Use of a Simulator to Develop Clinical Skills for Pharmacists

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Key Terms in this Chapter

Pharmacotherapy Follow-Up: A component of pharmaceutical care which establishes a process whereby the pharmacist becomes responsible for the patient’s needs related to drugs. The pharmacist detects, prevents and resolves drug related problems in a systematic, continuous and documented manner with an aim to achieve defined outcomes which will improve the patient’s quality of life.

Software: A set of commands written in a programming language. These commands or instructions create responses within the program and allow its operation.

Pharmacotherapy: Study of the use and effects produced by drugs on patients as well as the treatment of illnesses by administering drugs.

Pharmaceutical Education: A matrix for mindset and practical aspects in the preparation of professional pharmacists. It is submitted to a rigorous and continuous process of adaptation to rapid changes in society, health, the job market, technology and science.

Clinical Skills: A set of knowledge and practices which aim to develop the competences necessary for the proper professional practice.

Simulations: Computational models for the study and prediction of behavior. They are available in a wide range of applications and are used primarily in education.

Virtual Patient: A simulated patient is typically generated by a computer software program used in the simulation of real clinical scenarios.