TY - JOUR
T1 - Opportunities for Students to Prescribe
T2 - An Evaluation of 185 Consultations in the Student-run Cardiovascular Risk Management Programme
AU - Schutte, Tim
AU - Prince, Katinka
AU - Richir, Milan
AU - Donker, Erik
AU - van Gastel, Leonie
AU - Bastiaans, Ferdynand
AU - de Vries, Henk
AU - Tichelaar, Jelle
AU - van Agtmael, Michiel
PY - 2018/2/1
Y1 - 2018/2/1
N2 - Involving students in cardiovascular risk management (CVRM) could offer patients a structured CVRM programme and students a valuable learning opportunity. We describe and evaluate a student-run CVRM programme that was set up to offer primary prevention to patients with known risk factors in a general practitioner's practice. During a consultation, two undergraduate medical students assessed the patients' actual risk and formulated a CVRM plan, which they discussed with the patient after approval by a GP. After the consultations, patients were asked to complete evaluation/feedback questionnaires. From December 2014 to December 2015, 185 consultations were carried out by 46 students. Feedback questionnaires of 153 consultations were returned, in which patient satisfaction was 8.43 (1-10, min-max). The cardiovascular risk of 95 patients was determined, and in >50% patients, it was 'high'. Participating students and GPs were enthusiastic about the (pharmacotherapy) learning opportunities and improved CVRM care while contributing to real patient care in this CVRM programme.
AB - Involving students in cardiovascular risk management (CVRM) could offer patients a structured CVRM programme and students a valuable learning opportunity. We describe and evaluate a student-run CVRM programme that was set up to offer primary prevention to patients with known risk factors in a general practitioner's practice. During a consultation, two undergraduate medical students assessed the patients' actual risk and formulated a CVRM plan, which they discussed with the patient after approval by a GP. After the consultations, patients were asked to complete evaluation/feedback questionnaires. From December 2014 to December 2015, 185 consultations were carried out by 46 students. Feedback questionnaires of 153 consultations were returned, in which patient satisfaction was 8.43 (1-10, min-max). The cardiovascular risk of 95 patients was determined, and in >50% patients, it was 'high'. Participating students and GPs were enthusiastic about the (pharmacotherapy) learning opportunities and improved CVRM care while contributing to real patient care in this CVRM programme.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85030629366&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/bcpt.12904
DO - 10.1111/bcpt.12904
M3 - Article
C2 - 28887828
AN - SCOPUS:85030629366
VL - 122
SP - 299
EP - 302
JO - Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
JF - Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology
SN - 1742-7835
IS - 2
ER -