Assessing training needs of primary care pharmacists: a cross-sectional survey in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Training can significantly improve the knowledge and skills of pharmacists. Previous study showed that there is a large gap in the training of pharmacists across countries. Primary healthcare workers did not have enough opportunities to trainings in China. This study aimed to explore the current status of training content, training approaches and unmet training needs from the perspective of primary care pharmacists.

Method

A multi-stage sampling method was used to conduct a questionnaire survey to collect the basic characteristics of primary medical institutions and pharmacists, the current status of primary care pharmacists' training content and training approaches, and the unmet training needs. Descriptive statistics was used to report characteristics of the sam

SUBMITTER: Sun Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11905567 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature