Transitions in pharmacy practice, part 3: effecting change—the three-ring circus

Abstract

The prerequisites for a change in practice in individual pharmacists, as framed by the Holland-Nimmo practice change model, are discussed. The Holland-Nimmo practice change model comprises three components, all of which must be addressed by a pharmacy's leadership if a change in practice is to be achieved. The first component is the practice environ

Efficacy of Continuing Education in Improving Pharmacists' Competencies for Providing Weight Management Service: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial

“…11,12 However, many pharmacists cite a lack of expertise and medical knowledge about obesity as barriers to counseling obese patients and have indicated that appropriate training could improve their practice behavior. 17 As suggested by this model, learning resources such as CE intervention, might enable pharmacists to change their practice behavior. As health care professionals, pharmacists are required to maintain and improve their competencies through CE.…”

Implementing cognitive services in community pharmacy: a review of models and frameworks for change

“…Training in clinical and other skills [14][15][16][23][24][25]40,50,63,68 . Identification of motivators 27,29,33 . Identification of learning resources 29 .…”

“…Identification of motivators 27,29,33 . Identification of learning resources 29 . Motivational strategies 29…”

Evaluation of a multi staged professional development course for practising pharmacists in anticoagulation management

“…In studies of how professionals learn, it has been shown that self‐directed learning is used much more than formal continuing education programmes [4,5] and that traditional continuing medical and pharmacy education alone do not facilitate change in practice [6–9] . We sought to develop an authentic learning course with elements of formal, informal and self‐directed learning that would facilitate professional development and be directly applicable to practice.…”