Main description:

Research in pharmacy practice and medicines use is an important component of many postgraduate and undergraduate pharmacy programmes.
It is seen as invaluable in informing professional practice and service development.
This clear and concise handbook considers the stages of the research process in logical order, from planning of the project through to dissemination of the findings.
Divided into three comprehensive sections, contents include:
i) preparation, planning and management;
ii) scientific enquiry and research methodology;
iii) writing up and dissemination of the findings.

This third edition of Conducting Your Pharmacy Practice Research Project has been restructured to aid navigation and comprehensively revised and expanded in recognition of the increased diversity of projects undertaken by students. This systematic guide will be of use to undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy students and their supervisors. It will also appeal to researchers unfamiliar with health services research methods and to practising pharmacists new to conducting a research project.

Contents:

Part 1 Preparation, planning and management
1. Introduction
2. Types of pharmacy practice projects
3. Setting up the project, protocol development and ethics
4. Time management and working with others
5. Patient and public involvement
6. For supervisors

Part 2 Scientific enquiry and research/service evaluation methodology
7. A scientific approach to your research
8. Reviewing the literature
9. Study design
10. Sources of information, datasets, sampling and recruitment
11. Data collection: survey research and questionnaires
12. Data collection: interviews and focus groups
13. Data collection: prospective methods
14. Existing datasets and secondary analyses
15. Data processing and analysis

Part 3 Writing up and dissemination of finding
16. Writing the project report/research paper
17. Dissemination of the findings