Advancing Pharmacy Practice in Australia: the Importance of National and Global Partnerships

Coombes, Ian; Kirsa, Suzanne W; Dowling, Helen; Galbraith, Kirsten; Duggan, Catherine; Bates, Ian

doi:10.1002/j.2055-2335.2012.tb00184.x

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“…Although this paper reports specifically on an advanced practice initiative, which is relevant to Australian pharmacists, the Australian pharmacy profession learnt from the UK experience [10]. Our work may serve as an example or template for pharmacy professions in other countries.…”

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An Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework for Australia

Jackson¹,

Martín²,

Bergin³

et al. 2015

Pharmacy

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The need to develop An Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework for Australia (the “APPF”) was identified during the 2010 review of the competency standards for Australian pharmacists. The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework Steering Committee, a collaborative profession-wide committee comprised of representatives of ten pharmacy organisations, examined and adapted existing advanced practice frameworks, all of which were found to have been based on the Competency Development and Evaluation Group (CoDEG) Advanced and Consultant Level Framework (the “CoDEG Framework”) from the United Kingdom. Its competency standards were also found to align well with the Domains of the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia (the “National Framework”). Adaptation of the CoDEG Framework created an APPF that is complementary to the National Framework, sufficiently flexible to customise for recognising advanced practice in any area of professional practice and has been approved by the boards/councils of all participating organisations. The primary purpose of the APPF is to assist the development of the profession to meet the changing health care needs of the community. However, it is also a valuable tool for assuring members of the public of the competence of an advanced practice pharmacist and the quality and safety of the services they deliver.

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An Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework for Australia

Jackson¹,

Martín²,

Bergin³

et al. 2015

Pharmacy

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“…“Good tools can be used badly.” (p36) Unfortunately regardless of how well a competence framework is written, it is useless if not sustainably embedded or effectively supported . Australian pharmacists' disengagement with their NCS could be a symptom of inconsistent use of competence terminology, self‐regulated accreditation practices, inadequate use of mentor models for early career pharmacists and peer review of practice, poor applicability and usability of NCS in pharmacy education, issues with professional identity formation, and an accountability ‘tick and flick’ audit mentality to maintaining competence rather than a responsible commitment to life‐long learning. Our survey respondents suggested meaningful use of the NCS for life‐long learning could improve through focus on early intervention with students, periodic refreshers on self‐assessment skills training as well as NCS awareness in the future.…”

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Knowledge, use and perceived relevance of a profession’s Competency Standards; implications for Pharmacy Education

Nash

Chalmers

Stupans

et al. 2016

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Despite self-assessment against NCS being mandated annually, Australia's practising pharmacists provided explanations for why this is not common in practice. The barriers provided by respondents are interconnected; their enablers are practical solutions to each barrier. The findings reinforce the notion that student pharmacists must have their competency standards, life-long learning and self-assessment skills embedded into their university curriculum to ensure a strong foundation for practice. The opportunity offered by periodic renewal of standards must prompt regular profession-wide evaluation of its education to practice nexus. Insights and author recommendations are portable to the pharmacy profession globally.

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“…The adaptation of the United Kingdom's General Level Competency Framework (later to become the RPS Foundation Practice Framework) in Australia facilitated a needs‐based learning response to practitioner development, and was shown to improve and support clinical performance of pharmacists . This led to SHPA implementing a national tool, the Clinical Competency Assessment Tool (clinCAT) to guide the development of consistent general level or foundation practice . SHPA has significantly advanced the national agenda for foundation training, with the forthcoming introduction (in 2017) of a structured, formalised and accredited 2‐year residency program for pharmacists; the program aims to produce competent general level pharmacists who are prepared to progress along the advanced practice continuum.…”

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Advanced pharmacy practice: aligning national action with global targets

Galbraith

Coombes

Matthews

et al. 2017

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Formalised advanced pharmacy practice is needed now more than ever for pharmacists to be able to competently manage increasingly complex patient services and demanding healthcare needs. Principally spearheaded by the International Pharmaceutical Federation, global efforts are guiding the development of foundation and advanced frameworks and facilitating their implementation. Australian action on practitioner development is largely aligned with international goals, but challenges remain in the face of establishing a sustainable national formal credentialing pathway. This paper reports on the latest global and local developments and discusses the opportunities available to continue to advance this agenda in line with global targets.

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Advancing Pharmacy Practice in Australia: the Importance of National and Global Partnerships

Cited by 12 publications

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An Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework for Australia

An Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework for Australia

Knowledge, use and perceived relevance of a profession’s Competency Standards; implications for Pharmacy Education

Advanced pharmacy practice: aligning national action with global targets

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