Introduction: Climate change is a global phenomenon to which the healthcare sector contributes significantly. Pharmaceuticals contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through all stages of their lifecycle. Pharmacists are well situated to support sustainable practices in healthcare; however, it is unclear to what extent current pharmacy students receive education on this topic within their programs. The objective of this study was to gain insight into the extent that topics related to sustainability and the environmental impact of medications are currently being included in Canadian undergraduate pharmacy education programs. The perspectives and attitudes of pharmacy educators towards including such topics were also explored.

Methods: The study surveyed pharmacy educators across Canada. Questions were categorized into current teaching practices related to the topic; motivators, barriers, enablers, and attitudes towards the topic area; and baseline demographics.

Results: A total of 37 responses were received with representation from all but one of the pharmacy schools in Canada. Thirty-two percent of respondents currently include environmental sustainability related material in their teaching with the most common delivery format being lecture-based. Respondents were overall supportive of inclusion of such material but expressed concern over where to include such content within the current curriculum and indicated a lack of expertise and faculty support to create the content.

Conclusion: Currently, inclusion of content related to pharmaceuticals and the environment is not widespread in Canadian undergraduate pharmacy education, but educators are supportive of future inclusion of this material. Barriers identified need to be addressed in order to support this curricular transformation.

Keywords: Climate Change; Environmental Sustainability; Pharmacy Education; Pharmacy Practice.

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简介： 气候变化是一个全球现象，医疗保健部门对此贡献显著。制药业在其生命周期的各个阶段都会产生温室气体排放。药剂师处于支持医疗保健可持续实践的良好位置；然而，目前尚不清楚当前的药学学生在他们的课程中接受了多少关于这一主题的教育。本研究的目标是了解与可持续性和药物环境影响相关的主题目前在加拿大本科药学教育项目中的涵盖程度。同时也探讨了药学教育工作者对此类话题的观点和态度。

方法： 该研究调查了加拿大的药学院教师。问题被分类为与主题相关的当前教学实践；促使、阻碍、使能和支持此类话题的因素以及基线人口统计信息。

结果： 共收到了37份回复，涵盖了除一所药学院外的所有加拿大药学院。32%的受访者目前在其教学中包括与环境可持续性相关的材料，最常见的呈现形式是基于讲座的形式。受访者总体上支持包含此类材料，但表示担心如何将这些内容纳入当前课程，并指出缺乏专业知识和教师支持来创建这些内容。

结论： 目前，在加拿大本科药学教育中广泛涵盖与药物和环境相关的主题尚不普遍，但是教育工作者支持未来包含此类材料。需要解决已确定的障碍以支持这种课程转变。

关键词： 气候变化；环境可持续性；药学教育；药学实践。

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