Monday 28 January 2013

EACPT Geneva 2013: Symposium on training tomorrow’s prescribers


Abstract submission is now open for the next EACPT Congress, to be held in Geneva 28-31 August 2013. The congress includes symposia, keynote lectures and peer-reviewed oral and poster communications.
Symposium on training tomorrow’s prescribers
There is growing evidence that prescribing errors are common and cause avoidable ineffective treatments, adverse drug reactions, hospital admissions, and discomfort to patients. It is also recognized that not enough time is devoted to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in CPT, which is unfortunate because it is difficult to correct bad prescribing habits once they have been developed.
In order to ‘immunize’ future prescribers against making these errors, this symposium addresses two key issues: clinical workplace learning and assessment. First, undergraduate and postgraduate students should be trained in therapeutics and prescribing in a structured manner during their clinical clerkships and residency. This so-called clinical workplace learning is essential, because during this period students acquire prescribing skills and habits. Secondly, the prescribing skills and performance of students should be assessed throughout the undergraduate and postgraduate teaching period in order to establish a positive learning curve.

2013 EACPT Congress
Over 900 participants are expected to attend including health professionals, scientists, policy makers, biotechnology and pharmaceutical professionals, and others with an interest in basic and clinical pharmacology, pharmacotherapy, drug discovery and development, regulatory affairs and related areas.
EACPT Geneva 2013 Congress website  www.eacpt2013.org

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