Alhaqan, A;
Smith, F;
bates, I;
(2021)
A global evidence review of systemic factors influencing participation in pharmacy professional development activities.
Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy
, 17
(3)
pp. 488-496.
10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.04.019.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Changes to the pharmacy profession have meant that a pharmacy degree can no longer serve as an endpoint to professional training within pharmacy. Continuing learning and training are imperative in order to provide high-quality healthcare services. Investing in healthcare workers’ education and training not only has a positive impact on employment rates and economic growth but also results in remarkable improvement in health and population outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To identify factors affecting pharmacists’ participation in Continuing Education (CE) or Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activities. METHODS: Relevant literature was identified through a systematic search of the following databases: EMBASE, (CINAHL Plus, SCOPUS, PsysINFO, PubMed, Australian Education Index (AEI) and British Education Index (BEI). RESULTS: Two hundred eighty-seven studies were screened, and thirty-two studies were included in this review. Reviewing the retrieved studies identified four factors that may influence pharmacists’ participation in professional development activities. Factors identified comprised: attitudes, access to needs-based education, support, and policy. CONCLUSION: Understanding the connection between needs-based education, systems of support, and professional policies may help leaders and policy makers to make more informed decisions with regards to pharmacy workforce development by creating better strategies for pharmacists’ education, training, and career development.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | A global evidence review of systemic factors influencing participation in pharmacy professional development activities |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.04.019 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2020.04.019 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Continuing professional development, Pharmacist, Pharmacy education, Literature review |
| UCL classification: | UCL 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 UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Practice and Policy |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10096161 |
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