Mapping validated Lebanese core and specialised pharmacy competencies to global frameworks
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2024.241.745756Keywords:
Advanced competency, Competency framework, Core competency, Global framework, Lebanon, Mapping, Specialised competencyAbstract
Background: The pharmacy education landscape is transforming rapidly, driven by advancements in healthcare delivery, technology, and patient-centred care. This evolution highlights the need for core and specialised frameworks to guide curriculum development, competency assessment, and professional standards and influence the quality of pharmacy practice and patient outcomes.
Objective: To map the validated Lebanese core and specialised pharmacy competencies with existing global core, advanced, humanitarian, and education frameworks. It also sought to suggest new domains, considering current and potential future health challenges.
Methods: In this work, validated Lebanese pharmacy competency frameworks (core and specialised) were mapped to four FIP frameworks, i.e. the Global Core Competency Framework (GbCFV1, optimised in GbCFV2), the Global Advanced Development Framework (GADF), the Global Competency Framework for Educators and Trainers (FIP-GCFE), and the Global Humanitarian Competency Framework (GbHCF).
Results: The findings underscore enhancing competencies across digital health, public health, emergency readiness, and pharmaceutical care domains in various curricula and frameworks.
Conclusion: This study revealed several opportunities for improvement, highlighting the importance of revising and incorporating new competencies, such as digital health, emergency preparedness, and public health practice, into the Lebanese core competency framework. These competencies would enable pharmacists to adapt to rapidly evolving practices and assume new roles.
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