(160) Implementation and Evaluation of Pharmacist eCare Plan in a Self-Care Course

Objective : To assess students’ confidence and performance documenting interventions utilizing a Pharmacist eCare Plan (PeCP) for a self-care course at two institutions.

Methods: Two institutions collaborated to develop a self-care eCare plan activity. The activity included (1) an asynchronous presentation on the foundation of the PeCP and how to document within PioneerRx, (2) an in-class practice using PioneerRx (3) and an individually graded PeCP assignment. Students’ knowledge and confidence was assessed with a pre- and post-survey, and a rubric was utilized for grading the individual assignment. This study was approved by the University of Maryland and Wilkes University IRB. Pre- and post- surveys were anonymous and matched using a unique number created by the students. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate survey responses and student performance on the individual assignment.

Results: Matched pre- and post- surveys were collected from 76 students (47.5%) between the institutions. There was a statistically significant increase in two of five knowledge-based questions, as well as in students’ confidence regarding all PeCP documentation areas (p < 0.0001). The average score on the individual eCare plan assignment was 93.9% (n=158), with more than 80% of students incorporating all eCare planning components. Students struggled most with selecting the appropriate SNOMED code for the health concern.

Conclusions: This study indicates the need to incorporate skills-based activities regarding the PeCP into the PharmD curriculum. This expands student knowledge of digital-health, which supports the updated 2022 AACP Curriculum Outcomes and Entrustable Professional Activities (COEPA) recommendations, and allows students to serve as change agents in community pharmacy practice transformation.