Self-assessment of competence in a community pharmacy setting

Mills, Elizabeth; Laaksonen, Raisa; Bates, Ian; Davies, Graham; Duggan, Catherine

doi:10.1080/15602210500282491

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“…In accordance with previously conducted research [ 12 , 15 , 16 ], younger pharmacists who had been in their current posts for a shorter period of time (less than 15 years) perceived themselves as more competent in behaviours pertaining to the “Patient consultation,” “Assurance of safe medicines use,” and “Continuing Professional Development” competencies, some of which are important for pharmaceutical care provision. This implies that, besides working experience, the education levels or qualifications and CPD are also crucial for competence development.…”

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“…Wright and Morgan [ 11 ] reported that community pharmacists tended to identify difficulties in demonstrating some of the clinical competencies, while hospital pharmacists reported difficulties in demonstrating management competencies. Indeed, the “Organization and Management” cluster was added into the General Level Framework (GLF) — the first competency framework for early career pharmacists in the UK — only after the original framework was adapted for community pharmacists because it was considered important for community pharmacists’ roles [ 12 ]. Furthermore, the high scores identified in this cluster are in accordance with the pharmacists’ role as summarised in the “Seven star pharmacist,” which states that pharmacists must possess management and leadership skills [ 13 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Identifying self-assessed competencies and areas for improvement within community pharmacist-preceptors support during pre-registration training

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BackgroundCompetency frameworks that prompt personal and professional development have become an important component of lifelong learning; they are driven by healthcare professionals’ need for development and professional recognition. This study aimed to evaluate the self-assessed competencies of community pharmacist-preceptors by using Croatian Competency Framework (CCF) and to identify competencies to be improved. The secondary aim was to explore the association between community pharmacists’ characteristics (i.e. age, education etc.) and self-assessed competency performance.MethodsThe study subjects were community pharmacist-preceptors who provide support to and mentor student trainees enrolled in pre-registration training for pharmacy students. At the beginning of their mentorship, the pharmacist-preceptors assessed their competencies on a four-point Likert scale by using the Croatian Competency Framework (CCF), a validated tool for assessment and self-assessment of community and hospital pharmacists. Data were collected via e-mail in the period from October 2015 to April 2016.ResultsOf the 260 community pharmacists approached, final analysis included 223 respondents. The response rate was 85.8%. Community pharmacist-preceptors assessed themselves as the most competent in competencies pertaining to the cluster “Organization and management competencies” (M = 3.64, SD = 0.34), while they considered themselves as the least competent in the competencies pertaining to the cluster “Pharmaceutical public health competencies” (M = 2.75, SD = 0.77). Younger pharmacists with a postgraduate qualification who worked for large pharmacy chains in the capital city area and who had been in their current posts for a shorter period perceived themselves to be more competent.ConclusionThis research represents the first analysis of the CCF in practice and identifies community pharmacist-preceptor competencies that require improvement. Consequently, areas for additional professional education were defined. Implementing modalities to measure and support development of preceptors’ competences is essential for improvement of student training programmes.

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“…Characteristics reported to influence self-assessed competence include age and gender, with younger females perceiving themselves as more competent than older pharmacists. 11 The majority of graduates were female, comprising 72.2%, 83.3%, and 77.0% of the 2003, 2004, and 2005 graduate cohorts, respectively. Most of the graduates were younger than their preceptors, as the latter had to be practicing for at least 3 years.…”

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Preceptors, Interns, and Newly Registered Pharmacists' Perceptions of New Zealand Pharmacy Graduates' Preparedness to Practice

Kairuz

Noble

Shaw

2010

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To determine the perceptions of pharmacy interns and newly registered pharmacists and preceptors regarding the preparedness of graduates to enter professional practice. Methods. A questionnaire was developed from the New Zealand Competence Standards for the Pharmacy Profession (pharmacist level), with additional questions on communication skills included. The instrument contained 16 items and was mailed to preceptors (n5141), interns (n572), and newlyregistered pharmacists (n5101). Microsoft Excel (pivot tables) was used to analyse the quantitative responses. The final question asked respondents to provide free-text comments about the questionnaire, graduates and the program and responses were analyzed quantitatively and thematically.Results. The response rates were 54.6% (n 5 77) for preceptors, 100% (n 5 72) for interns and 45.5% (n 5 46), for newly registered pharmacists. The majority of responses (87.6%; n52,562) were in agreement that the degree had prepared graduates for practice. Overall, preceptor perceptions of graduates' preparedness for practice were less favorable than graduates' self-perceptions of their preparedness. Four themes were identified from the free-text comments: the need for improved skills, more professional attitudes, better English communication, and additional training in extemporaneous compounding. Conclusion. Feedback elicited from graduates and preceptors was helpful in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of a new bachelor of pharmacy (BPharm) program and proved useful in both the accreditation and curriculum revision processes.

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“…The professional and life experience greatly affected the following competencies: Organization and Management, Professional and Personal. Research conducted in the UK, which applied a similar instrument 21 showed that the selfassessed competencies were affected by age in a positive way, whereas the categories: Activity recording and Postgraduate education were more prevalent in younger pharmacists. Gender, status/working place in a pharmacy and the pharmacy type also influenced the study's self-assessment part, while our study pointed out the importance of the work place and the level of education.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Self-assessments complement other types of teaching in order to enhance the knowledge, skills, and other professional qualities; they actually develop the ability to manage one's selfimprovement 19 . Even though some legitimate reservations about the objectivity of the self-assessments do exist 20 , they provide a good basis for altering the everyday practice and for setting of the personal goals related to professional development, and they may also help boost self-confidence about one's own professional values 21 .…”

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Assessment and self-assessment of the pharmacists' competencies using the global competency framework (GbCF) in Serbia

Stojkov¹,

Tadić²,

Crnjanski³

et al. 2016

VOJNOSANIT PREGL

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Self-assessment of competence in a community pharmacy setting

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Identifying self-assessed competencies and areas for improvement within community pharmacist-preceptors support during pre-registration training

Identifying self-assessed competencies and areas for improvement within community pharmacist-preceptors support during pre-registration training

Preceptors, Interns, and Newly Registered Pharmacists' Perceptions of New Zealand Pharmacy Graduates' Preparedness to Practice

Assessment and self-assessment of the pharmacists' competencies using the global competency framework (GbCF) in Serbia

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