The SA Pharmacy Council is committed to its mandate of ensuring that pharmacists and pharmacy support personnel have the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver the best possible pharmaceutical services to the people of SA, the council has said in a statement announcing its publishing of Competency Standards for Pharmacy Support Personnel, reports Legalbrief.
It said “in recent years, competency mapping has been identified as a way of ensuring that pharmacy professionals are equipped with the specific skills, knowledge, abilities and behaviours that are needed to work effectively”.
The council said internationally a further aspect has been identified and incorporated into both the education and practice of healthcare professionals, namely “behaviours”.
“The International Pharmaceutical Federation Global Competency Framework (2012) included behavioural competencies that were used, with other documents, to develop unique competency standards for SA pharmacists, considering the needs and characteristics of pharmacy practice in various practice settings.
“The Competency Standards for pharmacists are currently used in the internship examination to guide examiners and interns in the evaluation of the Pharmacist Intern’s competence in applying the standards in practice. They also form the basis of continuing professional development activities,” the council said.
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