According to the definition, a podcast is a series of digital files that are released episodically. In the pharmacy profession, podcasts are used as a tool to make information accessible to pharmacists and students. Organizations like ASHP, and even the FDA and CDC, use podcasts to disseminate information. Most of the time, podcasts serve as a method to earn credits for CE. First, you watch the recorded lecture and then submit a quiz. If you ask me, this is a nice and convenient way to earn credits and at the same benefit from the information. For those of us who prefer to hear things out, this new way of find out information can become our best friend.
Weather is for credits or for looking for a specific topic to learn about, podcasts seem to be a great tool. The conveniences they offer to the healthcare professional, such as being able to pause at any time, make it an attractive resource.
Here are some places you can look for podcasts related to health care and some of them are even free.
I agree 100% Eniliz. The podcasts make it easier to learn about topics through listening rather than reading, which in my case is ease for me to do. What makes it even better is it allows you to access topics that my not be offered in your local area at CE lectures. By being able to learn about these new topics in a convenient way, I believe it allows you to become more knowledgable as a pharmacist. Something that a pharmacist may have heard in one of these podcasts may have allowed them to make an intervention that they might not have had been able to do without the knowledge before. Overall it is a great way to improve health outcomes by helping pharmacists become more knowledgable.
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