Small group session 4A (sub-theme 1.2)
Tracks
Track 3
| Wednesday, July 9, 2025 |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
| Blackwattle Room 2, PARKROYAL Darling Harbour |
Speaker
Dr. Deepti Vyas
Professor, Pharmacy Practice
University of the Pacific, Thomas J. Long School of Pharmacy
Simplifying complexity: Practical approaches to cognitive load management in pharmacy education
3:30 PM - 4:15 PMAbstract
This workshop will introduce faculty and instructional designers to cognitive load—the mental effort involved in learning—and its impact on student success. While the right level of cognitive load can support learning, excessive or unnecessary load can create barriers. In this session, we will explore the different types of cognitive load and examine when they support or hinder learning. Using evidence-based strategies, participants will discover practical approaches to minimize unnecessary cognitive load, creating more effective learning experiences and improving student outcomes.
Biography
Dr. Deepti Vyas is an educator in pharmacy, with over 17 years of experience. She holds a PharmD from Purdue University and completed her residency at Moses Cone Health System. Dr. Vyas has made significant contributions to the field, authoring over 40 articles and co-authoring the influential Curricular Outcomes and Entrustable Professional Activities (COEPA) framework, which has helped shape pharmacy accreditation standards.
Her simulation expertise includes the innovative use of high-fidelity mannequins, standardized patients, and interactive computer simulations developed in Twine. Dr. Vyas is also skilled in integrating electronic health records (EHR) into educational settings, enhancing the learning experience for students. Her work in advancing interprofessional education (IPE) further underscores her dedication to improving educational and practice outcomes.
Dr. Vista Khosraviani
Assistant Professor
University of the Pacific
Co-presenter
Biography
Vista Khosraviani, PharmD, APh earned her Bachelor of Science in biological sciences, with a minor in English, from University of California, Davis. She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy and completed a PGY1 residency focused on ambulatory care and academia at University of Charleston School of Pharmacy. She earned her Advanced Practice Pharmacist certificate in 2019.
She was drawn to a career in academia because of the opportunity to make a positive image on future pharmacists through teaching and mentoring. What she loves about Pacific is the legacy of excellence and the commitment to educating competent and compassionate students. She also appreciates the supportive family-like environment.
She values her time with family and friends. She likes getting coffee and seeking out inspiring views by taking long walks in nature. She also enjoys traveling as it combines her love for exploring and shopping.
Prof Lyn Hanning
University of Bath
Quality entrustment decision making: the key to supporting workplace based learning
4:15 PM - 5:00 PMAbstract
Introduction: Entrustable Professional activities (EPAs) are now being implemented widely in pharmacy programmes across the globe. The workshop will follow on from one delivered in LLLP23 on ‘Trans-national learning to support the development of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in undergraduate pharmacy placements.
Key to the success of EPA models is the ability to make reliable and valid entrustment decisions; however, it has been documented in the literature that several factors may influence this ability. These factors include trainee and preceptor/supervisor features, the nature of the tasks and the circumstances, and the preceptor/supervisor-trainee relationship. Furthermore, each of these factors includes several additional variables that may also influence the decision.
Methods: This workshop will use a small group discussion to review key evidence and a pilot study completed by the workshop authors describing attributes of entrustment decision making. Participants will apply a standardisation exercise to assessing this process and then contribute to the development of a novel entrustment attribute framework which will be shared.
Results: Participants will share and discuss the contemporary views on entrustment decision making in healthcare students. The workshop will generate a shared resource of experience of the application of entrustment decisions across the global pharmacy education network. The workshop hosts will collate shared experiences from the participants and share this to generate a novel entrustment attribute framework.
Conclusion: Participants will share experiences of supporting preceptors and supervisors to make high quality entrustment decisions and work with the workshop hosts to develop a good practice framework.
Key to the success of EPA models is the ability to make reliable and valid entrustment decisions; however, it has been documented in the literature that several factors may influence this ability. These factors include trainee and preceptor/supervisor features, the nature of the tasks and the circumstances, and the preceptor/supervisor-trainee relationship. Furthermore, each of these factors includes several additional variables that may also influence the decision.
Methods: This workshop will use a small group discussion to review key evidence and a pilot study completed by the workshop authors describing attributes of entrustment decision making. Participants will apply a standardisation exercise to assessing this process and then contribute to the development of a novel entrustment attribute framework which will be shared.
Results: Participants will share and discuss the contemporary views on entrustment decision making in healthcare students. The workshop will generate a shared resource of experience of the application of entrustment decisions across the global pharmacy education network. The workshop hosts will collate shared experiences from the participants and share this to generate a novel entrustment attribute framework.
Conclusion: Participants will share experiences of supporting preceptors and supervisors to make high quality entrustment decisions and work with the workshop hosts to develop a good practice framework.
Biography
Lyn Hanning is Professor of Pharmacy Education at The University of Bath, UK. She has recently been appointed as the Head of the new MPharm degree in Plymouth where the Bath MPharm is being delivered from Sept 2024. Since 2014, her work has focussed on curriculum design and delivery of practice based learning elements of the MPharm at Bath. Lyn’s research interests focus on the development of skills and competence for the pharmacy workforce and in particular the role of Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) to support pharmacy students during experiential learning. She has recently led a steering group to develop EPAs for use in MPharm degrees in England. She has run programmes across the full continuum of learning including Independent Prescribing. Lyn is a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy and was awarded an Advance HE UK National Teaching Fellowship in 2022 for her work in pharmacy education.
Dr Valerie Clinard
Professor
UCSF School of Pharmacy
Co-presenter
Biography
Valerie Clinard is associate dean of experiential education and professional development. She oversees the Introductory Pharmacy Practice Experience (IPPE) and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) programs. She works with preceptors, students, faculty, and staff to develop and implement new experiential education opportunities that continue to meet the needs of the expanding role of pharmacists. In addition, she provides preceptor development to School of Pharmacy preceptors and ensures that preceptors, practice sites, and students benefit from the relationships and opportunities provided. She is a member of the UCSF Academy of Medical Educators.
Dr Naoko Arakawa
Associate Professor
University of Nottingham
Co-presenter
Biography
Dr Naoko Arakawa is Associate Professor at the School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, UK. She is a registered pharmacist in Japan and worked in hospital and community pharmacy for 8 years before postgraduate education in UK. She holds MSc in Clinical Pharmacy, International Practice and Policy, and PhD from the UCL School of Pharmacy, UK. Her research area includes pharmacy education and workforce development, competency-based education and training, global health, sustainability in pharmacy, emergency preparedness and disaster management. Dr Arakawa is Interim Education Secretary of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), and a global lead for competency development of the FIP Hub.
