PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Risa Bordman
AU  - Jana Bajcar
AU  - Natalie Kennie
AU  - Lisa Fernandes
AU  - Karl Iglar
TI  - Curriculum to enhance pharmacotherapeutic knowledge in family medicine
DP  - 2013 Nov 01
TA  - Canadian Family Physician
PG  - e493--e498
VI  - 59
IP  - 11
4099  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/59/11/e493.short
4100  - http://www.cfp.ca/content/59/11/e493.full
SO  - Can Fam Physician2013 Nov 01; 59
AB  - Problem addressed Prescribing is an essential skill for physicians. Despite the fact that prescribing habits are still developing in residency, formal pharmacotherapy curricula are not commonplace in postgraduate programs. Objective of program To teach first-year and second-year family medicine residents a systematic prescribing process using a medication prescribing framework, which could be replicated and distributed. Program description A hybrid model of Web-based (www.rationalprescribing.com) and in-class seminar learning was used. Web-based modules, consisting of foundational pharmacotherapeutic content, were each followed by an in-class session, which involved applying content to case studies. A physician and a pharmacist were coteachers and they used simulated cases to enhance application of pharmacotherapeutic content and modeled interprofessional collaboration. Conclusion This systematic approach to prescribing was well received by family medicine residents. It might be important to introduce the process in the undergraduate curriculum—when learners are building their therapeutic foundational knowledge. Incorporating formal pharmacotherapeutic curriculum into residency teaching is challenging and requires further study to identify potential effects on prescribing habits.