A practice research article describing the ways in which community pharmacists may help patients with diabetes. The second of a two-part article discussing the impact of basic concepts and application of evidence based medicine on pharmacy practice. Clinic training needs review Campbell D et al. 126 A survey of training methods for pharmacists working in anticoagulant clinics. An article outlining the role of the College of Pharmacy Practice in continuing professional development and introducing the learning points series to be published in 'Pharmacy in Practice'.
Innovations focus on how care is provided, or on education.
About 30 community pharmacists in East Kent have received training to enable them to offer opportunistic smoking cessation advice to patients. Empathy as a communication strategy in the pharmacy - a study based on cognitive and behavioural analysis Lilja J et al. Modest changes in empathy were found to result from the intervention and possible reasons for this are explored in the paper. The results presented in the paper focus specifically on the barriers to participation in continuing education. The main barrier identified was competing demands on their time, both in and out of work.