Bá Kiên Trần

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4Years (2023-Present)

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30 March 2023 in Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
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VTVan De Tran
Van De Tran
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DHDuyen Thi My Huynh
Duyen Thi My Huynh
TNThi My Thao Nguyen
Thi My Thao Nguyen
TPThi My Tien Pham
Thi My Tien Pham
DPDuy Toan Pham
Duy Toan Pham
Recent years have seen the development and advancement of pharmaceutical care services using telecommunications, termed telepharmacy, in a variety of countries and settings. This study investigated the motivations/facilitators and barriers to pharmacists implementing telepharmacy at pharmacies/drugstores in the Mekong Delta region, Vietnam. A descriptive cross-sectional online survey was conducted from March to May 2022, on 747 pharmacists, at pharmacies in all 13 cities/provinces in the Mekong Delta area, Vietnam. Of the 747 respondents, 74% participants had experience of using telepharmacy. Having a university degree in pharmacy (aOR = 1.86; 95% CI = 1.11–3.12; P = 0.018) and a monthly income >8.4 million VND (~357 USD) (aOR = 2.00; 95%CI = 1.16–3.42; P = 0.012) were factors positively associated with telepharmacy use. The factor reported as most greatly motivating telepharmacy use was its ability to provide healthcare services to people in remote/rural areas and those unable to travel (82.3%). The main barrier to telepharmacy use was cited as a lack of policies and regulations on the implementation, application and support of telepharmacy practice (76.8%). More than 75% of those without telepharmacy experience reported that they would like to use it in the future. Telepharmacy use in Vietnam is familiar with the community pharmacists, although the use of telecommunications in pharmacy was only recently adopted in this country. Vietnamese government bodies and policy-makers must issue detailed regulations and instructions governing telepharmacy practice to support these advancements to the healthcare system in Vietnam.

28 June 2023 in Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research
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TVThi Huong Vu
Thi Huong Vu
DPDuy Toan Pham
Duy Toan Pham
DHDuyen Thi My Huynh
Duyen Thi My Huynh
VTVan De Tran
Van De Tran
This study aimed to determine the factors affecting the satisfaction of 3-year-programme college pharmacy alumni on training/educational quality at a pharmacy college in Vietnam. A cross-sectional research using a purposive sampling method was conducted on the alumni who had recently graduated in 2020 of a pharmacy college in Hai Duong, Vietnam. Data collection was conducted in two phases from November 2021 to January 2022, with the first phase being an online survey through Google Forms and the second phase being phone interviews and the use of the Zalo application. The quality of educational training was evaluated using 21 items, with an additional item designated for overall satisfaction. Exploratory factor analysis identified the four factors from the 21 items assessing training quality, whereas multivariate regression analysis determined the relationship between satisfaction factors and the overall satisfaction. A total of 282 complete records were obtained. The college pharmacist alumni’s satisfaction with the training qualities is influenced by four main factors, with internal consistency assessed using Cronbach’s alpha (α): the training staff (α = 0.93), the facilities and environment qualities (α = 0.91), the training programmes (α = 0.88) and the administrative formalities and support activities (α = 0.84). All factors had a positive impact on alumni satisfaction, the training staff factor (β = 0.460, P < 0.001) had the greatest impact on the alumni satisfaction. This study identified four factors affecting the satisfaction of college pharmacy alumni on training quality, including (1) the training staff, (2) the facilities and environmental qualities, (3) the training programmes and (4) the administrative formalities and support activities. To enhance training quality and alumni satisfaction, educational institutions should focus on innovating the teaching methods of the faculty, shifting from traditional teaching methods to active teaching methods that make lectures dynamic and help students develop necessary skills, as well as organizing training sessions and practical visits to improve specialized knowledge and practical experience for the faculty.

