Report of the 2013-2014 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Advancing the Pharmacy Profession Together through Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Education Partnerships

Smith, Miriam A.; Boyle, Cynthia J.; Keresztes, Jan M; Liles, Janet M; MacLean, Linda Garrelts; McAllister, Everett B.; Silvester, Janet A.; Williams, Nancy Toedter; Bradley-Baker, Lynette R.

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“…The USA Report of the ‘2013–2014 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: advancing the pharmacy profession together through pharmacy technician and pharmacy education partnerships’ notes this in detail and suggests that education institutions should consider forming effective collaborations to ensure appropriate education, training, and certification of pharmacy technicians. 50 This USA report was tabled, noting a call for improved accountability regarding pharmacy technician education in 2011. 51 …”

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A global picture of pharmacy technician and other pharmacy support workforce cadres

Koehler

Brown²

2017

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

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IntroductionUnderstanding how pharmacy technicians and other pharmacy support workforce cadres assist pharmacists in the healthcare system will facilitate developing health systems with the ability to achieve universal health coverage as it is defined in different country contexts. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the present global variety in the technician and other pharmacy support workforce cadres considering; their scope, roles, supervision, education and legal framework.Material and methodsA structured online survey instrument was administered globally using the Survey Monkey platform, designed to address the following topic areas: roles, responsibilities, supervision, education and legislation. The survey was circulated to International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) member organisations and a variety of global list serves where pharmaceutical services are discussed.Results193 entries from 67 countries and territories were included in the final analysis revealing a vast global variety with respect to the pharmacy support workforce.Roles and competencyFrom no pharmacy technicians or other pharmacy support workforce cadres in Japan, through a variety of cadre interactions with pharmacists, to the autonomous practice of pharmacy support workforce cadres in Malawi.ResponsibilitiesFrom strictly supervised practice with a focus on supply, through autonomous practice for a variety of responsibilities, to independent practice.SupervisionFrom complete supervision for all tasks, through geographical varied supervision, to independent practice.EducationFrom on the job training, through certificate level vocational courses, to 3–4 year diploma programs.Legislation, regulation and liabilityFrom well-regulated and registered, through part regulation with weak implementation, to completely non-regulated contexts.ConclusionThis paper documents wide differences in supervision requirements, education systems and supportive legislation for pharmacy support workforce cadres globally. A more detailed understanding of specific country practice settings is required if the use of pharmacy support workforce cadres is to be optimized.

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A global picture of pharmacy technician and other pharmacy support workforce cadres

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Brown²

2017

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

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“…Research in pharmacy education is an important tool in the development and advancement of the pharmacy profession . Hundreds of articles from different world regions call for a positive change in pharmacy education and practice .…”

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Bibliometric analysis of literature in pharmacy education: 2000–2016

Sweileh

Al-Jabi

Zyoud

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International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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“…Many states have a requirement that pharmacy technicians get certified either through these routes or through a standardized exam with similar content within a year of hiring, but there is little standardization across the board for these exams [ 17 , 18 ]. On multiple occasions, calls for standard national training and certification processes have been made, and it is clear that multiple organizations find it crucial to have this kind of a standard for certified pharmacy technicians [ 19 , 20 ]. While 81.5% (N = 17,114) did prefer a certified technician, it is surprising that more employers do not share the same national desire.…”

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Pharmacy technician roles are evolving alongside the changing role of a pharmacist. There is currently no uniform definition of a pharmacy technician’s role in the pharmacy workforce. The objective of this study was to look at the United States-based pharmacy technician advertisement database from Pharmacy Week to find patterns and commonalities in the duties and qualifications of pharmacy technicians. A retrospective analysis was performed on fourteen days of pharmacy technician job listings from Pharmacy Week from the year 2018. Information obtained from the listings included job title, location, setting, type of job, job duties, and job requirements. Job duties and requirements were coded by themes. Fourteen days of data resulted in 21,007 individual position listings. A majority of the job listings were for full-time positions (96.4%) and most were in the retail setting (96.78%). The most common requirements were registration with State Board, high school diploma, ability to perform tasks, communication, and physical. The most common job duties were general office etiquette, performing tasks under the direct supervision of the pharmacist, and professionalism. This study provides a description of the evolving role of pharmacy technicians through the broad variety in expectations for requirements of pharmacy technician applicants and the duties they perform when hired.

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Report of the 2013-2014 Professional Affairs Standing Committee: Advancing the Pharmacy Profession Together through Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Education Partnerships

Cited by 19 publications

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A global picture of pharmacy technician and other pharmacy support workforce cadres

A global picture of pharmacy technician and other pharmacy support workforce cadres

Bibliometric analysis of literature in pharmacy education: 2000–2016

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