Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience

To the Editor. The immunization system is a successful systematic program, especially during the last century. However, the immunization system is still imperfect because many countries still have unvaccinated children. The most common reasons for parents not having their child vaccinated are c...

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Main Authors: Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba, Bahari, Mohd Baidi, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad
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Published: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2012
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spelling iium-356732014-02-25T07:25:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/ Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba Bahari, Mohd Baidi Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad RS Pharmacy and materia medica To the Editor. The immunization system is a successful systematic program, especially during the last century. However, the immunization system is still imperfect because many countries still have unvaccinated children. The most common reasons for parents not having their child vaccinated are concern about immunization adverse effects, disbelief that the vaccine works, lack of awareness that the immunization is necessary, and lack of healthcare provider recommendation for the immunization.1 Health-care providers play an important role in child immunization because they have positive effects on parental decisions related to immunization.2 As a health care provider, pharmacists have played a role in promoting, maintaining, and improving immunization rates among children because the pharmacist is one of the most accessible healthcare professionals. A pharmacist can be trained to screen children for immunizations and counsel parents on immunization decisions, including providing information on immunizations risks and immunization benefits. In addition, pharmacists are highly regarded by the parents and by most immunization providers as drug information specialists, and often sought by people for medical advice. ...... American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/1/elkami.pdf Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba and Bahari, Mohd Baidi and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad (2012) Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience. American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 76 (10). pp. 1-2. ISSN 0002-9459 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3530068/
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topic RS Pharmacy and materia medica
spellingShingle RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Bahari, Mohd Baidi
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad
Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience
description To the Editor. The immunization system is a successful systematic program, especially during the last century. However, the immunization system is still imperfect because many countries still have unvaccinated children. The most common reasons for parents not having their child vaccinated are concern about immunization adverse effects, disbelief that the vaccine works, lack of awareness that the immunization is necessary, and lack of healthcare provider recommendation for the immunization.1 Health-care providers play an important role in child immunization because they have positive effects on parental decisions related to immunization.2 As a health care provider, pharmacists have played a role in promoting, maintaining, and improving immunization rates among children because the pharmacist is one of the most accessible healthcare professionals. A pharmacist can be trained to screen children for immunizations and counsel parents on immunization decisions, including providing information on immunizations risks and immunization benefits. In addition, pharmacists are highly regarded by the parents and by most immunization providers as drug information specialists, and often sought by people for medical advice. ......
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author Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Bahari, Mohd Baidi
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad
author_facet Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
Bahari, Mohd Baidi
Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod
Awadh, Ammar Ihsan Jawad
author_sort Al-lela, Omer Qutaiba
title Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience
title_short Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience
title_full Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience
title_fullStr Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience
title_full_unstemmed Incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: Malaysian experience
title_sort incorporating an immunization course in the pharmacy curriculum: malaysian experience
publisher American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP)
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/35673/1/elkami.pdf
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