24 July 2024 in Tạp chí Y học Cộng đồng
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Bá Kiên Trần
HSHà Thái Sơn
Hà Thái Sơn
Mục tiêu: Phân tích thực trạng phân bố và cơ cấu nhân lực dược tại các bệnh viện đa khoa tuyến huyện ở khu vực trung du và miền núi phía Bắc. Đối tượng và phương pháp: Nghiên cứu mô cắt ngang trên 1425 nhân lực dược tại 144 bệnh viện đa khoa công lập tuyến huyện đang công tác tính đến ngày 31/12/2022 tại các tỉnh khu vực trung du và miền núi phía Bắc. Kết quả: Dược sỹ có trình độ đại học trở lên chiếm tỷ lệ thấp (15,3%), cao đẳng và trung cấp dược chiếm tỷ lệ 50,6% và dược tá chiếm tỷ lệ 0,28%. Có sự mất cân đối về cơ cấu nhân lực dược giữa các khu vực thành thị và nông thôn và ngay trong một tỉnh cũng có sự mất cân đối. Đa số các tỉnh trong khu vực trung du và miền núi phía Bắc, tỷ lệ dược sỹ/cao đẳng và trung cấp dược, dược sỹ/bác sỹ, dược sỹ/giường bệnh đều thấp so với quy định tại Thông tư 03/2023/TT-BYT. Phân bố dược sỹ công tác trong các bệnh viện đa khoa tuyến huyện cũng có sự bất hợp lý giữa các tỉnh trong khu vực, bình quân chỉ có 3,9 dược sỹ/bệnh viện. Kết luận: Tại khu vực trung du và miền núi phía Bắc, dược sỹ có trình độ đại học trở lên chiếm tỷ lệ thấp, chủ yếu là cao đẳng và trung cấp dược. Vẫn còn sự mất cân đối về cơ cấu nhân lực dược giữa các khu vực thành thị và nông thôn. Tỷ lệ dược sỹ theo giường bệnh, bác sỹ và bệnh viện đều ở mức thấp.

29 April 2025 in Tạp chí Y học Việt Nam
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THThai Son Ha
Thai Son Ha
Introduction: Improving the quality of healthcare human resources, particularly pharmacists, is vital for community health care in the Central Highlands region. Challenges in infrastructure and human resources make enhancing the pharmaceutical workforce an urgent task. Objectives: To analyze the distribution and structure of the pharmaceutical workforce in district-level hospitals and health centers in the Central Highlands, assess disparities, and provide recommendations to address shortages. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 724 pharmaceutical personnel across 69 district-level general hospitals in the Central Highlands provinces as of December 31, 2022. Results: Pharmacists with university degrees or higher accounted for 33.3%, while pharmacy technicians with associate degrees (DCĐ), secondary-level qualifications (TCD), and assistant pharmacists (DT) made up 62.7%. Assistant pharmacists represented 0.6%. Imbalances in personnel distribution were evident between urban and rural areas. Ratios of pharmacists to doctors, beds, and hospitals were below the standards specified in Circular No. 03/2023/TT-BYT. On average, each hospital had 3.9 pharmacists, with shortages most acute in Kon Tum and Dak Lak. Conclusion: The Central Highlands region faces significant challenges in the structure and number of its pharmaceutical workforce. Pharmacists with higher qualifications are limited, with most personnel being pharmacy technicians. There is a marked imbalance in workforce distribution between urban and rural areas. Policies are needed to attract and develop pharmaceutical personnel to meet healthcare demands in this region.

1 July 2026 in Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacognosy Research
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KVKhanh Cong Van
Khanh Cong Van
TDThuan Thi Duong
Thuan Thi Duong
BTBá Kiên Trần
Bá Kiên Trần
Context: Digital transformation has increasingly influenced pharmaceutical value chains, but evidence from emerging economies remains limited. Aims: To assess digital transformation maturity among surveyed pharmaceutical enterprises in Vietnam and to compare maturity according to firm size and operational age. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from January to June 2025 among managers and executives from 150 enterprises. A 64-item, five-point Likert questionnaire was used to assess seven maturity dimensions. Responses from 518 participants were aggregated at the enterprise level after intraclass correlation coefficients were evaluated. Descriptive statistics, exploratory factor analysis, reliability testing, one-way analysis of variance, Tukey post hoc tests, and thematic analysis of open-ended responses were performed. Results: The firm-level maturity score was 3.87 ± 0.60. Dimension means ranged from 3.85 to 3.89. Maturity differed significantly by firm size, with small and large enterprises scoring higher than medium-sized enterprises. Older enterprises reported slightly higher maturity than newer enterprises. The main barriers were limited information-technology infrastructure and insufficient workforce digital skills. Conclusions: Perceived digital-transformation maturity was relatively high among the surveyed enterprises. Medium-sized enterprises may require targeted financial, technical, and training support. Findings should be interpreted cautiously because of convenience sampling, self-reported measurement, and common method variance.

