Assessment of Clinical Competence: Designing a Competence Grid for Junior Pharmacists

McRobbie, Duncan; Webb, DG; Bates, Ian; Wright, Jeffrey A.; Davies, Jonathan S.

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“…Its objective is to undertake research to help develop and support pharmacy practitioners to ensure fitness to practice at all levels and to evaluate mechanisms to move the practice forward (Competency Development and Evaluation Group [CoDEG], 2017). One of the chief accomplishments of CoDEG is the establishment of the evidence-based General Level Framework (GLF) and Advanced Level Framework (ALF) to support the development of pharmacists from licensure to general level practice and subsequently to advanced level practice (Robbie, Webb, Bates, Wright & Davies, 2001;Meadows et al 2004). …”

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The use of portfolio to support competency-based professional development of pharmacists in a Singapore tertiary hospital

Koh¹,

Wong²,

Yee³

et al. 2017

MedEdPublish

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Competency frameworks is implemented to support continuing professional development in an academic medical centre, with the aims of establishing and retaining a competent pharmacist workforce; and is described using Kotter's change management framework. The desire to provide a clear developmental route with defined criteria to identify and bridge competency gaps through systematic training of our pharmacists and meeting JCI requirements for documented continued competence gave impetus to the establishment of the General and Advanced Level Frameworks. To aid implementation, a series of roadshows were organized to communicate the vision to pharmacists and experts from the UK were invited to share experience and to "train-the-trainers". Clinical groups were set up to provide learning platforms for the advanced pharmacist practitioners to coach the pharmacists. Competency assessment was conducted biyearly using workplace based assessment tools. Formative feedback was provided post-assessment and learning objectives and training plan for the next assessment cycle would be discussed. The implementation of competency frameworks provides an opportunity for pharmacists to identify competency gaps and plan their training and development to achieve higher standards of practice. The portfolio and competency-based developmental frameworks enable systematic approach to evaluate and facilitate performance management.

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The use of portfolio to support competency-based professional development of pharmacists in a Singapore tertiary hospital

Koh¹,

Wong²,

Yee³

et al. 2017

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“…[15][16][17] The Competency and Education Development Group (CoDEG) in the United Kingdom used the Whiddett and Holyforde model as a basis for developing the General Level Framework, a competencybased performance-development tool for general-or foundational-level pharmacists (those with less than 3 years post-registration hospital experience). [18][19][20][21] The general pharmacist practitioner is the second of 4 levels of practice previously described by the CoDEG: registered pharmacist, general pharmacist practitioner, advanced pharmacist practitioner, and a consultant pharmacist.…”

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Use of a General Level Framework to Facilitate Performance Improvement in Hospital Pharmacists in Singapore

Rutter

Wong

Coombes

et al. 2012

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objective. To evaluate the acceptability and validity of an adapted version of the General Level Framework (GLF) as a tool to facilitate and evaluate performance development in general pharmacist practitioners (those with less than 3 years of experience) in a Singapore hospital. Method. Observational evaluations during daily clinical activities were prospectively recorded for 35 pharmacists using the GLF at 2 time points over an average of 9 months. Feedback was provided to the pharmacists and then individualized learning plans were formulated. Results. Pharmacists' mean competency cluster scores improved in all 3 clusters, and significant improvement was seen in all but 8 of the 63 behavioral descriptors ( p # 0.05). Nonsignificant improvements were attributed to the highest level of performance having been attained upon initial evaluation. Feedback indicated that the GLF process was a positive experience, prompting reflection on practice and culminating in needs-based learning and ultimately improved patient care. Conclusions. The General Level Framework was an acceptable tool for the facilitation and evaluation of performance development in general pharmacist practitioners in a Singapore hospital.

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“…1 The public health role of pharmacists using evidence-based practice to ensure patient safety and the best use of medicines, including individual patient and population outcomes, has been endorsed by the World Health Organization (WHO). 2 Differences exist in pharmacy practice among countries.…”

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Evaluation of Croatian Community Pharmacists' Patient Care Competencies Using the General Level Framework

Meštrović¹,

Staničić

Hadžiabdić

et al. 2011

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Objectives. To assess Croatian community pharmacists' patient care competencies using the General Level Framework (GLF). Methods. The competencies of 100 community pharmacists working in 38 community pharmacies were evaluated using an adapted version of the GLF. Results. Pharmacists demonstrated the best performance in the competency areas drug specific issues and provision of drug products; the poorest performance was in the competency areas evaluation of outcomes and monitoring drug therapy. Pharmacists' behavior varied the most in the following areas: ensuring that the prescription is legal, prioritization of medication management problems, and identification of drug-drug interactions. Conclusions. Competencies were identified that need to be developed to improve pharmacist interventions in community settings. This study provides the first data on pharmacists' performance in Croatia and serves as a starting point for future studies and actions.

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Assessment of Clinical Competence: Designing a Competence Grid for Junior Pharmacists

Cited by 28 publications

References 4 publications

The use of portfolio to support competency-based professional development of pharmacists in a Singapore tertiary hospital

The use of portfolio to support competency-based professional development of pharmacists in a Singapore tertiary hospital

Use of a General Level Framework to Facilitate Performance Improvement in Hospital Pharmacists in Singapore

Evaluation of Croatian Community Pharmacists' Patient Care Competencies Using the General Level Framework

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