Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study

Background: Continuous professional development (CPD) is essential to keep pharmacists updated and improve the quality of patient care. The positive impact of CPD on different aspects of pharmacy practice has been documented. Despite its mandatory implementation for Malaysian pharmacists working in...

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Main Authors:	Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod, Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed, Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah, Othman, Noordin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Ltd. 2015
Subjects:	LC Special aspects of education RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-455962018-06-25T00:23:48Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45596/ Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah Othman, Noordin LC Special aspects of education RS Pharmacy and materia medica Background: Continuous professional development (CPD) is essential to keep pharmacists updated and improve the quality of patient care. The positive impact of CPD on different aspects of pharmacy practice has been documented. Despite its mandatory implementation for Malaysian pharmacists working in the private sector, there is paucity of data to explore pharmacists' perceptions to this new policy and their participation in CPD activities. Objective: To assess the community pharmacists' knowledge, perceptions of current CPD requirements and their involvement in the process. Setting: Community pharmacies in Malaysia were included. Method: A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was mailed to all community pharmacies in Malaysia. Results: Response rate was 18.7%; 87.9% of respondents showed knowledge of current CPD requirements. The majority agreed that CPD is essential, that the current CPD requirements are adequate to keep them updated, that their participation in CPD events is reflected in their pharmacy practice, and that making CPD mandatory motivates them to participate. Only 36.0% of respondents agreed that the currently available CPD resources are adequate and 49.4% found that the CPD target is achievable. Interesting topics ranked first among motivators to attend face-to-face CPD events and overlap with work schedule ranked first among barriers. The most preferred CPD content area was innovations in disease management. Mandatory CPD policy resulted in a significant increase in the mean CPD points accumulated by respondents. Conclusion: The majority of community pharmacists showed enthusiasm to CPD and perceived it positively. Many factors should be considered to make CPD more accessible for them. Elsevier Ltd. 2015-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45596/1/CPD_comm_Pharm_Malaysia.pdf Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod and Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed and Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah and Othman, Noordin (2015) Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning, 7 (6). pp. 826-835. ISSN 1877-1297 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877129715000969 10.1016/j.cptl.2015.08.014
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spellingShingle	LC Special aspects of education RS Pharmacy and materia medica Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah Othman, Noordin Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study
description	Background: Continuous professional development (CPD) is essential to keep pharmacists updated and improve the quality of patient care. The positive impact of CPD on different aspects of pharmacy practice has been documented. Despite its mandatory implementation for Malaysian pharmacists working in the private sector, there is paucity of data to explore pharmacists' perceptions to this new policy and their participation in CPD activities. Objective: To assess the community pharmacists' knowledge, perceptions of current CPD requirements and their involvement in the process. Setting: Community pharmacies in Malaysia were included. Method: A self-administered anonymous questionnaire was mailed to all community pharmacies in Malaysia. Results: Response rate was 18.7%; 87.9% of respondents showed knowledge of current CPD requirements. The majority agreed that CPD is essential, that the current CPD requirements are adequate to keep them updated, that their participation in CPD events is reflected in their pharmacy practice, and that making CPD mandatory motivates them to participate. Only 36.0% of respondents agreed that the currently available CPD resources are adequate and 49.4% found that the CPD target is achievable. Interesting topics ranked first among motivators to attend face-to-face CPD events and overlap with work schedule ranked first among barriers. The most preferred CPD content area was innovations in disease management. Mandatory CPD policy resulted in a significant increase in the mean CPD points accumulated by respondents. Conclusion: The majority of community pharmacists showed enthusiasm to CPD and perceived it positively. Many factors should be considered to make CPD more accessible for them.
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author	Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah Othman, Noordin
author_facet	Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Elkalmi, Ramadan Mohamed Mahmod Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Shamsudin, Siti Hadijah Othman, Noordin
author_sort	Elsayed, Tarek Mohamed Ali
title	Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study
title_short	Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study
title_full	Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study
title_fullStr	Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study
title_full_unstemmed	Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study
title_sort	malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study
publisher	Elsevier Ltd.
publishDate	2015
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Malaysian community pharmacistsʼ perceptions of and barriers to the first year of mandatory continuous education: a nationwide exploratory study

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