Continuing professional development for pharmacists in three countries with developing health systems

Shamim, Saba; Rasheed, Huma; Babar, Zaheer‐Ud‐Din

doi:10.1016/j.cptl.2021.01.002

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“…It may be due to lack of awareness, time and or resources. [37][38] The CPD is a lifelong learning and it requires a realistic, relevant, and mandatory for the Indian RPs.…”

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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dispensing of Antibiotics and Over the Counter Drugs among Community Pharmacists in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Pelluri¹,

Thummapudi²,

Paritala³

et al. 2022

Ind. J. Pharm. Pract.

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Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) concerning dispensing pattern of antibiotics and OTC medication among the retail dispersers in community pharmacies. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed from March 2021 to August 2021. Simulated patient (SP) based face-to-face interviews were conducted with validated structured questionnaires. Results: During our interview, we noticed only 60% of registered pharmacists (RPs) and 40% of non-RPs were working in community pharmacies. Among the RPs, 35 were D.Pharm and 62 were B.Pharm graduates. The average correct answer to antibiotic questionnaires provided by dispensers with D.Pharm (39.2%), B.Pharm (47.7%) and Non-Pharmacists (38.4%). Among the respondents, the KAP against antibiotic questionnaires No. 1 and 4 are statistically significant (p<0.05). Similarly, 44.5% of D.Pharm, 56.6% of B.Pharm and 42.2% of Non-Pharmacists responded to OTC questionnaires. The OTC questionnaire No. 1,4 and 7 are not statistically significant (p>0.05) among responders. Conclusion: In our findings, 40% of non-Pharmacists were running the pharmacies. On an average, they have less than 50% of KAP towards antibiotics and OTC medications among pharmacists and non-pharmacists. To overcome this, pharmacists should undergo need continual professional development programs and non-pharmacist must require a formal pharmacy education.

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“…It may be due to lack of awareness, time and or resources. [37][38] The CPD is a lifelong learning and it requires a realistic, relevant, and mandatory for the Indian RPs.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dispensing of Antibiotics and Over the Counter Drugs among Community Pharmacists in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Pelluri¹,

Thummapudi²,

Paritala³

et al. 2022

Ind. J. Pharm. Pract.

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“…In this study, continuing professional developmental strategies were also recognised as vital to driving the professional growth of the pharmacy profession in Pakistan. Likewise, the establishment of a realistic and relevant continuing professional development model was stressed by a multi-country study (Shamim, Rasheed & Babar, 2021). Another recommendation in this study was to give equal opportunity and a chance to every professional to grow and flourish.…”

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“…For the qualitative part, a semi-structured interview schema was constructed for each stakeholder after reviewing the literature (Khan, 2011;Madiha & Yang, 2014;Atif et al, 2017;Atif et al, 2020b;Malik et al, 2020;Shamim, Rasheed & Babar, 2021) and considering the findings of the quantitative part of the study. The interview schema contained 11 key questions and several probes focused on different aspects of development goals deemed relevant by the participants.…”

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Transformation of the pharmacy profession in Pakistan: A mixed-method study based on FIP development goals

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Background: The pharmacy profession is underdeveloped and unrecognised in low and middle-income countries. Recognising this, the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has published 21 development goals to develop the pharmacy profession. This mixed-method study was conducted to determine a priority-based hierarchy of the FIP development goals and identify the barriers to achieving these goals in Pakistan. Methods: A total of 400 and 15 pharmacists participated in the quantitative and qualitative parts of the study, respectively. Results: Overall, the pharmacy profession in Pakistan was not progressing at the pace required. The participants advocated prioritisation of the ‘Practice’ element to bridge the gap between the current situation and required progress. The main barriers to transformation were a lack of implementation of theoretical knowledge, training and internship programmes, and regulatory deficits in policy development and implementation. Conclusion: Mandatory government leadership and backing will be required to advance practice-related aspects and address intertwined barriers to professional development in the country.

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“…This aspect is not directly related to their daily activities, a lack of time due to extra-hours work, or family responsibilities. Some researchers also identified a significant difference between a higher number of hours of continuing education for hospital pharmacists and a lower number for community pharmacists [2,9,29]. Previous studies conducted on hospital pharmacists in Romania identified a low-level of satisfaction for pay promotion and a very high level of satisfaction for management-interpersonal relationships and organizationcommunication scales [15].…”

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Exploring the Opinion About Job Satisfaction, Lifelong Learning Oportunities and Institutional Support Among Romanian Pharmacists

Antofie¹

2023

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The pharmacist's profession has faced great challenges in recent decades. Academic training and continuing education have to cover the multitude of pharmacists' responsibilities. The current study aimed to identify the opinions of pharmacists from various areas of activity fields (hospitals, pharmaceutical chains, laboratories, or community pharmacies) regarding the profession of pharmacist, job satisfaction and willingness to attend training courses. A total of 481 respondents were included in the study. The research collected socio-demographic, medical, professional and institutional data. It was found that pharmacists were least satisfied with the salary level and most satisfied with their relationships with colleagues. Moreover, almost half of the pharmacists took communication courses, and almost a third completed leadership courses. Half of the respondents were in management positions. The pharmacy profession needs to be continuously supported by laws with impact at both professional and organisational level, in order to increase pharmacists' satisfaction regarding profession and workplace. RezumatProfesia de farmacist se confruntă cu mari provocări, deoarece atât formarea academică, cât și educația continuă trebuie să acopere multitudinea de responsabilități și tipuri de locuri de muncă din ce în ce mai diverse ale farmaciștilor. Studiul de față a urmărit să identifice opinia farmaciștilor din diverse arii de activitate (spitale, lanțuri farmaceutice, laboratoare sau farmacii comunitare) cu privire la profesia de farmacist, satisfacția la locul de muncă și disponibilitatea de a urma cursuri de perfecționare. Un număr de 481 respondenți au fost incluși în studiu. Cercetarea a colectat date socio-demografice, medicale, profesionale și organizaționale. S-a evidențiat faptul că farmaciștii sunt foarte puțin mulțumiți de nivelul de salarizare și consideră că au o relație bună cu colegii. De asemenea, aproape jumătate dintre farmaciști au urmat cursuri de comunicare și aproximativ o treime au finalizat cursuri de leadership. Jumătate dintre respondenți au funcție de conducere. Profesia de farmacist trebuie să fie permanent susținută prin legi cu impact atât la nivel profesional, cât și la nivel organizațional, pentru a crește motivația farmaciștilor cu privire la profesie și la locul de muncă.

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Continuing professional development for pharmacists in three countries with developing health systems

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dispensing of Antibiotics and Over the Counter Drugs among Community Pharmacists in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Dispensing of Antibiotics and Over the Counter Drugs among Community Pharmacists in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh

Transformation of the pharmacy profession in Pakistan: A mixed-method study based on FIP development goals

Exploring the Opinion About Job Satisfaction, Lifelong Learning Oportunities and Institutional Support Among Romanian Pharmacists

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