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Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Melatonin, Hops, Valerian, Oh My!, Jessie Shiers, Savanna Patenaude, Charlotte St. Louis, Sydney Springer Nov 2021

Melatonin, Hops, Valerian, Oh My!, Jessie Shiers, Savanna Patenaude, Charlotte St. Louis, Sydney Springer

Pharmacy Student Posters

Research poster describing the following:

This case report reviews the evidence for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) options for insomnia. Fourth-year pharmacy students conducted a comprehensive literature search to determine which CAMs have evidence for efficacy and safety in insomnia.


Utilizing Virtual Reality To Introduce Hospice And End-Of-Life Approaches, Sydney P. Springer, George P. Allen Jul 2021

Utilizing Virtual Reality To Introduce Hospice And End-Of-Life Approaches, Sydney P. Springer, George P. Allen

Pharmacy Practice Faculty Posters

Research poster describing the following:

The objective of this study was to assess changes in students’ comfort with talking about and caring for patients at EOL. A gap in the degree of instruction regarding palliative care in pharmacy curricula has been identified. The use of a virtual reality experience (VRE) has been shown to increase students’ understanding of and empathy for older adults with age-related conditions. We created a two-part palliative care series embedded into the 3rd professional year curriculum. Part one discussed perceptions of death and deprescribing at end-of-life (EOL). Part two used the Embodied Labs® VRE to follow …