METHODS ( IRB approval pending )

1. Development of a Cancer Screening and Education Tool for Community Pharmacists Vu Nguyen, PharmD Candidate, Shay Bingham, PharmD Candidate, Robert Thompson, PharmD Candidate, Nana Akuffo, PharmD Candidate, Thao La, PharmD Candidate, Regan Healy, PharmD, BCOP Roseman University of Health Sciences INTRODUCTION INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA • More than one million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year1 • Studies have shown that many modifiable cancer risk factors exist, and early detection with appropriate screening improves the success rates of treatments1 • Promoting cancer awareness and providing education to the public is a significant step in the fight against cancer • Pharmacists have earned the public’s trust, and have proven to be valuable and accessible health-care providers • Pharmacists have great potential to actively intervene by employing cancer risk assessments, educating on modifiable risk factors, and encouraging appropriate cancer screening • A busy work environment is a substantial challenge for community pharmacists to take initial steps in making this intervention • The project vision is to develop a convenient, easy-to-use tool for community pharmacists to help assess patients risk factors and make appropriate screening recommendations • Primary • Improve community cancer awareness, education, screening compliance, and patient outcomes by developing an easy-to-use, time-efficient tool for community pharmacists • Secondary • Determine if perceptions of community pharmacists providing cancer awareness/education change following the implementation of the tool • Inclusion Criteria • A licensed pharmacist by a state board in the US. Participant must be currently practicing in a community pharmacy as part-time or full time pharmacist • Exclusion Criteria • Community pharmacists unwilling to participate 2-minute survey to evaluate the pharmacist’s willingness and confidence to provide services • Pharmacist survey questions to evaluate willingness and confidence to provide such services Development of informational brochures on Various types of cancer to be distributed at health fair and later in project Obtain >100 opinion based responses from individuals (>40 years of age) at a public health fair to the following question. “If you were to pick up a prescription from a pharmacy, would you find it beneficial and valuable to spend a few minutes discussing cancer risks and screenings with your pharmacists?” Answers collected: Yes, No, or Neutral • 1. When was the last time you attended an oncology educational lecture? • 2. How often do you dispense cancer-related medications in your practice? • 3. How often do patients ask you questions regarding cancer? • 4. How often do you counsel patients about cancer screenings or modifiable risk factors? • 5. How motivated are you to assist patients in assessing their cancer risk? (0 is no motivation, 10 is very motivated) • 6. How confident are you at assisting patients in assessing their cancer risk? (0 is no confidence, 10 is very confident) • 7. Cancer screening and modifiable cancer risk factors education can be incorporated into your workflow? (0 is impossible , 10 is very possible) • 8. What is the biggest obstacle when considering the addition of cancer screening and modifiable cancer risk factors education in your daily practice? • 9. How can community pharmacists play a role or participate in cancer services? (mark all that apply) • 10. A cancer screening and educational tool developed for community pharmacists would be beneficial. (0 is strongly disagree and 10 is strongly agree) METHODS(IRB approval pending) Step 1 Public Perception Step 2 Identify Subjects Identify 100 pharmacists willing to participate in steps 3-5. Obtain perception of 100 community pharmacists within Utah utilizing the 2-minute survey Step 3 Pharmacist Perception Develop an easy-to-use, time-efficient tool to help pharmacist provide cancer education tailored to the community pharmacy Step 4 Tool Development Disperse the tool to the 100 community pharmacists (including a training document yet to be developed) for a 2-month trial period Step 5 Implementation • RESULTS and CONCLUSIONS Determine if the perceptions of the previously identified 100 community pharmacists have changed utilizing the same 2-minute survey Step 6 Change in Perception http://get-ri.com/magazine/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pink-ribbon-copy.jpg Pending OBJECTIVES • DISCLOSURES Analyze nominal variables using the chi-square test, and normally distributed continuous variables will be tested using the t-test Step 7 Results None of the individuals working on this project have anything to disclose • REFERENCES • American Cancer Society. Learn about cancer [Internet]. Atlanta (GA): American Cancer Society, Inc. [cited 2013 Jul 1]. Available from: http://www.cancer.org/cancer/index