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AuthorKheir, Nadir
AuthorAl-Ismail, Muna Said
AuthorAl-Nakeeb, Reem
Available date2020-12-03T11:24:55Z
Publication Date2017
Publication NameJournal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions
ResourceScopus
URIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000148
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/17179
AbstractIntroduction: Continuing professional development activities should be designed to meet the identified personal goals of the learner. This article aims to explore the self-perceived competency levels and the professional educational needs of pharmacists in Qatar and to compare these with observations of pharmacy students undergoing experiential training in pharmacies (students) and pharmacy academics, directors, and managers (managers). Methods: Three questionnaires were developed and administered to practicing pharmacists, undergraduate pharmacy students who have performed structured experiential training rotations in multiple pharmacy outlets in Qatar and pharmacy managers. The questionnaires used items extracted from the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) Professional competencies for Canadian pharmacists at entry to practice and measured self-and observed pharmacists� competency and satisfaction with competency level. Results: Training and educational needs were similar between the pharmacists and observers, although there was trend for pharmacists to choose more fact-intensive topics compared with observers whose preferences were toward practice areas. There was no association between the competency level of pharmacists as perceived by observers and as self-assessed by pharmacists (P ?.05). Pharmacists� self-assessed competency level was consistently higher than that reported by students (P ?.05). Discussion: The results suggest that the use of traditional triangulation might not be sufficient to articulate the professional needs and competencies of practicing pharmacists as part of a strategy to build continuing professional development programs. Pharmacists might have a limited ability to accurately self-assess, and observer assessments might be significantly different from self-assessments which present a dilemma on which assessment to consider closer to reality. The processes currently used to evaluate competence may need to be enhanced through the use of well-designed rubrics or other strategies to empower and to better inform respondents and subsequently improve their ability to self-assess their competencies.
Languageen
PublisherJohn Wiley and Sons Inc.
SubjectCompetency
CPD
Experiential learning
Gap analysis/needs assessment
Needs assessment
Pharmacists
Self-assessment
Triangulation
TitleCan source triangulation be used to overcome limitations of self-assessments? Assessing educational needs and professional competence of pharmacists practicing in qatar
TypeArticle
Pagination83-89
Issue Number2
Volume Number37
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