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CPD aligned to competency standards to support quality practice
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Nash, R and Thompson, W and Stupans, I and Lau, ETL and Santos, JMS and Brown, N and Nissen, LM and Chalmers, L, CPD aligned to competency standards to support quality practice, Pharmacy, 5, (1) Article 12. ISSN 2226-4787 (2017) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.3390/pharmacy5010012
Abstract
As medication experts, pharmacists are key members of the patient’s healthcare team.
Pharmacists must maintain their competence to practice to remain responsive to the increasingly
complex healthcare sector. This paper seeks to determine how competence training for pharmacists
may enhance quality in their professional development. Results of two separately administered
surveys (2012 and 2013) were compared to examine the reported continued professional development
(CPD) practices of Australian pharmacists. Examination of results from both studies enabled
a focus on how the competency standards inform CPD practice. In the survey administered in
2012, 91% (n = 253/278) pharmacists reported that they knew their current registration requirements.
However, in the survey administered in 2013, only 43% (n = 46/107) reported utilization of the
National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia (NCS) to self-asses their
practice as part of their annual re-registration requirements. Fewer, 23% (n = 25/107), used the NCS
to plan their CPD. This may be symptomatic of poor familiarity with the NCS, uncertainty around
undertaking self-directed learning as part of a structured learning plan and/or misunderstandings
around what CPD should include. This is supported by thematic analysis of pharmacists’ social
media comments. Initial and ongoing competence training to support meaningful CPD requires
urgent attention in Australia. The competence (knowledge, skills and attributes) required to engage
in meaningful CPD practice should be introduced and developed prior to entry into practice;
other countries may find they are in a similar position.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | competency; continued professional development; lifelong learning |
| Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
| Research Group: | Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Research Field: | Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice |
| Objective Division: | Education and Training |
| Objective Group: | Other Education and Training |
| Objective Field: | Workforce Transition and Employment |
| Author: | Nash, R (Dr Rosie Nash) |
| Author: | Brown, N (Professor Natalie Brown) |
| Author: | Chalmers, L (Dr Leanne Chalmers) |
| ID Code: | 115445 |
| Year Published: | 2017 |
| Deposited By: | Medicine (Discipline) |
| Deposited On: | 2017-03-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-11-28 |
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