Smoking cessation in Malaysian pharmacy curricula: Findings from environmental surveys

• Main Authors: Simansalam, Saraswathi, Brewster, Joan M., Nik Mohamed, Mohamad Haniki
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) 2015
• Subjects: RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/50777/1/50777_Smoking_cessation_in_Malaysian_pharmacy_curricula.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/50777/2/50777_Smoking_cessation_in_Malaysian_pharmacy_curricula_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/50777/; http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/402
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Lack of comprehensive training focusing on smoking cessation in the local universities curricula may contribute to suboptimal smoking cessation counselling provision among pharmacists. Aims: The main aim was to identify the gaps in smoking cessation training in pharmacy curricula. The se...