FIP Pharmacy Education Taskforce Newsletter Volume III Issue 3 March 2011 News and Updates This month, we congratulate the PET leads, Advisory Group and Community of Practice members for their articles in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Transforming Health Professional Education by Claire Anderson, Tina Brock, Ian Bates, Mike Rouse, Jennifer Marriott, Henri Manasse, Billy Futter, Suresh Bhojraj, Andrew Brown and Diane Gal The viewpoint article reflects on the global independent Commission on the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century that recently published an evidencebased argument focusing on the Millennium Development Goals as these relate to medicines. To address the workforce policy challenges mentioned in the article, the issues in pharmacy need to be addressed at national and global levels. In order to have a better understanding about pharmacy education across the globe, the FIP Pharmacy Education Taskforce and the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently implementing a global survey of pharmacy colleges and schools. For the full article click on the title or follow the link http://www.ajpe.org/view.asp?art=aj750222&pdf=yes For further information about the FIP WHO Schools of Pharmacy Survey please contact [email protected]. Evaluation of Croatian Community Pharmacists’ Patient Care Competencies Using the General Level Framework by Arijana Mestrovic, Zivka Stanicic, Maja Ortner Hadziabdic, Iva Mucalo, Ian Bates, Catherine Duggan, Sarah Carter and Andreia Bruno In a Croatian community pharmacy setting, pharmacist’s used the General Level Framework (GLF) to assess their performance. The study was conducted in 38 pharmacies, involving 100 pharmacists with an adaption of the GLF. The results show where the performance of the pharmacists was best and poorest and also where their behaviour had the most variance. In conclusion the study shows which competencies need to be developed to improve pharmacists interventions, in the Croatian community setting. This study was the first of its kind in Croatia, and it can be used as a base for further considerations and actions. For the full article click on the title or follow the link http://www.ajpe.org/view.asp?art=aj750236&pdf=yes
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FIP Pharmacy Education Taskforce Newsletter
Volume III Issue 3 March 2011
News and Updates This month, we congratulate the PET leads, Advisory Group and Community of Practice members for their articles in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Transforming Health Professional Education by Claire Anderson, Tina Brock, Ian Bates, Mike Rouse, Jennifer Marriott, Henri Manasse, Billy Futter, Suresh Bhojraj, Andrew Brown and Diane Gal The viewpoint article reflects on the global independent Commission on the Education of Health Professionals for the 21st Century that recently published an evidence-‐based argument focusing on the Millennium Development Goals as these relate to medicines. To address the workforce policy challenges mentioned in the article, the issues in pharmacy need to be addressed at national and global levels. In order to have a better understanding about pharmacy education across the globe, the FIP Pharmacy Education Taskforce and the World Health Organization (WHO) are currently implementing a global survey of pharmacy colleges and schools. For the full article click on the title or follow the link -‐ http://www.ajpe.org/view.asp?art=aj750222&pdf=yes For further information about the FIP WHO Schools of Pharmacy Survey please contact [email protected].
Evaluation of Croatian Community Pharmacists’ Patient Care Competencies Using the General Level Framework by Arijana Mestrovic, Zivka Stanicic, Maja Ortner Hadziabdic, Iva Mucalo, Ian Bates, Catherine Duggan, Sarah Carter and Andreia Bruno In a Croatian community pharmacy setting, pharmacist’s used the General Level Framework (GLF) to assess their performance. The study was conducted in 38 pharmacies, involving 100 pharmacists with an adaption of the GLF. The results show where the performance of the pharmacists was best and poorest and also where their behaviour had the most variance. In conclusion the study shows which competencies need to be developed to improve pharmacists interventions, in the Croatian community setting. This study was the first of its kind in Croatia, and it can be used as a base for further considerations and actions. For the full article click on the title or follow the link -‐ http://www.ajpe.org/view.asp?art=aj750236&pdf=yes
Resources WHO announces...
The launch of a web-‐based public hearing from 21 March to 17 April 2011 on the draft guidelines for monitoring the implementation of the WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel ("the Guidelines"). WHO invites contributions to this public hearing on the draft Guidelines and kindly requests dissemination of this call for contributions among relevant contacts and networks. The web-‐based public hearing and the draft Guidelines can be accessed at http://www.who.int/hrh/migration. All persons concerned with the international recruitment of health personnel are invited to contribute to this web-‐based public hearing on the draft Guidelines -‐ Member States, health workers, recruiters, employers, academic and research institutions, health professional organizations, and any relevant sub-‐regional, regional and international organizations, whether governmental or nongovernmental.
Input received during the course of this web-‐based public hearing will contribute to a revised draft of the Guidelines. Complementary documents concerning the Code are also available for download from the HRH website (http://www.who.int/hrh).
Contributions can be submitted in any of the six official WHO languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). The comments can be submitted by email to: [email protected]
Management Systems for Health Building Capacity to Manage Medicines Worldwide New Electronic Dispensing Tool Strengthens HIV & AIDS Management in Namibia http://www.msh.org/news-‐bureau/new-‐electronic-‐dispensing-‐tool-‐strengthens-‐hiv-‐aids-‐management-‐namibia.cfm Building Capacity to Contain Antimicrobial Resistance in Africa http://www.msh.org/news-‐bureau/building-‐capacity-‐to-‐contain-‐antimicrobial-‐resistance-‐in-‐africa.cfm
Africa Regional Conference on TB Pharmaceutical Management http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs017/1102482301888/archive/1104449112109.html
Do not forget…
FIP Congress Abstract Deadline -‐ April 1st!
The 71st International Congress of FIP is taking place in Hyderabad, India this year from the 3-‐8th of September
2011.
Abstracts for poster and oral presentations can be submitted online at
pharmacy education are welcomed; remember that the deadline to submit an abstract is the 1st of April 2011.
CALL FOR ARTICLES | IPJ 2011 Volume 1
The call for articles for the first issue of the International Pharmacy Journal 2011 is open.
In this issue FIP will be focusing on “Sustainability” -‐ that is, methods and innovations that are allowing the pharmacy profession to be sustainable in the context of an expected future that will see displacing replacing technologies, re-‐examination of professional scope of practice, growing patient knowledge and empowerment and a changing healthcare policy environment.
FIP is requesting that articles for the upcoming IPJ focus on Sustainability in relation to the above mentioned issues. Additionally, there should be a focus of an awareness of global and environmental sustainability and to showcasing visionary ideals and proposed practical solutions for current and future challenges.
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS 15th APRIL 2010.
Please direct any and all questions to Myriah Lesko, Editor International Pharmacy Journal at [email protected]. FIP thanks you in advance for your interest and contributions!
Contacts If you would like more information about the Pharmacy Education Taskforce and other FIP initiatives related to pharmacy education, Community of Practice resources or have any feedback on the Taskforce Newsletter, please contact Andreia Bruno, at [email protected].
Project Team Leads
Project Team Leads are responsible for overseeing and developing activities in each priority domain of work to achieve the objectives of FIPs action plans related to pharmacy education. Academic and Institutional Capacity – Claire Anderson | [email protected] Vision and Competency – Ian Bates | [email protected] Quality Assurance – Mike Rouse | mrouse@acpe-‐accredit.org New!!! -‐ Pharmacy Support Workforce -‐ Andrew Brown | [email protected]
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