The status of licensed pharmacy workforce in Saudi Arabia: a 2030 economic vision perspective

AlRuthia, Yazed; Alsenaidy, Mohammad A.; AlRabiah, Haitham; Almuhaisen, Abdullah; Alshehri, Mohammed

doi:10.1186/s12960-018-0294-8

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“…In the present study, Less than 30% of HCPs believed that the clinical pharmacist has fulfilled his/her role in KSA. This may be due to lack of the clinical pharmacists in the hospitals (AlRuthia et al, 2018) which was supported by the findings of the present study where only 31.4% of the participants reported that they have a clinical pharmacist in their institutions. This lack is not limited to the hospitals of the ministry of health but also extends to the private hospitals.…”

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Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Clinical Pharmacy Services and Their Impact on The Management of Cancer in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Kabel

Bakr

Alshanbari

et al. 2020

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Aim: To assess the perception and attitude of HCPs and health-related science colleges' students regarding the clinical pharmacists' roles and responsibilities in providing better pharmaceutical care to patients in Taif, Saudi Arabia and to detect its impact on management of cancer. Methods: This study was conducted in four randomly selected hospitals in Taif and three health-related science colleges in Taif University. A questionnaire was distributed to HCPs and another questionnaire to students of health-related science colleges. Results: Three quarters of students perceived that the clinical pharmacist is an important part of the healthcare team. Two-thirds of HCPs expressed confidence in the ability of clinical pharmacists to minimize medication errors. Although two-thirds of HCPs reported that they did not have clinical pharmacists in their institutions, there was substantial willingness among HCPs to cooperate with the clinical pharmacists. Most HCPs expressed the view that the clinical pharmacist is an important integral part of the healthcare team and has a positive impact on cancer management. Conclusion: HCPs and students of health-related science colleges valued the role of clinical pharmacists in healthcare delivery and management of cancer. However, new developments in clinical pharmacy services in Taif hospitals are recommended to improve perception and attitudes towards the clinical pharmacy services. Also, well-organized programs should be conducted to students of health-related science colleges to improve their perceptions and attitudes towards the clinical pharmacy services which may have a positive impact on cancer management.

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confidence: 82%

Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Clinical Pharmacy Services and Their Impact on The Management of Cancer in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Kabel

Bakr

Alshanbari

et al. 2020

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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“…Authority for Statistics, 2016). Secondly, there are about 32,500 registered pharmacists in Pakistan while registered pharmacists in Saudi Arabia are about 24,395 (Naqvi et al, 2017;AlRuthia et al, 2018). Therefore, pharmacy workforce density in Saudi healthcare system is higher as compared to Pakistan.…”

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Patient Satisfaction and Their Willingness to Pay for a Pharmacist Counseling Session in Hospital and Community Pharmacies in Saudi Healthcare Settings

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Objective: Patient satisfaction is an indicator for quality of healthcare service and is sometimes linked to patients' willingness to pay. Willingness to pay is an economic method for estimating patient's inclination for a service in monetary terms. This study assessed satisfaction of patients from pharmacist counseling service and estimated their willing to pay for the same. Methods: A month-long survey was conducted in community and hospital pharmacies located in Khobar, Dammam, and Qatif cities of Saudi Arabia, using Arabic version of Patient Satisfaction Feedback (PSF) questionnaire that measured satisfaction with counseling as well as willingness-to-pay. Convenient sampling method was used, and sample size was calculated based on power analysis. Data was analyzed through SPSS version 23. Chi-square (c 2) test and logistic regression analyses were conducted to report associations between variables and, determinants of satisfaction as well as willingness to pay respectively. The study was approved by concerned ethical committee (IRB-2019-05-020). Results: Patients (n = 531) with previous counseling experience were more likely to be satisfied [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 5.2, p < 0.05]. Patients were more willing to pay if, they had an income above SAR 10,000 i.e., USD 2666.5 (AOR 1.78, p < 0.05), were satisfied with counseling time duration (AOR 4.5) and, were able to get counseling without difficulty (AOR 2.1, p < 0.05). Patients were more likely to be satisfied and were willing to pay if, they received required knowledge/information completely (AOR 2.5, 3.7, and p < 0.05) and found pharmacist helpful (AOR 1, 4.5, and p < 0.05). Most patients (43.9%) were satisfied with pharmacist counseling and average satisfaction rating was 7.87 ± 1.99/10.

