Definition of professionalism and tools for assessing professionalism in pharmacy practice: a systemic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In contemporary pharmacy, the role of pharmacists has become more multifaceted as they now handle a wider range of tasks and take more responsibility for care provision for patients than 20 years ago. Such an evolution in the pharmacist's responsibilities is accompanied by the need for pharmacists to display high-quality patient-centred care and counselling, and to demonstrate professionalism, which now needs to be taught and assessed are part of pharmacy education and practice. This workaimed at identifying definition of professionalism in pharmacy practice and critically evaluatingpublished instruments for assessing professionalism in pharmacy practice.

Methods

We searched the medical literature listed in Scopus, Medline, andPsycINFOdatabasesfrom 1 January 2000 to

SUBMITTER: Dubbai H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6755140 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature