Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 87-92 , December 2009

Online continuing education module for community pharmacists: assisting clients with ambulatory devices

  • Andrea Lam, MScPT

      Affiliations

    • Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Rosanne Molnar, MScPT

      Affiliations

    • PT Health, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
    • ,
  • Teresa Vu, MScPT

      Affiliations

    • Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Cheryl A. Sadowski, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • C. Allyson Jones, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. C. Allyson Jones, PT, PhD, Rm 2-50 Corbett Hall, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2G4

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PII: S1877-1297(09)00038-0

doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2009.10.006

Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning
Volume 1, Issue 2 , Pages 87-92 , December 2009

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