Translating research into a relevant education activity to fulfil pharmacists' continuing professional development requirements.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In New Zealand (NZ), provision of culturally safe care by pharmacists is mandated, including an expectation of understanding issues relevant to Māori, the Indigenous people of NZ, yet there are few pharmacy-specific resources to support attainment.

Objectives

To: i) test whether a research-informed education activity (short video summarising research findings plus reflective exercises) meets NZ pharmacists' annual continuing professional development requirements including those relating to culturally safe care ii) identify suggested improvements to the education activity; and iii) identify individual pharmacists' proposed actions in response to reflection prompted by the education activity.

Methods

Previous research was utilised to develop an education acti

SUBMITTER: Hikaka J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10881413 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature