NMA: Nonprescription Medicines Academy

The Nonprescription Medicines Academy Annual Conference provides an unparalleled opportunity for pharmacy faculty to network and share ideas in the field of nonprescription medicines and self care conditions. Following, please see highlights from the most recent conference, and an abstract archive from previous conferences:

2010 HIGHLIGHTS

• Attendees
• Agenda

2009 HIGHLIGHTS

• Attendees
• Agenda

ABSTRACT ARCHIVE

2010

Self Care Therapeutics

• Community Pharmacists' Perception and Recommendation of Nonprescription Heart Therapy for Pain
• Use of Reflection Papers in Teaching Health Behavior Change
• What Do I Eat. Interactive Teaching Method for Improving Students' Diabetes

Patient Education and Counseling Tools

• A Process for Developing Self-Care Counseling Skills/a>
• A Survey of Patient Perceptions of Vaccinations at Community Pharmacies
• Analysis of Self-Care Product Questions From Call-In Radio Listeners
• Assessment of Patient Counseling on Pregnancy
• Development of a Pharmacist-Centered Intervention to Improve Generic Drug Knoweldge
• Impact of a Pharmacist Delivered Nonprescription Pain Medication Program in Older Adults
• Implementing a Public Health Project in a Self-Care Course
• Over the Counter Analgesics in College Students
• Promoting Healthy Life in an Inner City Neighborhood
• Updating an OTC Pregnancy and Lactation Patient Information Sheet
• Use of Methodologies to Enhance Student Understanding

Faculty Development and Curricular Innovation

• Active Learning of Self-Care Through Yahoo-Health
• Amazing Self Care Race
• An Active Learning Strategy to Familarize Students with a Grading Rubric
• Building Competency in Self-Care Patient Counseling
• Development of the Virtual Patient to Facilitate Intervewing
• Establishment of a Required Non-Prescription Medicine Course in a Major Midwestern University
• Evaluating the Effectivess of the Team-Based Learning in a Self-Care Module
• Experience with Student Learning Objectives Directed to OTC Based Knowledge
• Faculty Development Improving Teaching Excellence
• Impact of Team-Based Learning in a Self-Care Elective
• Impact of Using Nonprescription Products in Nonprescription Medicine Elective Recitation
• Implementing a Real-World Experience Into an OTC Didactic Course
• Incorporating Active Learning Tools in Self-Care Therapeutics
• Incorporating Pharmacy-Based Activities into a Didactic Self-Care Course
• Incorporation of Over-the-Counter and Self-Care Practices into Intro Pharmacy Courses
• Integration and Sequencing of Activities through Nonprescription Therapy
• Nonprescription Pharmacotherapy A Curricular Revision
• Over-the-Counter Medication Tours
• Preceptor Survey to Plan for a Required First Year Self-Care Course
• Problem-Solving Self-Care Dermatologic Disorders
• Social Networking to Promote Self Care Education
• Student Assessment of an In-Class Active-Learning Capstone Assignment
• Student Examinations Utilizing a Virtual Pharmacy
• Team-Based Learning Approach to Self-Care
• Use of Virtual Patients for Developing Information Gathering Skills
• Using Role Play to Develop Empathy And Educate Diabetic Patients
• Utilization of a Nonprescription Therapeutics Course for Development of Teaching Skills
• Utilization of Online Self-Study Modules within a Nonprescription Course

2009

Self Care Therapeutics

• Patient Attitudes and Preferences
• Interdisciplinary Practices
• Nutrition and Nutritional Supplementation
• Other
• Other-1

Patient Education and Counseling Tools

• Clinical Research on OTC Products
• Student Peer Evaluation
• Medicated Learning
• Problem Based Learning
• Patient Care Plans
• Oral Communication Skills Patient Counseling
• Providing Professional or Patient Information
• Providing Cognitive Services
• Other Medical Disorders
• Pain and Fever Disorders
• Reproductive Genital Disorders

Faculty Development and Curricular Innovation

• Faculty Development or Training Programs
• Laboratory Practicum
• Serving Patients of Cultural and Economic Diversity