- Title
- Exploring the role of clinical self-audits as a professional development tool
- Creator
- Newby, David; Robertson, Jane; Higgins, Gwen
- Relation
- International Journal of Pharmacy Practice Vol. 16, Issue 6, p. 395-401
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1211/ijpp.16.6.0009
- Publisher
- Pharmaceutical Press
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2008
- Description
- Aims and objectives: To explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of pharmacists towards continuing education and continuing professional development (CPD) in general and clinical self-audits specifically as a CPD tool. Setting: Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Method: Two focus groups were used, involving 22 hospital and community pharmacists, with a range of professional experience. The focus groups explored the barriers and enablers to participating incontinuing education and professional development activities, and clinical self-audits in particular. Key findings: Participants indicated support for CPD, although sometimes found it difficult to distinguish between CPD and continuing education. Not all pharmacists supported CPD being compulsory for continuing registration. The barriers to involvement in educational activities included time, cost and lack of locums. The main barriers to involvement in clinical self-audits were lack of time, and a lack of awareness of what they involved. Once explained, there was support for the concept of clinical self-audits as a professional development tool. Conclusion: Pharmacists want professional development activities suitable for the variety of practice settings in which they now work. Clinical self-audits appear to address many of the limitations of current educational activities, being practice-focused, flexible, able to be accommodated within working routines and available at low cost. However, better promotion and increased exposure to them is required to improve their uptake.
- Subject
- clinical self-audits; pharmacists; professional development; best practice
- Identifier
- uon:5641
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/43547
- Identifier
- ISSN:0961-7671
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