• Robin L Corelli, Christine M Fenlon, Lisa A Kroon, Alexander V Prokhorov, and Karen Suchanek Hudmon.
• Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, 521 ParnassusAvenue [C-152], Box 0622, San Francisco, CA 94143-0622, USA. corellir@pharmacy.ucsf.edu
• Am J Pharm Educ. 2007 Dec 15; 71 (6): 109.

ObjectivesTo assess pharmacy faculty members' perceptions of the Rx for Change tobacco cessation program materials and train-the-trainer program.MethodsPharmacy faculty members attended a 14.5 hour train-the-trainer program conducted over 3 days. Posttraining survey instruments assessed participants' (n = 188) characteristics and factors hypothesized to be associated with program adoption.ResultsPrior to the training, 49.5% of the faculty members had received no formal training for treating tobacco use and dependence, and 46.3% had never taught students how to treat tobacco use and dependence. Participants' self-rated abilities to teach tobacco cessation increased posttraining (p < 0.001). The curriculum materials were viewed as either moderately (43.9%) or highly (54.0%) compatible for integration into existing curricula, and 68.3% reported they were "highly likely" to implement the program in the upcoming year.ConclusionsParticipation in a national train-the-trainer program significantly increased faculty members' perceived ability to teach tobacco-related content to pharmacy students, and the majority of participants indicated a high likelihood of adopting the Rx for Change program at their school. The train-the-trainer model appears to be a viable and promising strategy for promoting adoption of curricular innovations on a national scale.

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