The relevance of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Global Competency Framework in developing a country-level competency framework for pharmacists: A cross-sectional study

Alfaifi, Salihah; Arakawa, Naoko; Bridges, Stephanie

doi:10.1016/j.rcsop.2021.100095

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“…Regarding the level of engagement between sectors, the study results revealed that pharmacists in academia found the pharmaceutical public health (cluster 1) and pharmaceutical care (cluster 2) less relevant. A similar finding was previously reported in Japan ( Alfaifi et al, 2022 ). This finding is likely a result of the nature of work at pharmacy colleges in Saudi Arabia.…”

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“…Continued expansion of the pharmacist’s role necessitates continuous evaluation of current practice to identify strategies for improvement. Although a recent study used the FIP GbCF v1 in the Saudi context ( Alfaifi et al, 2022 ), the competencies that were added/modified in GbCF v2 of the framework justified validating the new version in the current research ( Ahmad et al, 2020 ). To our knowledge, this is the first study in the Eastern Mediterranean Region that uses both the FIP GbCF v2 and DGs to recommend strategies for workforce practice development and improvement.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…This was consistent with previous research in the region. For example, patient consultation and diagnosis were also reported to be irrelevant in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, as these are not common practice and not regulated nationally ( Al-Haqan et al, 2021 , Alfaifi et al, 2022 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The following competencies— budget and reimbursement, human resources management, procurement, supply chain management and workplace management— were also found ‘not relevant’ to current practice, similar to the previous Saudi study. The explanation is that these competencies are usually conducted at organizational and institutional levels, rather than at a departmental level ( Alfaifi et al, 2022 ). Hence, most of the staff pharmacists in the different pharmacy sectors found them irrelevant to their practice.…”

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“…A recent study utilized the FIP GbCF v1 to assess its relevance to current local practice in Saudi Arabia ( Alfaifi et al, 2022 ). The study showed that 84% of the competencies and behaviors included in the GbCF v1 are relevant to pharmacy practice in Saudi Arabia.…”

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Capacity building involves development of human and institutional resources by enhancing individual skills and strengthening organisational competence to perform specific tasks more effectively. The topic of capacity building in healthcare is gaining more dominance in policy discourses on international development, mostly driven by the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To meet these goals, capacity building in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences remains a challenge – one where pharmaceutical science, practice and education can make a difference if used synergically and to their full potential. In her thesis, Zuzana Kusynová assessed the optimal role of science, practice and education in building capacity for pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences while considering the ultimate goal of addressing the health needs worldwide. Current realities in all these three elements, outlining trends, anticipating various scenarios, and exploring unconventional interventions, can enhance the readiness to augment capacity building. Pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences and the roles they serve to the society are constantly evolving. Our longitudinal study found pharmacists’ roles advancing towards patient-centred clinical focus and positioning pharmacy as an important player in the health-care system. Pharmaceutical scientists, too, and as highlighted by our research, they see themselves as being driven by continuous demands of unmet medical need. Education needs to constantly keep up with these evolutions. The thesis gave insight into the adaptation of pharmaceutical education to new practice paradigms in light of medical needs or health threats, such as substandard and falsified (SF) medical products. When surveying schools of pharmacy around the world, one third (33%) did not teach about this subject. These insights helped us identify the gaps and inform the curriculum needed. Indeed, gaps can be closed by learning from success stories, and this thesis presented how a pilot course for undergraduate pharmacy students improved students’ knowledge on SF medical products. These findings encourage further full implementation of this course in existing curricula beyond the pilot. Building capacity in health systems by empowering all pharmacists to intervene can help protect communities from SF medical products. Long-term, yet adaptable capacity building requires logical frameworks amid unpredictable factors. Analyses leading to logical frameworks facilitate depicting alternative stories to take into account. This thesis presents a scenario analysis for the future of medicines and social policy in 2030, describing four contrasting portraits of the future which may be used for strengthening preparedness for crucial challenges ahead. The pharmaceutical community and health policy makers can then take a long term view and make reasoned judgements about what capacity will need to be built. In conclusion, the roles of pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists are transforming, and education must keep up with these for ensuring optimal capacity. Professional bodies, policy makers, funding institutions, workforce planning regulators, and other stakeholders should join in these efforts. Their collective goal is then to strengthen the intertwined roles of pharmaceutical science, practice and education, with the ultimate goal to swiftly respond to the ever-shifting global societal health needs.

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The relevance of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Global Competency Framework in developing a country-level competency framework for pharmacists: A cross-sectional study

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Adopting global tools for the advancement of pharmacy practice and workforce in Saudi Arabia

Adopting global tools for the advancement of pharmacy practice and workforce in Saudi Arabia

Pharmaceutical public health competencies for Thai pharmacists: A scoping review with expert consultation

The role of science, practice and education in building capacity for pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences

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