Involvement of community pharmacists in continuing professional development (CPD): a baseline survey in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Gelayee, Dessalegn Asmelashe; Mekonnen, Gashaw Binega; Birarra, Mequanent Kassa

doi:10.1186/s12992-018-0334-0

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“…Regarding other aspects of the training organization, of the traditional teaching methods used, 22 pharmacists preferred face-to-face teaching to online teaching, a finding similar to those of Gelayee et al., 37 Driesen et al. 22 and Kassab et al.…”

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“…36 This training focused on basic clinical knowledge and classic prescription cases, which met the trainees' needs and was well received. Regarding other aspects of the training organization, of the traditional teaching methods used, 22 pharmacists preferred face-to-face teaching to online teaching, a finding similar to those of Gelayee et al, 37 Driesen et al 22 and Kassab et al 38 Advantages of face-to-face lectures are that they are onsite and involve full interaction between lecturers and trainees. Online courses are constantly evolving and also have several advantages, such as freedom of study, anonymity and ease of use.…”

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Satisfaction and needs of pharmacists in prescription-checking training: a cross-sectional survey

Cheng

Wang

et al. 2020

J Int Med Res

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Objective Prescription checking is becoming increasingly prevalent in medical institutions. However, the prescription-checking ability of pharmacists requires improvement. The study aim was to explore the main aspects of prescription-checking training and provide an empirical reference for the training of pharmacists in medical institutions. Methods Participants were pharmacists willing to complete a Likert questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to examine percentages and composition ratios. The chi-square test and exploratory factor analysis were used for inferential analysis. Results The questionnaire showed good internal consistency reliability and validity. A total of 90% of participants were satisfied with the training. Exploratory factor analysis extracted three satisfaction dimensions: training organization, teaching method, and knowledge consolidation and assessment. The average examination score for the 20 courses was 89.21/100. Regarding trainee needs, 94.66% preferred face-to-face lectures, 89.33% expected high professional skills of the lecturers and 62.67% believed that clinical expertise was highly desirable. Conclusions There was a high demand for prescription-checking training among pharmacists. Trainees in this study showed high satisfaction. The most important aspects of prescription-checking training were training organization and knowledge consolidation and assessment. It is recommended that training should be stratified. Pharmacists preferred face-to-face and interactive lectures as a supplement to clinical knowledge.

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confidence: 69%

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confidence: 64%

Satisfaction and needs of pharmacists in prescription-checking training: a cross-sectional survey

Cheng

Wang

et al. 2020

J Int Med Res

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“…Regarding other aspects of training organization: (1) Among the tradition teaching methods [17], such as lectures, seminars and remote learning, pharmacists preferred teaching in a face-to-face manner, rather than online, which was similar to the results obtained by Gelayee DA [32], Driesen A [17] and Kassab SE [33]. Face-to-face lecture has advantages such as on-site teaching, and full interaction with lecturers and other trainees.…”

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Survey on satisfaction and needs of pharmacists in prescription-checking training: a cross-sectional study

Cheng¹,

Wang²,

Ma³

et al. 2019

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Background Prescription-checking is becoming increasingly popular in medical institutions, but the prescription-checking ability of pharmacists needs improvement. This study aimed to explore the key aspects of the prescription-checking training and provide an empirical reference for standardizing the prescription-checking training for pharmacists in medical institutions.Methods Trainees who were willing to complete the Likert questionnaire were enrolled in this study. Percentage and composition ratio were used for statistical description. The chi-square test and exploratory factor analysis were used for statistical analysis. A difference with p<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results The questionnaire had good internal consistency and validity. The overall satisfaction of the trainees was 90%. Three dimensions, training organization, teaching mode as well as consolidation and assessment of knowledge were extracted using exploratory factor analysis. The average examination score of the 20 courses was 89.21±2.62 points. From the perspective of needs, 94.66% of the trainees preferred face-to-face lectures, 89.33% of the trainees expected high professional skills of the lecturers, and 62.27% of the trainees believed that clinical expertise was highly desirable.Conclusion There was a great demand for prescription-checking training among pharmacists. Trainees enrolled in this training showed high satisfaction and good examination results. The key aspects of prescription-checking training were training organization, as well as consolidation and assessment of knowledge. It is recommended to conduct training in a stratified manner according to pharmacists’ educational background, in order to effectively improve their prescription-checking competence. The pharmacists preferred face-to-face lectures and interaction to supplement clinical disease-related knowledge.

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“…All these factors proved to be crucial according to previous studies among adult learners 5,25. Furthermore, assessing autonomous and controlled motivation types would be essential to further increase motivation types among Lebanese Pharmacists 26…”

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Attitudes of Lebanese pharmacists towards online and live continuing education sessions

Sacre¹,

Tawil²,

Hallit

et al. 2019

Pharm Pract (Granada)

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Background: Continuing education (CE) is an internationally recommended approach as a lifelong learning model for pharmacists, enabling them to maintain the necessary knowledge, skills and ethical attitudes so as to remain current and competent in their practice. Objectives: The objective of this study is to 1) describe factors associated with taking different types of CE courses among pharmacists in Lebanon, and 2) assess the correlation between types of CE activity and the attitude of Lebanese pharmacists (motivation and value) and their computer literacy. Methods: This is a cross-sectional observational study conducted between February and May 2017, using a random sample of Lebanese pharmacists from all districts of Lebanon. All pharmacists were eligible to participate; the sample consisted of those who agreed to complete the questionnaire. The questionnaire includes questions about computer literacy, motivation and value about CE, in addition to sociodemographic characteristics of pharmacists. Results: Out of the 750 questionnaires distributed, 628 (83.73%) were filled out and returned to be analyzed. The mean age of the participants was 39.04 (SD 10.57) years, 66.9% of them were females, and 41.1% of them had a bachelor degree in pharmacy and worked in Mount Lebanon. Among the 628 respondents, 567 (90.3%) have earned at least one CE credit. Of those, 5.4% took mainly online courses, 15.4% took mainly live courses and the remaining took both types of CE. Higher motivation (aOR=1.05; CI 0.994-1.109) and higher value (aOR=1.076; CI 0.968-1.197) were associated with higher odds of taking live CE courses. Higher motivation (aOR=1.07; 95%CI 0.994-1.152) was associated with higher odds of taking online CE courses. Higher motivation (aOR=1.059; 95%CI 1.006-1.114) and higher general confidence with computer use (aOR=1.058; 95%CI 1.012-1.106) were significantly associated with higher odds of taking both types of CE courses. Conclusions: A high percentage of Lebanese pharmacists enrolled in the CE system, mainly driven by motivation and value of CE, in addition to a higher general confidence in computer use. Further efforts should be exerted by the Lebanese Order of Pharmacists to motivate pharmacists and help them improve their computer literacy, which is expected to improve not only enrollment in CE activities, but also the completion of their CE requirements.

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Involvement of community pharmacists in continuing professional development (CPD): a baseline survey in Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

Cited by 25 publications

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Satisfaction and needs of pharmacists in prescription-checking training: a cross-sectional survey

Satisfaction and needs of pharmacists in prescription-checking training: a cross-sectional survey

Survey on satisfaction and needs of pharmacists in prescription-checking training: a cross-sectional study

Attitudes of Lebanese pharmacists towards online and live continuing education sessions

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