Satisfaction with distance training in infotechnology applied to pharmaceutical research

Abstract

Introduction: The pharmaceutical industry must have specialists trained in infotechnology to face the challenges of the informational era, the quality of the training process intended for these purposes can be assessed by knowing the degree of satisfaction of its participants.

Objective: To evaluate the level of satisfaction with distance training in infotechnology for the management of scientific information to support pharmaceutical research.

Methods: Educational research with dialectic approach was conducted in the Development and Innovation Unit of the Laboratories AICA+ Company in June 2023. The population consisted of 15 senior specialists, of whom 12 (80%) worked in the development and innovation unit, which were considered the study sample. Parameterization was used, with a single variable derived in three epistemological, procedural and behavioral dimensions and these in turn in four indicators. A survey and an interview were used during the training, which consisted of three stages: design, execution and closure.

Results: 100% of the specialists answered the survey and the interview, who evaluated the objectives, contents and methodological aspects as satisfactory. The performance of the teachers with the highest score. 100% stated the possibility of using the knowledge acquired in their daily work and 91.6% considered themselves capable of transmitting what they had learned. The technological support for the practical part of the training was evaluated as partially satisfactory. In addition, they identified the problems and potentials of the training.

Conclusions: The level of satisfaction with distance training in infotechnology confirmed its value for the management of scientific information to support pharmaceutical research aimed at drug development, and, in turn, that it could be applied in other areas of the pharmaceutical industry.