27 May 2024 in Tạp chí Y Dược học Cần Thơ
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NLNguyễn Diệu Hằng Lê
Nguyễn Diệu Hằng Lê
Background: Antibiotic misuse is a significant issue, negatively impacting the health of children. Objectives: To analysis of knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding antibiotic use for children among mothers in Tran Hung Dao ward, Quang Ngai City, Quang Ngai Province in 2022. Materials and methods: Across-sectional descriptive study combined with retrospective analysis was conducted on 292 mothers with children under 5 years old. Data were collected through interviews and completion of a pre-designed survey questionnaire. Results: The average age of the mothers in the study was 29.97, with the age group 20-39 comprising the highest proportion at 47.39%. The rate of children who received medications without a prescription was 93.84%, and the rate of mothers involved in the decision-making process for medication use was 92.81%. Among these cases, 4.45% received advice from healthcare professionals, and only 6% used medications solely upon doctors' indications. The percentages of mothers with good knowledge, appropriate attitudes, and good practices were 10%, 15.07%, and 15.75%, respectively. Neither maternal age, educational level, nor family income was associated with their knowledge, attitudes, and practices of antibiotic use. However, an association was observed between good knowledge and appropriate attitudes with maternal occupation, namely work in the medical field (p<0.001). Conclusion: The knowledge, practices, and attitudes regarding antibiotic use for children among mothers in the research area are still inadequate, indicating the necessity for implementing mechanisms to control access to antibiotics and raising awareness among mothers about the adverse effects of antibiotic misuse. Đặt vấn đề: Việc lạm dụng kháng sinh là vấn đề nghiêm trọng, có ảnh hưởng tiêu cực đến sức khỏe của trẻ em. Mục tiêu nghiên cứu: Phân tích kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành sử dụng kháng sinh (KS) cho trẻ của các bà mẹ tại phường Trần Hưng Đạo, thành phố Quảng Ngãi, tỉnh Quảng Ngãi năm 2022. Đối tượng và phương pháp nghiên cứu: Nghiên cứu mô tả cắt ngang kết hợp hồi cứu thực hiện trên 292 bà mẹ có con dưới 5 tuổi. Số liệu được thu thập bằng phương pháp phỏng vấn và điền bộ câu hỏi khảo sát được thiết kế sẵn. Kết quả: Các bà mẹ trong nghiên cứu có độ tuổi trung bình là 29,97, trong đó nhóm tuổi 20 – 39 chiếm tỷ lệ cao nhất là 47,39%. Tỷ lệ trẻ từng được sử dụng thuốc không theo đơn là 93,84% và tỷ lệ bà mẹ tham gia vào quyết định dùng thuốc là 92,81%. Trong đó, 4,45% các trường hợp dùng thuốc nhận được sự tư vấn từ nhân viên y tế và tỷ lệ nhỏ 6% chỉ sử dụng thuốc khi có chỉ định của bác sĩ. Tỷ lệ bà mẹ có kiến thức tốt, thái độ đúng mực và thực hành tốt lần lượt là 10%, 15,07% và 15,75%. Không có tương quan giữa kiến thức, thái độ và thực hành sử dụng KS của các bà mẹ với nhóm tuổi, trình độ học vấn và thu nhập của gia đình. Tỷ lệ kiến thức tốt, thái độ đúng mực có liên quan với nghề nghiệp của mẹ/người thân có liên quan đến ngành y tế (p<0,001). Kết luận: Kiến thức, kỹ năng và thái độ trong sử dụng KS cho trẻ của các bà mẹ trên địa bàn nghiên cứu còn hạn chế, cần có những cơ chế kiểm soát khả năng tiếp cận thuốc kháng sinh và nâng cao nhận thức của các bà mẹ về tác hại của việc lạm dụng kháng sinh.