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The development and validation of a national continuing professional development model and framework for the pharmacy workforce in Kuwait

Alhaqan, Asmaa A; (2020) The development and validation of a national continuing professional development model and framework for the pharmacy workforce in Kuwait. Doctoral thesis (Ph.D), UCL (University College London). Green open access

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Background: Regional reports and international organisations have called for immediate actions for healthcare workforce development, including the pharmacy workforce. Scaling-up pharmacy workforce education and providing professional training systems support the provision of high-quality healthcare services. This research aims to evaluate pharmacy workforce development needs and priorities to develop a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) model and framework that would guide action, change and improvement of pharmacy practice in Kuwait. Methods: A sequential mixed methods design was used in which a literature review was conducted, followed by a series of studies. In the first study, focus groups and semi-structured interviews were employed to determine pharmacists’ and CPD providers’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards CPD. The second study employed a national online questionnaire to assess pharmacists’ perceptions regarding the relevance of a set of behavioural statements to their current practice in order to develop the Kuwait Foundation Competency Framework (KFCF). The third study aimed to validate the KFCF and to assess its acceptability as a developmental tool from the pharmacists’ perspective and to create an action plan targeting the areas for improvement from educators’ and decision-makers’ perspectives. This was achieved by conducting focus groups with pharmacists, educators and decision-makers. Results: Findings showed that pharmacy CPD in Kuwait is multi-dimensional. Three main components were identified and considered as the main building blocks of a CPD model: needs-based education, system for support, and policies. Pharmacists and CPD providers agreed that needs-based education is the core of the developed CPD model. Developing competency frameworks was found to be a priority for pharmacy workforce development in Kuwait. An action plan to advance pharmacy workforce was created based on recommendations from education providers and decision-makers. Conclusions: This research provided an in-depth understanding of the multi-dimensional nature of pharmacy CPD in Kuwait. Findings from this research guided the transformation of pharmacy education and training in the context of workforce development.

Type: Thesis (Doctoral)
Qualification: Ph.D
Title: The development and validation of a national continuing professional development model and framework for the pharmacy workforce in Kuwait
Event: UCL (University College London)
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Language: English
Additional information: Copyright © The Author 2020. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request.
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10091032
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