Academic pharmacist competencies in ordinary and emergency situations: content validation and pilot description in Lebanese academia

Autor: Jihan Safwan, Marwan Akel, Hala Sacre, Chadia Haddad, Fouad Sakr, Aline Hajj, Rony M. Zeenny, Katia Iskandar, Pascale Salameh
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Medical Education, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-023-04712-4
Popis: Abstract Background In the absence of a similar study in the Lebanese context, this study aimed to validate the content of the specialized competencies frameworks of academic pharmacists (educators, researchers, and clinical preceptors) and pilot their use for practice assessment in the context of multiple severe crises. Methods A web-based cross-sectional study was conducted between March and September 2022 among academic pharmacists enrolled by snowball sampling using a questionnaire created on Google Forms. Results The suggested frameworks had appropriate content to assess the competencies of academic pharmacists. Educators and clinical preceptors were confident in all their competencies except for emergency preparedness. Researchers had varying levels of confidence, ranging from moderate to high confidence for many competencies, but gaps were reported in fundamental research, conducting clinical trials, and pharmacy practice research (mean
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