Pharmacy Daily | Professional practice profile

PHARMACISTS can now access the Professional practice profile for initial registration as a pharmacist: a customised tool of entry-level competencies incorporating guidance on pharmacy school and intern training provider contributions, following its release by The Advanced Pharmacy Practice Framework Steering Committee (APPFSC). The tool is derived from the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia 2010, and presents the professional practice profile expected at initial registration as a pharmacist (ie at entry-level to the profession) and additional advice on the contributions of pharmacy schools and intern training providers. The APPFSC has however warned that whilst the tool provides the articulation of all performance criteria it “is not intended to segment the learning or training requirements for student and intern years but rather, confirms that the competency standards represent a continuum of learning”. The tool has also been adopted by the Pharmacy Board of Australia to help inform future standards for the accreditation of pharmacy schools and intern training providers. The tool will be reviewed in 2013, and feedback is being sought over the next 12 months from users of the document. To access the tool visit www.psa.org.au/archives/6230.

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