Long-term evaluation of a train-the-trainer workshop for pharmacy faculty using the RE-AIM framework

Nervana Elkhadragy; Robin L Corelli; Alan J Zillich; Noll L Campbell; Karen Suchanek Hudmon

doi:10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.11.018

Long-term evaluation of a train-the-trainer workshop for pharmacy faculty using the RE-AIM framework

Res Social Adm Pharm. 2021 Sep;17(9):1562-1569. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.11.018. Epub 2020 Nov 30.

Authors

Nervana Elkhadragy¹, Robin L Corelli², Alan J Zillich³, Noll L Campbell⁴, Karen Suchanek Hudmon⁵

Affiliations

¹ University of Wyoming, School of Pharmacy, 1000 E University Ave, Laramie, WY, 82071, USA; Purdue University College of Pharmacy, 640 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: nelkhadr@uwyo.edu.
² University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy, 533 Parnassus Avenue [U-585], San Francisco, CA, 94143-0622, USA. Electronic address: robin.corelli@ucsf.edu.
³ Purdue University College of Pharmacy, 640 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: azillich@purdue.edu.
⁴ Purdue University College of Pharmacy, 640 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. Electronic address: campbenl@purdue.edu.
⁵ Purdue University College of Pharmacy, 640 Eskenazi Avenue, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA; University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy, 533 Parnassus Avenue [U-585], San Francisco, CA, 94143-0622, USA. Electronic address: khudmon@purdue.edu.

Abstract

Background: Although two thirds of tobacco users express interest in quitting, few pharmacists address tobacco use as part of routine practice. Historically, pharmacy schools provided inadequate tobacco cessation training for students. To address this educational gap, train-the-trainer workshops were conducted between 2003 and 2005 to train pharmacy faculty (n = 191) to teach a shared, national tobacco cessation curriculum at their academic institutions.

Objective: To characterize faculty perceptions of the train-the-trainer workshops and estimate the long-term reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance (RE-AIM) of the shared curriculum at pharmacy schools.

Methods: This study is the second phase of a sequential mixed methods study. Results from Phase 1, a qualitative study, informed the development of survey items for Phase 2. Applying the RE-AIM framework, a web-based survey was developed and administered to train-the-trainer participants.

Results: Of 191 trainees, 137 were locatable; of these, 111 completed a survey (81.0%). Most (n = 87; 78.4%) reported current employment in academia. The most highly rated reason for attending a workshop was to improve teaching of tobacco cessation content, and 98.1% reported moderate or high confidence for teaching tobacco cessation. Among those who practice in a clinical setting, 70.6% reported asking their patients about tobacco use all or almost all the time. Just over three fourths of faculty respondents who work in academia believe that shared curricula should be more broadly considered for use in pharmacy schools, and 79.0% agreed that shared curricula are a cost-effective approach to teaching.

Conclusion: Evidence is provided for long-term reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, and maintenance of the Rx for Change shared tobacco cessation training program. Participants perceived that the workshop resulted in long-term, positive effects on their careers as well as their teaching and clinical practice.

Keywords: Curriculum implementation; Faculty development; Faculty training; Pharmacy education; Smoking cessation; Tobacco cessation.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Curriculum
Education, Pharmacy*
Faculty
Faculty, Pharmacy*
Humans
Schools, Pharmacy

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