Advanced practice papers
July 20, 2015
The development of a framework
for advanced pharmacy practice
in Australia is a key tool for
“assuring members of the public
of the competence of an advanced
practice pharmacist and the quality
and safety of the services they
deliver”.
That’s one of the conclusions of a
paper published this month in the
peer-reviewed journal Pharmacy.
The paper, titled An Advanced
Pharmacy Practice Framework
for Australia, is an outline of the
profession-wide efforts of the
Australian Pharmacy Liaison Forum
(APLF) which has culminated in
the development of an agreed
framework of advanced level
competencies relevant to Australian
pharmacists - assisting in the
development of the profession.
The APLF hailed the publication,
as well as another paper on the
same topic published in the Journal
of Pharmacy Practice which reports on the outcome of a survey to
gauge the perspectives of the
profession on advanced practice, in
order to inform the design of the
recognition model.
Interestingly, the poll revealed
that a high proportion of
pharmacists who responded
considered that they were already
working at, or working towards
achieving, an advanced level of
practice.
They showed a clear preference
for submission of a professional
portfolio as an assessment method
rather than a written examination.
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