THE International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) has launched its guiding principles for quality assurance of pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education.
In its new policy statement, FIP said quality assurance systems should be based on standards that recognise political, legal, social, economic and cultural contexts, and the potential advancements in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences education.
FIP's Quality Assurance of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences Education Policy Committee Chair, Dr Banan Abdulrzaq Mukhalalati, said quality assurance was important for maintaining the quality of education in order to support the development of an adequate and appropriate pharmaceutical workforce.
"Ultimately, radical improvements in the availability and quality of the workforce are only possible if the higher education and health sectors collaboratively implement a transformative education agenda grounded in continuous quality improvement, competency-based learning, and quality academic and institutional infrastructure," Mukhalalati said.
The new policy statement, which updates a 2009 FIP policy on this topic, also makes specific recommendations for FIP member organisations, pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences academic institutions, and providers of continuing professional development.
In addition, it outlines the commitments of FIP in this area, including developing key performance indicators to measure the implementation of the workforce element of FIP Development Goal Three (Quality assurance).
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