Pharmaceutical public health competencies for Thai pharmacists: A scoping review with expert consultation.

Autor:	Auimekhakul T; Consumer Health Protection and Pharmaceutical Public Health, Chiang Mai Provincial Public Health Office, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.; Master's Degree Program in Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand., Suttajit S; Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand., Suwannaprom P; Department of Pharmaceutical Care, Faculty of Pharmacy, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy [Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm] 2024 Apr 22; Vol. 14, pp. 100444. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 22 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.1016/j.rcsop.2024.100444
Abstrakt:	Background: Thai pharmacists' roles have increasingly shifted to a system-focused role in providing public health services. A competency framework in this area is essential to workforce development. Objective: This study aimed to summarize and synthesize the literature on pharmaceutical public health competencies of Thai pharmacists. Methods: The Scopus, MEDLINE, and Web of Science (Clarivate) databases were searched. The search criteria included "public health", "health promotion", "primary care", "community pharmacy", "pharmacy" and "pharmacist". Documents published in English and Thai between January 2011 and December 2020 were also examined. Unpublished documents were included. A 3-step inductive coding technique was used to develop the competency framework. To validate the findings, a 2-round, modified Delphi method was employed with 20 Thai pharmaceutical specialists between August 2022 and January 2023. The Scale-level Content Validity Index (S-CVI) was used to assess validity. Results: The database search yielded 1429 articles. Fifty-seven articles were selected. The analysis identified 5 competency domains. The domains, along with their related competency elements and behavioral statements, were provided for expert assessment. The S-CVI scores in the first and second rounds were 0.78 and 0.93, respectively. The terminology and categories of competencies have been improved. This outcome resulted in a pharmaceutical public health competency framework for Thai pharmacists. The framework consists of 5 competency domains: 1) individual and family health promotion (3 competency elements with 10 behavioral statements), 2) community empowerment for well-being communities (6 competency elements with 23 behavioral statements), 3) information management and evidence-based practice (3 competency elements with 10 behavioral statements), 4) communication for health promotion (3 competency elements with 6 behavioral statements), and 5) pharmacoepidemiology and support for public health emergencies and epidemics (2 competency elements with 5 behavioral statements). Conclusion: Pharmaceutical public health competencies for Thai pharmacists were developed through extensive literature review and expert consultation. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2024 The Author(s).)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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