Mejora de las habilidades del futuro farmacéutico en la realización de campañas de educación sanitaria

Résumé

One of the most important health approaches in the fight against diseases is the implementation of education and health promotion programs. In this sense, it is clear the important role that pharmacists can play as the group of health professionals more accessible to citizens. The principal objectives of this work are to: i) train the future pharmacist in the development of health education activities directed to several groups of population; and, thus, ii) enhance the consciousness of the student of Pharmacy on the importance and beneficial effects that such activities could have in the population. In this study participated 20 students of the subject Clinical Pharmacy included in the Degree in Pharmacy at the University of Granada (academic year 2009/2010). After learning the most important aspects related to the design and realization of health education campaigns, they were divided into different groups of work. Each group designed one health education program/activity under the supervision of the professor. At the end of the health education campaign, a self-administered questionnaire was given to the students in order to define the utility that this teaching activity represented to them. It was also analyzed the student proficiency in the implementation and development of health education programs. Very interestingly, it was observed that all the groups of work presented a satisfactory job skill in conducting health education campaigns. Furthermore, all the students clearly agree with the importance of the health education activities. In particular, 95 % of the students emphasized the key role that pharmacists can play in health education. Only with an adequate training of the students of Pharmacy in all the things related to activities of health education and promotion, and rational use of medicines, the future pharmacist will meet the needs of the society of XXI century in terms of first-level health professionals.