Assessing patients’ knowledge and skills after pharmaceutical consultations in interventional cardiology: A competency framework-based approach

Key Points

• Patients enhance skills for managing medical devices effectively at home after consultations, supporting autonomy.
• Key evidence shows significant improvements in patients' knowledge and skills following pharmaceutical consultations.
• The approach involves a competency framework, evaluating how consultations influence patient understanding and capability.
• This underscores the importance of pharmaceutical interventions in empowering patients for safe self-management of medical devices.