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A Framework for Assessing the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Needs of Community Pharmacists

James, Delyth H., Beaumont, S., Carter, S. and Davies, J. G. 2002. A Framework for Assessing the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Needs of Community Pharmacists. Pharmacy Education 2 (2) , pp. 63-68. 10.1080/1560221021000021674

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Abstract

This paper describes and evaluates a process by which the professional development needs of community pharmacists (CPs) were identified and recommendations made as to how they might be addressed. Twenty CPs were recruited onto the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme and asked to complete a reflective logbook over a four-week period. Day one of the programme involved participation in seven skills evaluation workstations, a focus group to explore their views about CPD and a one-to-one interview with a facilitator to review the reflective logbooks and individual perceived training needs. Day two involved the presentation of the results of pharmacists' performance in the skills workstations, followed by individual feedback to inform their personal development plans (PDPs). Fourteen pharmacists completed the CPD programme. Three key training needs were identified from the skills assessment workstations and six themes from the focus groups. Evaluation of the CPD programme indicated that it was highly rated and improved their understanding of the CPD process.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Pharmacy
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica
Uncontrolled Keywords: Barriers to learning; Continuous professional development; Objective structured clinical examinations; Portfolio learning
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
ISSN: 1560-2214
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2020 01:40
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/18603

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