Academic Detailing is an educational outreach program designed to meet the learning needs of family physicians. Clinical education sessions are provided in individual or small-group settings in primary care clinics. The primary ambition of the service is to translate evidence-informed medical information into clinically relevant knowledge that can be used to optimize prescribing patterns and, ultimately, patient outcomes. The service is currently based out of two communities on Vancouver Island (Comox Valley, Victoria) and provides service to family physicians throughout the entire Island Health region.

This two -week experiential learning opportunity will involve independent travel to family physician clinics to observe education sessions and web-conferencing sessions regarding the critical appraisal of medical literature. It will also include the opportunity to participate in knowledge translation (searching for, critically appraising and synthesizing drug-therapy evidence) with the aim of producing an effective professional presentation for the team of academic detailing pharmacists. The clinical rotation in Academic Detailing will provide the Pharmacy Resident with training and experience in medication and practice-related clinical education. The rotation will have a specific focus on the topics being prepared and detailed at the time of the rotation.