1. Revisiting the Food- and Nutrition-Related Curriculum in Healthcare Education: An Example for Pharmacy Education
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Eline Tommelein, Sarah De Saeger, Marthe De Boevre, Inge Van Tongelen, Lize Vanhie, Koen Boussery, Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, and Experimental Pharmacology
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Agriculture and Food Sciences ,medicine.medical_specialty ,pharmaceutical care ,pharmacy education ,Pharmacy ,030226 pharmacology & pharmacy ,Article ,Baby food ,03 medical and health sciences ,Pharmacy and materia medica ,0302 clinical medicine ,Health care ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,medicine ,community pharmacy ,Pharmacology (medical) ,030212 general & internal medicine ,General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics ,Curriculum ,business.industry ,Pharmacy education ,RS1-441 ,nutrition ,Pharmaceutical care ,OF-THE-LITERATURE ,Family medicine ,Health education ,Observational study ,food science ,business - Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to obtain an objective overview of nutritional topics discussed in community pharmacies to adapt the nutrition-related course content in pharmacy education. Methods: We performed an observational study between July 2014 and April 2015 in 136 community pharmacies in Belgium. During four months, each pharmacy intern recorded the first two food- and nutrition-related cases with which they were confronted. Each case was classified into one of 18 categories. Results: 1004 cases were included by 135 pharmacy interns. The most often discussed subjects include “food supplements” (38%), “baby food” (19%), and “healthy food and nutritional recommendations” (11%). In 45% (447/1004) of all cases, pharmacy interns were able to immediately discuss the cases without searching for additional information. Eventually, after looking up extra information, 95% (958/1004) of cases could be answered. Conclusions: Food- and nutrition-related cases are discussed in primary healthcare. We recommend food- and nutrition-related courses in the curriculum of every healthcare profession.
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- 2021
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