A survey of pharmacists' perception of foundation level competencies in African countries.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Evidence from published literature in pharmacy practice research demonstrate that the use of competency frameworks alongside standards of practice facilitate improvement in professional performance and aid expertise development. The aim of this study was to evaluate pharmacists' perception of relevance to practice of the competencies and behaviours contained in the FIP Global Competency Framework (GbCF v1). The overall objective of the study was to assess the validity of the GbCF v1 framework in selected countries in Africa. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey of pharmacists practicing in 14 countries in Africa was conducted between November 2012 and December 2014. A combination of purposive and snowball sampling method was used. Data was analysed using SPSS v22. RESULTS:A total of

SUBMITTER: Udoh A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5879617 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature