Pharmacy Fika

The Fika Crew invited Robin Zavod, PhD, Professor of Pharmaceutical Science at Midwestern University, Downers Grove Campus, and AACP President, to share her passion for recognizing and supporting the unique ways learners and colleagues perceive and process information.  It starts with caring and showing compassionate concern for the well-being and success of our students, colleagues, and patients. Compassionate pedagogy asks faculty and preceptors to move towards teaching and learning practices that

The Fika Crew welcomes Carrie Vogler, PharmD, BCPS, Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice at the University of Southern Illinois Edwardsville, and Heather Folz, PharmD, BCACP, Associate Professor of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy at Notre Dame of Maryland University, to talk about the online faculty journal club called "Not Your Mama's Journal Club."  At the AACP Annual Meeting, they described how they engage faculty in interactive discussions about papers related to the Scholarship of

The Fika Crew talk with Sophie Soklaridis, PhD and Holly Harris, MA from the Centre for Addiction & Mental Health affiliated with the University of Toronto and the Collaborative Learning College  about their work using "different knowledges" to co-produce instruction and a research agenda.  How might pharmacy education co-produce instruction drawing upon the "different knowledges" of our students, the patients we service, and the stakeholders who are the benefactors of the work of

The Fika Crew invited (and she accepted!) Naomi Steenhof, BScPhm, PhD from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Toronto to talk about the nature of expertise.  She explains how pharmacists (and all health professionals) can develop adaptive expertise before cognitive entrenchment sets in. Productive failure, meaningful variation, and asking more "why" questions (rather than focusing on "what" questions) can help learners develop their adaptive muscles.Happy New Year!  Looking

The Fika Crew talks about the science of learning. Neuroscience has uncovered a few evidence-based learning strategies that improve retention and skill acquisition. These simple strategies can be used alone or coupled together to create powerful learning experiences:Spaced Repetition / Distributed Learning Retrieval Practice Interleaving Elaboration Deliberate Practice with Feedback Sleep Resources Sumeracki MA, Weinstein Y. Six strategies for effective learning. Acad Med 2018; 94 (4): 666. Van

The Fika Crew explores the things that boost and drain our mental and physical energy.  Energy management (personal and organizational energy, not national energy policy) seems like an appropriate topic as we head into the summer months.  Learning what generates positive energy and how to mitigate things that drain, sap, and siphon energy can enhance our satisfaction, persistence, and effectiveness._______________________ Resources Gordon J.  The Energy Bus.  10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and