Pharmaceutical interview training during COVID: feedback from a remote experience with expert patients

ABSTRACT

Context During the first cycle of pharmacy studies, the community pharmacy internship aims to allow all students to apply, in real situation, knowledge acquired during coordinated teaching on most important pathologies and main therapeutic classes. The objective of this paper is to describe a module deployed during the first period of containment against COVID 19. Methods: We present the remote pharmaceutical interview grid developed with Partner patients, as well as the items classes used for the evaluation of the device. Results-Discussion: The technical feasibility proved to be acceptable;the pre-existing pedagogical format remained robust through the remote exercise;the module tested looks like a "hybrid" format, thanks to the interaction with a partner who is both a pedagogical partner and a left-pointing-double-angle real right-pointing-double-angle patient. Conclusion: This module is complementary to the pre-existing face-to-face format deployed in the classroom.