Assessment of pharmacists' perception toward continuing education

Autor: Nouf M Alharthi, Mohannad Sahaw Alsaeed, Mohammed Omar Alsharif, Mohammed Ghabbash Almalki, Wael Saeed Alshehri, Kousalya Prabahar
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Advanced Pharmaceutical Technology & Research, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp 368-372 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2231-4040
0976-2094
DOI: 10.4103/japtr.JAPTR_88_21
Popis: Continuing education (CE) is a structured educational activity. Pharmacists must actively participate in CE and is an important part of developing the professional competency of pharmacists. This research focuses on measuring Saudi pharmacists' perception in CE, its impact on professional performance, and the barriers in CE. This was a cross-sectional study, conducted in 2020, using random sample of Saudi pharmacists working in all workplaces from different cities in Saudi Arabia using a questionnaire. The questionnaire consists of 15 questions that assess the perception of Saudi pharmacists toward CE and barriers that prevent them from CE. A total of 409 pharmacists participated in the study. Majority of pharmacists were working in government hospitals (48.4%) and have
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