Scoping of pharmacists' health leadership training needs for effective antimicrobial stewardship in Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global public health concern currently mitigated by antimicrobial stewardship (AMS). Pharmacists are strategically placed to lead AMS actions that contribute to responsible use of antimicrobials; however, this is undermined by an acknowledged health leadership skills deficit. Learning from the UK's Chief Pharmaceutical Officer's Global Health (ChPOGH) Fellowship programme, the Commonwealth Pharmacists Association (CPA) is focused to develop a health leadership training program for pharmacists in eight sub-Saharan African countries. This study thus explores need-based leadership training needs for pharmacists to provide effective AMS and inform the CPA's development of a focused leadership training programme, the 'Commonwealth Partnersh

SUBMITTER: Ikhile I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9979108 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature