Evaluation of the impact of a training program on vitamin K antagonists (VKA) implemented by pharmacy students aiming at improving the knowledge of patients receiving vitamin K antagonists during their hospital clinical training course

• Published in: Annales pharmaceutiques françaises Vol. 72; no. 4; p. 287
• Main Authors: Conort, O, Siguret, V, Bourdon, O, Nazaraly, S, Brignone, M, Pons-Kerjean, N, Houze, S, Laribe Cage, S, Berthet, F, Golmard, J-L, Brion, F, Tilleul, P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: French
• Published: France 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anticoagulants - adverse effects; Anticoagulants - therapeutic use; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Internship, Nonmedical; Male; Middle Aged; Patient Education as Topic - methods; Patients; Risk; Students, Pharmacy; Vitamin K - antagonists & inhibitors; Young Adult; Patient education; Étudiant en pharmacie; Accompagnement thérapeutique; Vitamin K antagonists; Antagonistes de la vitamine K; Pharmacy student

We developed a training program for pharmacy students aiming at supporting patients receiving vitamin K antagonists (VKAs). The objective was to estimate how the program impacts VKA-treated patient knowledge acquisition and/or improvement on their anticoagulant treatment. Using dedicated tools, phar...