Early experiences of the mini-PAT (Peer Assessment Tool) amongst hospital pharmacists in South East London

Patel, Jignesh P.; West, D. R. F.; Bates, Ian; Eggleton, Alison; Davies, Graham

doi:10.1211/ijpp/17.02.0008

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“…1 Knowledge can be assessed using various tools eg, examinations and questionnaires. 2 However, more sophisticated methods of testing are needed to assess skills, judgment, and attitudes in the context of clinical performance, eg, direct observation and objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs). The assessment methods may include observation, review of documentation, surveys of those using pharmacy services, or role-playing using standardized or real patients.…”

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Individualized Education and Competency Development of Croatian Community Pharmacists Using the General Level Framework

Meštrović¹,

Staničić

Hadžiabdić

et al. 2012

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objectives. To measure Croatian community pharmacists' progress in competency development using the General Level Framework (GLF) as an educational tool in a longitudinal study. Methods. Patient care competencies of 100 community pharmacists were evaluated twice, in 2009 and in 2010 in a prospective cohort study. During this 12-month period, tailored educational programs based on the GLF were organized and conducted, new services and standard operating procedures were implemented, and documentation of contributions to patient care in the pharmacist's portfolio became mandatory. Results. Pharmacists' development of all GLF patient care competencies was significant with the greatest improvements seen in the following competencies: patient consultation, monitoring drug therapy, medicine information and patient education, and evaluation of outcomes. Conclusions. This study, which retested the effectiveness of an evidence-based competency framework, confirmed that GLF is a valid educational tool for pharmacist development.

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Individualized Education and Competency Development of Croatian Community Pharmacists Using the General Level Framework

Meštrović¹,

Staničić

Hadžiabdić

et al. 2012

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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“…1 In this study, the pharmacy mini-PAT was successfully used to measure rated performance in over 500 junior pharmacists, involving almost 10,000 individual assessments completed by a range of healthcare professionals over time. All ratings improved over time; however, because these findings represent an average of results, they may not apply to every junior pharmacist assessed.…”

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“…1,2 Traditional descriptions of assessment are based on a consistent set of theoretical beliefs and assumptions, typically consisting of written examinations that mainly test knowledge. 3 The assumption that knowledge has a universal meaning that is identical for every individual results in assessments that simply monitor students' learning, separating those who know from those who do not know.…”

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Use of a Multisource Feedback Tool to Develop Pharmacists in a Postgraduate Training Program

Davies

Ciantar

Jubraj

et al. 2013

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objectives. To evaluate use of a peer-assessment tool as a performance indicator for junior pharmacists in a formal postgraduate training program in London. Methods. A 4-year retrospective analysis of data gathered using the pharmacy mini-PAT (peerassessment tool) was undertaken. Assessments, including junior pharmacist self-evaluations, were conducted every 6 months. Overall performance and performance for clustered items were analyzed to determine changes. Assessments by healthcare professionals were then compared between professional groupings, which included pharmacists, physicians, and nurses.Results. There was a significant improvement over time in both self-assessment scores and scores on assessments conducted by others using the mini-PAT. Junior pharmacists rated themselves significantly lower than did their assessors ( p,0.001); pharmacist assessors rated the performance of junior pharmacists significantly lower than did other healthcare professionals ( p,0.001). Validity, ease of use, and relevance of the pharmacy mini-PAT were demonstrated. Conclusions. As part of a range of formative evaluations involving assessors from across various health professions, the mini-PAT is a valuable instrument for developing junior pharmacists. A cohort's mini-PAT result provides a snapshot of his/her performance that can be used to identify key areas requiring further training.

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“…Feedback from the peer review process as a development tool and evaluation tool was overwhelmingly positive, confirming the experiences from the UK. 286,311,312,328 However, there were some concerns raised by participants regarding its future use for high stakes assessment, because of the possibility that the choice of evaluators by the pharmacists themselves could introduce bias, as found by Archer and McAvoy 313 In our study the reviewers focused on providing feedback to the pharmacist for their own professional development, although the reviewers were also informed that it was part of a research project for assessment. It is possible that the reviewers would have scored differently if the feedback were used for high stakes summative assessment, as found by Burford et al …”

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Advanced practice in paediatric pharmacy: What is it, how do you get there, and what does it mean for children?

Stacey¹

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The quality and safety of medicines use is as important in paediatrics as in adult medicine, and closely linked to the skills, knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of health professionals responsible for patient care. The aim of this research was to investigate advanced paediatric pharmacy practice; how to develop and assess advanced skills; and how these skills improve outcomes for children.Prevention of adverse medication events (AMEs) is the most researched pharmacy impact on patient outcomes. However, there is limited evidence in paediatrics. The first phase of this research investigated AMEs in children, with the hypothesis that: Voluntary reports of AMEs can be used to identify trends over time in response to safety improvement initiatives, and identify associated skills required of health practitioners.The first component of this phase reviewed six months of potential and actual AMEs identified from three databases: clinical incident reports, pharmacist intervention reports and administrative coding using the International Classification of Diseases 10 th Revision (ICD-10). Analysis identified 447 individual AMEs. Little duplication between data sources was found. ICD-10 coding identified the most cases of harm, and intervention and incident reports identified the most cases of error. ICD-10 events rarely involved error and were time-consuming to retrieve, hence this method was not used in subsequent research. The second phase of research tested the hypothesis that:iii Paediatric hospital pharmacists value formal recognition of advanced pharmacy practice, can describe the characteristics of advanced practitioners and identify preferred methods of assessment of advanced practice.Four focus groups, involving 31 Australian paediatric pharmacists, concluded that advanced practice should be formally recognised, and include a foundation in clinical practice, together with education, research and service improvement outside the institution. Multiple methods of assessment were recommended; most preferred were direct observation of practice, peer review and portfolio review. Knowledge of paediatric diseases and drug handling, and skills in communication with children and families, were important.The third phase of the project reviewed two existing datasets to test two hypotheses, the first of which was: Pharmacist interventions can document progression to advanced practice.Six hundred interventions recorded by four pharmacists from one paediatric hospital were retrospectively reviewed over three separate periods from 2005 to 2012. Skills demonstrated in these interventions were rated using a pilot scale from 1 to 5, representing skills typical of intern pharmacists through to advanced practice. Skills increased over time, with more Level 3-5 interventions recorded in the later time periods, and mean skill level increasing from 1.9 to 2.6 (p<0.01).The second hypothesis in this phase was: Training and development priorities in paediatric pharmacy can be identified by direct observation of pharmacists working ...

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Early experiences of the mini-PAT (Peer Assessment Tool) amongst hospital pharmacists in South East London

Abstract: Early experience suggests that the mini-PAT is a useful formative assessment tool for use amongst GLPs.

Cited by 3 publications

References 4 publications

Individualized Education and Competency Development of Croatian Community Pharmacists Using the General Level Framework

Individualized Education and Competency Development of Croatian Community Pharmacists Using the General Level Framework

Use of a Multisource Feedback Tool to Develop Pharmacists in a Postgraduate Training Program

Advanced practice in paediatric pharmacy: What is it, how do you get there, and what does it mean for children?

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