Pharmacists as Health Educators and Risk Communicators in the Prevention of Prostate Cancer
Abstract
The research study, "Pharmacists as Health Educators and Risk Communicators in the Prevention of Prostate Cancer" is a prostate cancer education for prevention project. The principle investigator is Cynthia Warrick, formerly at Howard University; she is now an Assistant Professor, Management & Policy Sciences, at the University of Texas Houston School of Public Health. This study proposes to define how pharmacists can play an integral role in the early detection and prevention of prostate cancer. The specific aims of this research study are: 1. To identify community pharmacists who are willing to serve as health educators and risk communicators on prostate cancer; 2. To design a program to educate and train pharmacists in risk communication and prostate cancer; and 3. To design a format whereby pharmacists are able to perform health education on prostate cancer in the community pharmacy setting. This study will be conducted in three phases: Phase I is the development, administration, and evaluation of a survey instrument that will assess pharmacists' willingness to counsel on prostate cancer, their present knowledge about prostate cancer, their interests in education programs on prostate cancer, and the feasibility of conducting public education in the community pharmacy setting. Phase II is the design, pilot testing, and evaluation of a prostate cancer education and communication program that will be used to educate pharmacists on prostate cancer and how this information should be communicated to the public through a lecture that will provide 1 hour of continuing education credit. It will be developed for viewing on a computer through a CD-ROM. Phase III is the design, testing, and evaluation of the prostate cancer educational implementation program. It involves the design of an educational interactive kiosk that will be located in a community pharmacy.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2004
- Accession Number
- ADA427837
Entities
People
- Cynthia Warrick
Organizations
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston