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A systematic review of contemporary competency-based education and training for pharmacy practitioners and students (2022)
Journal Article

Background: The use of competency-based education (CBE) worldwide is increasing and has been advocated for by key reports in health professional education. Recent developments, including the first global competency framework for pharmacists published... Read More about A systematic review of contemporary competency-based education and training for pharmacy practitioners and students.

Steps forward for the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Academic Pharmacy Section: President’s message (2022)
Journal Article

Academic Pharmacy Section (AcPS) of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has a strong strategic implementation plan already in place. The Executive Committee (ExCo) determined ways forward by reviewing some key documents and conducting a... Read More about Steps forward for the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Academic Pharmacy Section: President’s message.

Past, present, and future of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Academic Pharmacy Section: Interviews with past presidents (2022)
Journal Article

Introduction: The Academic Pharmacy Section (AcPS) of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) celebrates 50 years of its establishment in 2022. In the last decade, the Section had significant growth in membership and strategic planning deve... Read More about Past, present, and future of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Academic Pharmacy Section: Interviews with past presidents.

Developing pharmacists' competencies in Saudi Arabia: A proposed national competency framework to support initial education and professional development (2022)
Journal Article

Introduction: With the currently accelerating changes in pharmacists' roles in Saudi Arabia, evidence-based developmental tools are required to guide initial pharmacy education and define competencies for early career (foundation level) pharmacists'... Read More about Developing pharmacists' competencies in Saudi Arabia: A proposed national competency framework to support initial education and professional development.

The relevance of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Global Competency Framework in developing a country-level competency framework for pharmacists: A cross-sectional study (2021)
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Background In the ever-changing roles of pharmacists, the evidence shows that the use of competency frameworks could aid in achieving professional performance development and ensuring a consistent quality pharmacy education. However, there is no nat... Read More about The relevance of the International Pharmaceutical Federation Global Competency Framework in developing a country-level competency framework for pharmacists: A cross-sectional study.

Consensus development methods: Considerations for national and global frameworks and policy development (2021)
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Background: key decisions have to be made in healthcare systems and policies often under uncertain conditions or without complete objective evidence. Decisions made on the health system and policy levels affect national and global population, which r... Read More about Consensus development methods: Considerations for national and global frameworks and policy development.

Enhancing employability opportunities for Pharmacy students; a case study of processes to implement competency‐based education in Pharmacy in Kenya (2021)
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This paper challenges the western concept of graduate employability as a measure of student success through a case study of a collaboration between pharmacy colleagues in universities in Nairobi, Kenya and Nottingham, UK. As Pharmacy programmes globa... Read More about Enhancing employability opportunities for Pharmacy students; a case study of processes to implement competency‐based education in Pharmacy in Kenya.

A Comparative Exploration of Quality Assurance Results by the Third-Party Pharmaceutical Education Evaluation in Japan (2020)
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Background: The Standards for the Establishment of Universities in Japan were revised; subsequently, the number of schools or universities of pharmacy/pharmaceutical sciences increased from 46 in 2002 to 74 in 2016.The pharmacy education programme wa... Read More about A Comparative Exploration of Quality Assurance Results by the Third-Party Pharmaceutical Education Evaluation in Japan.

Challenges and opportunities in conducting health services research through international collaborations: A review of personal experiences (2020)
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There is increasing attention to international collaborations in health services research with a number of benefits. For developing and nurturing international collaboration, an increasing number of funding opportunities are available globally. Havin... Read More about Challenges and opportunities in conducting health services research through international collaborations: A review of personal experiences.

The development of a foundation-level pharmacy competency framework: An analysis of country-level applicability of the Global Competency Framework (2019)
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Background The importance and usefulness of competency frameworks (CFs) in pharmacy professional development is recognised globally. However, there is no national CF for pharmacists in Japan yet. Objective This study was conducted to measure the... Read More about The development of a foundation-level pharmacy competency framework: An analysis of country-level applicability of the Global Competency Framework.