Investigation on the Current Status of Licensed Pharmacists' Participation in Continuing Education(Professional Subjects)Training of Social Pharmacies in Anhui
Objective To promote the continuing education of licensed pharmacists in social pharmacies.Methods A total of 800 licensed pharmacists from the urban,county and township pharmacies(social pharmacies)of 13 prefecture-level cities in Anhui were randomly selected as the research subjects,the self-made survey questionnaires were distributed and collected by the Ding Talk,the licensed pharmacists' needs for content and format of continuing education(professional subjects)training were analyzed.Results A total of 800 questionnaires were distributed,and 685 were effectively collected,with an effective recovery rate of 85.62% .Among the respondents,there were more licensed pharmacists over 30 years(642 ones,93.72% ),with a college degree or below(411 ones,60.00% ),and participating in continuing education in the past three years(682 ones,99.56% ).More respondents chose the pharmaceutical care ability(625 ones,91.24% ),increasing timeliness(554 ones,80.88% ),frontline professional and technical personnel(558 ones,81.46% ),case-based teaching(495 ones,72.26% ),diagnosis and treatment guidelines of common diseases(579 ones,84.53% )in terms of the ability hoped to improve,effective way to mobilize participation in training,selection of teachers,teaching methods and training content.The respondents preferred to acquire the clinical diagnosis and treatment knowledge of common respiratory diseases(624 ones,91.09% )and pharmaceutical knowledge of medication guidance(614 ones,89.64% )through continuing education.The proportion of respondents choosing online teaching was higher than that of face-to-face teaching(58.83 vs.15.18% ),and 650 respondents(94.89% )supported the setting of continuing education courses based on classification(production/operation/use).Conclusion Currently,there are problems in the development of continuing education(professional subjects)for licensed pharmacists in China,such as untimely update of supporting policies,insufficient online learning,inflexible teaching format and teacher settings.It is suggested that we should formulate the curriculum standards related to continuing education,clarify the curriculum types,development format,curriculum content and educational outcomes to be achieved,adopt a classified teaching mode for licensed pharmacists with different professional backgrounds and job positions to carry out continuing education,emphasize the cultivation of practical pharmaceutical skills,adopt the teaching methods such as situational interaction and case sharing to improve the licensed pharmacists' abilities on the communication and response to unexpected problems.
licensed pharmacistcontinuing educationsocial pharmacyAnhuicase-based teachingpharmaceutical care
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