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Annals of Pharmacy Education, Safety, and Public Health Advocacy

2021 Volume 1

Pharmacists' Awareness of E-Learning in Disseminating Pharmaceutical Knowledge Across the Arab World


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  1. Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy (DSAP), University of Science Malaysia (USM), Gelugor, 11900, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
  2. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sebha, Sebha, Libya.
  3. Institute of Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
  4. Pharmacy Practice, Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.
  5. Coordination and Development Superintendent, Pharmaceutical Services Administration, Ministry of Health, Kuwait.
Abstract

This study aimed to assess the familiarity of pharmacy students and Arab pharmacists with e-learning as a means of transferring pharmaceutical information. It focused on their social media and internet usage, as well as the frequency of utilizing Web 2.0 tools in their everyday routines. The cross-sectional study surveyed 680 participants, predominantly aged 18-30 years, with a majority being females who had internet access. Most of the respondents (n = 491 (72.2%)) reported intermediate internet and computer skills, with most using the Internet for educational activities (n = 609 (89.6%)). Nearly all participants (n = 635 (93.4%)) accessed the internet every day, and over half (n = 360 (53.0%)) spent more than 2 hours daily using Web 2.0 tools and social media. However, more than half of the participants were unfamiliar with e-learning (n = 367 (54.0%)), and the majority had never participated in an online course (n = 484 (71.2%)). Despite this, nearly all participants expressed either high or intermediate confidence in e-learning (n = 669 (98.4%)), and the large majority felt confident in using Web 2.0 tools to aid interactive learning (n = 548 (80.6%) and n = 524 (77%), respectively). The findings of this study indicate strong potential for integrating web 2.0 tools and e-learning into pharmacy education.


How to cite this article
Vancouver
Alkoudmani RM, Elkalmi RM, Apolinário-Hagen J, Alkhoshaiban AS, Al-Essa RK. Pharmacists' Awareness of E-Learning in Disseminating Pharmaceutical Knowledge Across the Arab World. Ann Pharm Educ Saf Public Health Advocacy. 2021;1:1-8. https://doi.org/10.51847/BgZxr78un4
APA
Alkoudmani, R. M., Elkalmi, R. M., Apolinário-Hagen, J., Alkhoshaiban, A. S., & Al-Essa, R. K. (2021). Pharmacists' Awareness of E-Learning in Disseminating Pharmaceutical Knowledge Across the Arab World. Annals of Pharmacy Education, Safety, and Public Health Advocacy, 1, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.51847/BgZxr78un4

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