1.Questionnaire Survey on the Introduction of the Learning System “KimBen pharma” into Pharmacy Education and Initiatives
Tsukasa HIGASHIONNA ; Tatsuaki TAKEDA ; Jun MATSUMOTO ; Toshihiro KOYAMA ; Naohiro IWATA ; Yasuko KURATA ; Hirofumi HAMANO ; Yoshito ZAMAMI
Japanese Journal of Drug Informatics 2025;26(4):173-177
Objective: The learning system "KimBen pharma" was introduced into pharmacy education at Okayama University to improve the quality of pharmacy education in accordance with the revision of the Model Core Curriculum for Pharmacy Education.Methods: In this study, we conducted a questionnaire survey of third- to fifth-year pharmacy students as of 2023 to investigate their satisfaction with the learning system and survey on students' awareness following its introduction.Results: Overall, 79% of the students accorded a score of 4 or higher for the item "satisfaction with using KimBen pharma." In addition, 95.2 and 91.9% of the students scored 4 or higher in the "I could feel the clinical pharmacist's point of view" and "I could imagine that what I learned at the university would be useful in the clinical setting" sections, respectively.Conclusion: Pharmacy education using KimBen pharma is highly satisfactory for students, and the system is considered a desirable educational tool across all grade levels from third to fifth year. Additionally, "KimBen pharma" helps students understand the perspective of pharmacists in clinical settings and assists them in concretely visualizing how the content learned at university can be applied in real-world clinical practice.
2.Development of a Patient Registry System for Specialized Palliative Care Quality Assessment Using Patient-reported Outcomes: A Multicenter Pilot Study
Hideyuki HIRAYAMA ; Eriko SATOMI ; Yoshiyuki KIZAWA ; Mayuko MIYAZAKI ; Keita TAGAMI ; Ryuichi SEKINE ; Kozue SUZUKI ; Nobuyuki YOTANI ; Koji SUGANO ; Hirofumi ABO ; Meidai SAKASHITA ; Kazuki SATO ; Sari NAKAGAWA ; Yoko NAKAZAWA ; Jun HAMANO ; Mitsunori MIYASHITA
Palliative Care Research 2022;17(4):171-180
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of a patient registry system for assessing PCT (palliative care team) by PRO (Patient-reported outcome) in Japan. Methods: We operated a patient registry system with electronic data collection at eight hospitals in 2021 in Japan. We consecutively included newly referred patients for a month and followed up with them for a month. IPOS or ESAS obtained as PRO at the start of the intervention, three days later, and every week after. The primary endpoint was the response rate to the symptom rating scale by patients and providers. Results: 318 patients were enrolled. The patient response rate was 59.1% at intervention and 37.0% after intervention, and the medical provider response rate was 98.4% at intervention and 70.3% after intervention. Interviews with PCT members indicated that participants required support to input PRO responses required support and paper questionnaire was better and that managing the survey date and overall management was burdensome. Discussion: Although only about half of the patients were able to respond to the PRO, this was the same level as in previous studies. The system and its operation method have many problems. We found that improvements such as reducing items and making the patient interviews paper-based are necessary to expand the system nationwide.