Table 4.
Types of training on dispensing cross-border electronic prescriptions received by Estonian (N=84) and Finnish (N=154) respondents.
| Type of training | Estonian respondents, n (%)a | Finnish respondents, n (%)a | P value |
| Instructions via email or paper | 59 (70.2) | 32 (20.8) | <.001 |
| Independent retrieval of information | 13 (15.5) | 64 (41.6) | <.001 |
| Face-to-face seminar | 13 (15.5) | N/Ab | N/A |
| Training videos | 7 (8.3) | 50 (32.5) | <.001 |
| Web-based seminar | 5 (6) | 39 (25.3)c | <.001 |
| PowerPoint slides from THLd and Kanta servicese | N/A | 58 (37.7) | N/A |
| Otherf | 4 (4.8) | 19 (12.3) | N/A |
aRespondents may have chosen several answer options.
bN/A: not applicable.
cWeb-based seminar by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.
dTHL: Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare).
eKanta produces digital health care and social welfare services for health care professionals, pharmacies, and citizens in Finland.
fOther examples included unspecified instructions from pharmacy or pharmacy information system operator and guidance from a colleague.