TY - JOUR
T1 - The Second Round of the PHAR-QA Survey of Competences for Pharmacy Practice
AU - Atkinson, Jeffrey
AU - De Paepe, Kristien
AU - Pozo, Antonio Sánchez
AU - Rekkas, Dimitrios
AU - Volmer, Daisy
AU - Hirvonen, Jouni
AU - Bozic, Borut
AU - Skowron, Agnieska
AU - Mircioiu, Constantin
AU - Marcincal, Annie
AU - Koster, Andries
AU - Wilson, Keith
AU - van Schravendijk, Chris
PY - 2016/9/21
Y1 - 2016/9/21
N2 - This paper presents the results of the second European Delphi round on the ranking of competences for pharmacy practice and compares these data to those of the first round already published. A comparison of the numbers of respondents, distribution by age group, country of residence, etc., shows that whilst the student population of respondents changed from Round 1 to 2, the populations of the professional groups (community, hospital and industrial pharmacists, pharmacists in other occupations and academics) were more stable. Results are given for the consensus of ranking and the scores of ranking of 50 competences for pharmacy practice. This two-stage, large-scale Delphi process harmonized and validated the Quality Assurance in European Pharmacy Education and Training (PHAR-QA) framework and ensured the adoption by the pharmacy profession of a framework proposed by the academic pharmacy community. The process of evaluation and validation of ranking of competences by the pharmacy profession is now complete, and the PHAR-QA consortium will now put forward a definitive PHAR-QA framework of competences for pharmacy practice.
AB - This paper presents the results of the second European Delphi round on the ranking of competences for pharmacy practice and compares these data to those of the first round already published. A comparison of the numbers of respondents, distribution by age group, country of residence, etc., shows that whilst the student population of respondents changed from Round 1 to 2, the populations of the professional groups (community, hospital and industrial pharmacists, pharmacists in other occupations and academics) were more stable. Results are given for the consensus of ranking and the scores of ranking of 50 competences for pharmacy practice. This two-stage, large-scale Delphi process harmonized and validated the Quality Assurance in European Pharmacy Education and Training (PHAR-QA) framework and ensured the adoption by the pharmacy profession of a framework proposed by the academic pharmacy community. The process of evaluation and validation of ranking of competences by the pharmacy profession is now complete, and the PHAR-QA consortium will now put forward a definitive PHAR-QA framework of competences for pharmacy practice.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.3390/pharmacy4030027
DO - 10.3390/pharmacy4030027
M3 - Article
C2 - 28970400
SN - 2226-4787
VL - 4
JO - Pharmacy
JF - Pharmacy
IS - 3
ER -