Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Continuing Professional Development in the Pharmaceutical Workplace: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon

Hatem, Georges; Goossens, Herman; Ghanem, Diana; Assi, Roula Bou

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“…Although an online survey was employed to improve dissemination, a satisfactory response rate was reported (46.9%), 20 but significantly lower than the one reported among community pharmacists in the period before the pandemic. 21,22 This can be related to the extension of the role of community pharmacists during the pandemic, such as authorization to prepare hand and surface disinfectants, promoting preventive measures to cope with the virus spread, and preparing compounding formulations in the pharmacy. 23 Moreover, the supplementary workload to mitigate drug shortage, provide support in the therapeutic procedure of patients, and focus on those requiring professional attention with symptoms not related to the pandemic limited pharmacists’ access to social platforms.…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy practice and on the provision of pharmaceutical care: A cross-sectional study among community pharmacists

Hatem

Ghamloush

Chami

et al. 2023

The Journal of Medicine Access

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Background: Community pharmacists played an essential role in the control and management of the COVID-19 pandemic; both pharmaceutical care and community pharmacists were affected, given that, patients’ needs and demands increased due to the fear of lockdowns and shortage of medication throughout the pandemic. Objectives: This study was based in Lebanon and aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on (1) pharmacists, including infection rates, pay, and working hours, and (2) pharmacy practice, including medicine and personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages. Design: A cross-sectional study involving 120 community pharmacists was carried out between August and November 2021. Methods: Data were collected using an online survey filled out by pharmacists working in Lebanon. Results: Most participants (71.7%) reported an increase in their income during the pandemic, and 60% reduced their working hours. A significant association was noted between being previously infected and marital status, level of education, work position, and salary of the participants. Most participants (95.8%) encountered a shortage of medications during the pandemic leading to high home storage of medication, searching for other sources of medicines, and decreased patient/pharmacist interactions. Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed new challenges on pharmacists and the provision of pharmaceutical care. It affected pharmacists’ daily routines, putting them at risk of infection with limited availability of medicines and PPE. This study suggests that establishing effective crisis management plans to increase community pharmacists’ resilience during similar outbreaks.

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“…24,25 Other personal reasons could have affected the involvement of pharmacists, such as fear, anxiety, and lack of training on mental health and other challenges imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak. 21,26…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy practice and on the provision of pharmaceutical care: A cross-sectional study among community pharmacists

Hatem

Ghamloush

Chami

et al. 2023

The Journal of Medicine Access

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Evaluation of Pharmacists’ Preferences and Barriers to Access Continuing Education: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon

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The implementation of continuing education programs for pharmacists in Lebanon is emerging and needs to be further developed and strengthened to fill the gaps between knowledge acquisition and its application in the workplace. This study examined the perceptions of pharmacist preferences for and barriers to access programs. A crosssectional descriptive study was undertaken with a convenience sample of 142 pharmacists who were surveyed in their workplace. Almost 83.1% of pharmacists reported their day-to-day workplace experiences were the best way to learn. The high cost (50%) and time away from work (37.8%) were the main barriers to continuing education. Pharmacists reported a mean satisfaction of 5.8 (sd = 2.2)/10 with programs suggesting a need for routine needs assessments and adaptation of programs to better meet their learning needs.

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Predictors of substitution to generic drugs and physicians’ perceived exclusivity of substitution: A cross sectional survey among physicians

Hatem

Navasardyan

Lahoud

et al. 2022

Journal of Generic Medicines

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The use of generic medicines facilitate access to treatment and reduce the overall health cost. Policies promoting generic substitution take into account many components such as quality and efficacy considering health stakeholders including physicians and pharmacists and identifying factors impacting generics prescription. The current study aimed to assess the association between the perception of physicians towards generics with their sex and age and their willingness to switch to generics after initial treatment. Furthermore, it aimed to evaluate the predictors for switching brands to generics after initial treatment and perceiving the exclusivity to perform this substitution. Prescription of generics to lower medical cost was more common among younger physicians compared to those 50 years and older. Interestingly, physicians aged 40 and above were more prone to prescribe generics to patients without medical coverage, while compared to physicians younger than 30 years of age. Age was significantly associated with switching initial treatment to generics, which was 2.46 times higher for physicians older than 50 years compared to those younger than 30 years. In addition, physicians practicing more than 20 years were about 1,5 times more accepting the substitution by pharmacists after initial treatment by brand while compared to physicians practicing for less than 10 years. Strategies to increase generic substitution and promoting its acceptance among physicians should take into consideration the different significant predictors. However, Further research is required to explore more factors, predicting prescription of generics in Lebanon, such as visits by medical representatives, regulations of the hospital that the physician is practicing, which are also proven to have high influence on the prescription practice of generics.

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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Continuing Professional Development in the Pharmaceutical Workplace: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy practice and on the provision of pharmaceutical care: A cross-sectional study among community pharmacists

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on pharmacy practice and on the provision of pharmaceutical care: A cross-sectional study among community pharmacists

Evaluation of Pharmacists’ Preferences and Barriers to Access Continuing Education: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon

Predictors of substitution to generic drugs and physicians’ perceived exclusivity of substitution: A cross sectional survey among physicians

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