• Denise Taylor, Sebastian Yuen, Linda Hunt, and Alan Emond.
• Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, UK. D.A.Taylor@bath.ac.uk
• Am J Pharm Educ. 2012 Aug 10; 76 (6): 111.

ObjectiveTo design, implement, and evaluate an interprofessional learning workshop on pediatric prescribing.DesignAn interactive workshop on pediatric prescribing was designed and delivered by pediatricians and pharmacists to fourth-year medical and pharmacy students on 3 university campus settings. Students were assigned to either interprofessional workshop groups (pharmacy and medical students) or non-interprofessional workshop groups (medical students only).AssessmentTwo hundred thirty students completed the workshops and 92% returned both the pre- and post-workshop questionnaires. Attitudes toward interprofessional learning significantly improved among students in the interprofessional workshop groups (p< 0.001) and confidence in prescribing for pediatric patients significantly improved among all students (p< 0.001).ConclusionsThe workshop improved medical and pharmacy students' knowledge and confidence in pediatric prescribing and significantly improved their attitudes toward working and learning with other professionals.

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