Abstract
Harmonizing clinical pharmacology and therapeutics (CPT) education in Europe is necessary to ensure that the prescribing competency of future doctors is of a uniform high standard. As there are currently no uniform requirements, our aim was to achieve consensus on key learning outcomes for undergraduate CPT education in Europe. We used a modified Delphi method consisting of three questionnaire rounds and a panel meeting. A total of 129 experts from 27 European countries were asked to rate 307 learning outcomes. In all, 92 experts (71%) completed all three questionnaire rounds, and 33 experts (26%) attended the meeting. 232 learning outcomes from the original list, 15 newly suggested and 5 rephrased outcomes were included. These 252 learning outcomes should be included in undergraduate CPT curricula to ensure that European graduates are able to prescribe safely and effectively. We provide a blueprint of a European core curriculum describing when and how the learning outcomes might be acquired.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 317-325 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISSN | 0009-9236 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01.08.2018 |
Funding
This study was a project by the Education Working Group of the European Association for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics (EACPT) and its affiliated Network of Teachers in Pharmacotherapy (NOTIP). We thank Rene Otten and Sanne de Graaf for their contribution to the systematic literature search and Cecilia Prinsen for her help with the face-to-face panel meeting. Additionally, we are grateful to all the European experts who participated in this study. Collaborators of the Network of Teachers in Pharmacotherapy (NOTIP): Romain Lefebvre (Ghent University); Ivanka Kostadinova (Medical University of Plovdiv); Maria Ganeva (Thracian University); Ivanka Atanasova (Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski); Emil Gatchev (Medical University of Sofia); Gayla Stavreva (Medical University Pleven); Dinko Vitezic (University of Rijeka Medical School); Suzana Matanovic (University of Osijek); Greta Wozniak (University of Cyprus); Persoulla Nicolaou (University of Nicosia Medical School); Karel Urbanek (Palacky University); Ondrej Slanar (Charles University); Eva Kmonickova (Charles University); Regina Demlova (Masaryk Univerzity); Troels Bergmann (University of Southern Denmark); Per Damkier (University of Southern Denmark); Anti Kalda (University of Tartu); Risto Huupponen (University of Turku); Janne Backman (University of Helsinki); Milou-Daniel Drici (University of Nice Sophia Antipolis); Dominique Deplanque (University of Lille 1); Mathieu Molimard (University of Bordeaux); Eric Toussirot (University of Franche-Comté); Yves-Marie Pers (University of Montpellier); Philippe Bertin (University of Limoges); Bruno Laviolle (Rennes University 1); Claire le Jeunne (Paris Descartes University); Pierre-Jean Saulnier (University of Poitiers); Bernard Chamontin (University of Toulouse); Matthieu Roustit (Joseph Fourier University); David Orlikowski (Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University); Nicolas Simon (Aix-Marseille University); Pierre-Francois Dequin (University of Tours); Theodora Angoulvant (University of Tours); Juliane Bolbrinker (Charité University Medicine Berlin); Leszek Wojnowski (University Medical Center Mainz); Ingolf Cascorbi (Christian Albrechts University Kiel); Frank Mu€ller (University of Mu€nster); Slike Mu€ller (University Medicine Rostock); Markus Schwaninger (University of Lu€beck); Joachim Neumann (Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg); Frank Stu€mpel (University of Mu€nster); Ralf Regenthal (University of Leipzig); Uwe Fuhr (University of Cologne); Petra Thu€rmann (Witten/ Herdecke University); Apostolidou Eirini (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki); Paraskevi Papaioannidou (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki); Dimitrios Kouvelas (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki); George Kolios (Democritus University of Thrace); Pal Riba (Semmelweis University); David Kerins (University College Cork); David Williams (The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland); Anne Harnett (University of Limerick); Eduardo Spina (University of Messina); Guido Fumagalli (University of Verona); Amelia Filippelli (University of Salerno); Silvia Benemei (University of Florence); Fabrizio De Ponti (University of Bologna); Marco Cosentino (University of Insubria); Vittorio Locatelli (University of Milano-Bicocca); Maria Graziella De Montis (University of Siena); Maurizio Memo (University of Brescia); Emanuel Raschi (University of Bologna); Santa Purvina (Riga Stradins University); Jolanta Gulbinovic (Vilnius University); Janet Mifsud (University of Malta); Karen Keijsers (Jeroen Bosch Hospital); Robert Rissmann (Leiden University Medical Center); Glenn Dumont (Amsterdam Medical Center); Floor van Rosse (Erasmus University Medical Center); Olav Spigset (Norwegian University of Science and Technology); Mimi Stokke Opdal (Univesity of Oslo); Jan Braszko (Medical University of Bialystok); Dagmara Mirowska-Guzel (Medical University of Warsaw); Marlena Broncel (Medical University of Lodz); Ivan Kocic (Medical University of Gdansk); Miguel Castelo-Branco Sousa (University of Beira Interior); Emilia Monteiro (NOVA Medical School); Lorena Dima (Transilvania University of Bras¸ov); Ioan Magyar (University of Oradea); Simona Conea (Western University “Vasile Goldis” Arad); Anca Buzoianu (Iuliu Ha¸tieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy); Helena Glasova (Slovak Medical University); Jana Tisonova (Comenius University); Josef Glasa (Slovak Medical University); Mojca Krzan (University of Ljublajna); Joaquin Saez-Penataro (Hospital Clinic of Barcelona); Francisco Jose de Abajo Iglesias (University of Alcala); Dolors Capella (University of Girona); Fernando Alberto Hidalgo Figuerola (University of Valencia); Antonio Javier Carcas Sansuan (Autonomous University of Madrid); Mercedes Lopez-Rico (University of Salamanca); Gloria Manso (University of Oviedo); Julio Benitez (University of Extremadura); Maria Isabel Lucena (University of Malaga); Maria Luisa Bernal (University of Zaragoza); Xavier Carné Cladellas (University of Barcelona); Ruth Aparicio Hernandez (Complutense of Madrid University); Caridad Pontes (Autonomous University of Barcelona); Georgios Panagiotidis (Karolinska University Hospital); Ylva Bo€ttiger (Linko€ping University); Susanna Wallerstedt (University of Gothenburg); Anna Eriksson (University of Gothenburg); Jules Desmeules (Geneva University Hospital); Stephan Kra€henbu€hl (University of Basel); Rick Plumb (Queen’s University Belfast); Michael Okorie (Brighton and Sussex Medical School); Kurt Wilson (University of Manchester); Gerard McKay (University of Glasgow); Reecha Sofat (University College London); Vikas Kapil (Queen Mary University of London); Jonathan Whitfield (University of Aberdeen); Ruben Thanacoody (Newcastle University); Fraz Mir (Cambridge University); Yoon Loke (University of East Anglia); Michael Schachter (Imperial College London); Lauren O’Brien (University of Liverpool); Axel Heep (University of Bristol).
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)
