The Benefit of Continuing Professional Development for Continuing Pharmacy Education

A Systematic Review of Models Used and Preferences for Continuing Education and Continuing Professional Development of Pharmacists

“…The studies showed that participation increased where there was a mandatory requirement to take part, echoing that tools to capture learning need to be easy to complete, to ensure that assurance of competence can be demonstrated. Echoing other available studies [8,9], participants in studies identified, found the process of completing CPD documentation to be a barrier. Timing of events was highlighted as a barrier to attendance in this study [32,35].…”

“…Completing CPD therefore incorporates more elements than CE. Some may perceive this as a barrier, as it can require more time involvement [8]. CPD requires more effort from the learner, including documentation, which should be concise to show progress over a time period [9].…”

“…Therefore, both CE and CPD should focus on health priorities and needs identified at individual, organization or national levels, as a quality assurance measure [11]. Thus, participation in mandatory lifelong learning activities should deliver a quality assurance that knowledge, skills, and behaviors are being maintained to demonstrate competence [8,9]. Therefore, including CPD as part of CE provision will aid the movement towards a learner-led, needs-based model, rather than a time-based model motivated by providers [9].…”

“…Another study by McConnell et al [22] echoed this, showing that participants noted greater practice improvement after CPD compared to those participating in CE. In 2018, Wheeler et al [8] also noted the benefit of CPD on practice over CE. Any education program that a pharmacist participates in should support assurance of competency to practice and increase application of knowledge into practice for the benefit of service users [9].…”

Using a global framework for health workforce development: National case studies on continuing professional development in pharmacy

“…As with other professions, many countries have begun to use CPD, as opposed to more formal continuing education (CE), for prelicensure, license renewal and competency development of pharmacy professionals. The main benefit of CPD is to provide the practitioner with a systemised way to learn and to develop individual competencies as well as to assist with practice and health system gaps (Wheeler and Chisholm-Burns, 2018). The process of CPD should ideally instil a practice of self-directed, Bader L, Mukhalalati B, Awaisu A, Tofade T, Bates I MedEdPublish https://doi.org/10.…”