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Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas
2008
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- Pharmacist perceptions of new competency standards Pagamas Maitreemit Petcharat Pongcharoensuk Nattiya Kapol Edward P. Armstrong Medicina Pharmacy Thailand Education Pharmacists Professional Competence Objective: To suggest revisions to the Thai pharmacy competency standards and determine the perceptions of Thai pharmacy practitioners and faculty about the proposed pharmacy competencystandards.Methods: The current competency standards were revised by brainstorming session with nine Thaipharmacy experts according to their perceptions of society is pharmacy needs. The revised standards were proposed and validated by 574 pharmacypractitioners and faculty members by using a written questionnaire. The respondents were classified based on their practice setting.Results: The revision of pharmacy competency standard proposed the integration and addition to current competencies. Of 830 distributedquestionnaires, 574 completed questionnaires were received (69.2% response rate). The proposed newcompetency standards contained 7 domains and 46 competencies. The majority of the respondents were supportive of all 46 proposed competencies.The highest ranked domain was Domain 1 (Practice Pharmacy within Laws, Professional Standards, and Ethics). The second and third highest expectations of pharmacy graduates were Domain 4 (Provide pharmaceutical care) and Domain 3 (Communicateand disseminate knowledge effectively).Conclusion: The expectation for pharmacy graduates competencies were high and respondents encouraged additional growth in multidisciplinary efforts to improve patient care. 2008 artículo científico 1885-642X https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=69060301 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=690 Pharmacy Practice application/pdf Centro de investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmacéuticas Pharmacy Practice (España) Num.3 Vol.6