It is concluded that we found the significant positive dose-response relationship among smokers on clinical outcome in OSCC patients and that non-smokers were worse prognosis than light smokers. In addition, this effect might differ by treatment method.