THE Pharmacy Practitioner Development Committee (PPDC), on behalf of its member organisations, has released a mapping tool to support the implementation of the national competency standards framework for pharmacists in Australia 2016 called the '2016 Framework'.
Competency standards in the 2010 (previous) version were considered at the element level and recommendations were provided on the most appropriate set of Enabling Competencies in the 2016 Framework.
While individual pharmacists may find the tool useful in transitioning to the 2016 Framework, pharmacy organisations are likely to be the primary users, the PPDC said.
The tool will have application for those who have a document, resource or learning activity with 2010 competencies assigned, and need to update them to the appropriate competencies of the 2016 Framework.
This may be required, for example, to ensure currency of the resource, or to maintain accreditation status of a particular activity for the full accreditation period, the PPDC said.
The mapping tool can be accessed by CLICKING HERE.
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