PMC:6730630 / 11779-12661 JSONTXT

{"target":"https://pubannotation.org/docs/sourcedb/PMC/sourceid/6730630","sourcedb":"PMC","sourceid":"6730630","source_url":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/6730630","text":"DO: Two additional specialist pharmacists were used, both already experienced prescribers with 9–25 years of cardiology experience (AFC Bands 8a and 8b). An additional nine generalist GP-based pharmacists (AFC Band 8a) were trained to deliver primary care clinics through a bespoke local education and training programme—‘Teach and Treat’. This programme included experiential learning, taught lectures, online webinars, links to national guidelines, physical examination training (including blood pressure/pulse measurement, pitting for oedema and chest auscultation) and venepuncture. At the end of the training, all pharmacists sat a multiple-choice examination and an objective structured clinical examination, developed in partnership between the experienced PDSA Cycle 1 pharmacists and a consultant cardiologist, to assess competence before commencing autonomous clinic work.","tracks":[]}