Vaccination consultation
July 4, 2014
The Australian Pharmacy Council
has launched a public consultation,
seeking comment from the
industry and consumers on the
accreditation of vaccination training
courses for pharmacists.
The move follows the release
of the draft Standards for the
accreditation of programs to
support pharmacist administration
of vaccines - a document which
aims to define “measurable
attributes that vaccination
programs must demonstrate.”
The proposed standards would
be used to assess whether training
activities ensure that pharmacists
receive complete and current
education and training in the area
of vaccinations, and also that the
assessment of each pharmacists’
competence is “valid, reliable,
flexible and fair”.
The new draft standards are
based on work undertaken by the
Vaccination Working Group of
the Advanced Pharmacy Practice
Framework Steering Committee
(APPFSC), which has developed a
consolidated set of competencies
necessary for pharmacists to
administer vaccines.
The consultation period ends
at 5pm AEST on 01 August,
after which feedback will be
incorporated into the standards
and a further version released for
consultation in October.
The standards are not intended
to be applied to undergraduate
education or intern training
programs, the overview states.
It’s envisaged that the final
standards will be publicly released
in December this year.
CLICK HERE to view the draft.
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