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“…"… we might concentrate on fresh graduate students because those fresh graduate students have good knowledge and they are well trained and maybe offering those services will be run by them more than old pharmacists because attitude is di cult to change their practice...." (Pt19, M, [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]Govt. ) Participants also advocated for a better alignment between Saudi pharmacy curricula and pharmacy practice -with skills such as public health methods, patient psychology, communication and management lacking in the current highly clinical/scienti c curricula.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are several certi cations they need to get.…." (Pt11, M, [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]Govt. ) "….…”

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confidence: 99%

“…) "…… The Ministry of Health can have a contract with a third party who is going to assess the quality of services delivered by the pharmacies and then that would be connected with a reimbursement given to such services." (Pt16, M, [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]Govt. ) "Not all of them [community pharmacies] are ready because up to now there are no standards of accreditation for community pharmacy.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prevention Services by Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia: What Do Policymakers and Opinion Leaders Think?

Almansour

Aloudah

Alhawassi

et al. 2020

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Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an emerging contributor to national morbidity and mortality in Saudi Arabia. CVD risk prevention services are limited, particularly with an over-utilised public health sector and an under-utilised and under-resourced primary care sector. Globally, there is evidence that community pharmacists can play a key role in CVD prevention within primary care. However, the perspectives of policymakers and opinion leaders are critical to successful translation of evidence into practice. Thus, the aim was to engage policymakers and professional leaders in discussions about implementing high-quality CVD risk prevention services in community pharmacy. Methods: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted, audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. All transcripts were thematically analysed. Results: A total of 23 participants (87% male) from government and non-government sectors were interviewed. Of these, almost 65% had pharmacy qualifications. Limited provision of CVD risks preventative services in primary care was acknowledged. However, most participants favoured the concept of utilising community pharmacist’s capacity to assist in preventive health services. The data yielded four key themes: 1) Future pharmacy CVD health service models, 2) Demonstrable outcomes, 3) Professional engagement and advocacy and 4) Implementability. CVD health services roles (health screening, primary and secondary prevention services), pragmatic factors and tiered models of care (minimal, medium and comprehensive pharmacist involvement) were discussed. The need for humanistic, clinical and cost effectiveness outcomes and activation of professional bodies were deemed important. Professional pharmacy governance to develop pharmacy careers and workforce, pharmacy curricular reform and ongoing education were posed as key success factors for pharmacy roles. Practice policies, standards and guidelines were seen as required to adhere to stringent quality control for future pharmacy services provision. Participants implementation vision for such services included scalability, affordability, access, adoption and health system reform. Most discussion focused on the need for structural improvement with limited input regarding processes or outcomes required to establish such models. Conclusions: Most participants favoured pharmacy-based CVD risk prevention services, despite the variability in proposed service models. However, prior to developing such services, support structures at the health system and health professional level are needed as well as building public support and acceptability for pharmacy services.

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The status of licensed pharmacy workforce in Saudi Arabia: a 2030 economic vision perspective

Cited by 77 publications

References 11 publications

Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Clinical Pharmacy Services and Their Impact on The Management of Cancer in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Clinical Pharmacy Services and Their Impact on The Management of Cancer in Taif, Saudi Arabia

Patient Satisfaction and Their Willingness to Pay for a Pharmacist Counseling Session in Hospital and Community Pharmacies in Saudi Healthcare Settings

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prevention Services by Pharmacists in Saudi Arabia: What Do Policymakers and Opinion Leaders Think?

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