Abdallah Oraib, Ageeb Rwedah Anwar, Elkhalifa Wishah Hamza Imam, Zolezzi Monica, El-Awaisi Alla, Diab Mohammad Issam, Awaisu Ahmed
Mental Health Services, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 3050, Doha, Qatar.
College of Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar University, PO Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
BMC Med Educ. 2020 Aug 6;20(1):253. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02109-1.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the existing Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy [BSc (Pharm)] curriculum at Qatar University College of Pharmacy (QU CPH), for addressing international prescribing competencies.
The Australian National Prescribing Service (NPS MedicineWise) Competencies Required to Prescribe Medicines framework (the Prescribing Competencies Framework) was used in the BSc (Pharm) curriculum mapping process. The NPS MedicineWise Prescribing Competencies Framework outlines seven competency areas that are essential for pharmacist prescribing. The first mapping activity assessed the learning outcomes (LOs) of 62 courses within the BSc (Pharm) curriculum for covering and addressing the NPS MedicineWise competencies. The second mapping activity involved matching the LOs identified to address the NPS MedicineWise prescribing competencies, to the 2017 Association of Faculties of Pharmacy of Canada (AFPC) educational outcomes, on which the QU CPH BSc (Pharm) program is based. The AFPC educational outcomes address seven key program-level learning outcomes.
The QU CPH BSc (Pharm) curriculum addresses most of the prescribing competencies listed in the NPS MedicineWise Prescribing Competencies Framework. However, gaps were identified in the curricular content and in the LOs that were related, but not restricted, to the following: electronic prescribing, physical examinations/preparing patients for investigations, and policies/procedures and quality assurace related to prescribing. Other gaps identified include legislative and workplace requirements for obtaining consent to access confidential patient's health information.
The curriculum mapping exercise provided evidence that, for the most part, the existing BSc (Pharm) curriculum at QU CPH prepares pharmacy graduates for prescribing. However, there are areas that need better alignment between the taught curriculum and training on prescribing in practice. The results of this study are important to consider if pharmacist prescribing is to be implemented in Qatar.
本研究的目的是评估卡塔尔大学药学院（QU CPH）现有的药学理学学士[BSc（Pharm）]课程，以确定其是否符合国际处方能力要求。
在BSc（Pharm）课程映射过程中使用了澳大利亚国家处方服务机构（NPS MedicineWise）的药品处方所需能力框架（处方能力框架）。NPS MedicineWise处方能力框架概述了药剂师处方所必需的七个能力领域。第一次映射活动评估了BSc（Pharm）课程中62门课程的学习成果（LOs），以确定其是否涵盖并涉及NPS MedicineWise能力。第二次映射活动涉及将确定的旨在解决NPS MedicineWise处方能力的学习成果，与2017年加拿大药学院协会（AFPC）的教育成果进行匹配，QU CPH的BSc（Pharm）课程就是基于该协会的教育成果制定的。AFPC教育成果涵盖了七个关键的课程级学习成果。
QU CPH的BSc（Pharm）课程涵盖了NPS MedicineWise处方能力框架中列出的大部分处方能力。然而，在课程内容和学习成果中发现了一些差距，这些差距与以下方面相关，但不限于：电子处方、体格检查/为患者进行检查做准备，以及与处方相关的政策/程序和质量保证。其他发现的差距包括获取患者保密健康信息同意书的法律和工作场所要求。
课程映射活动证明，在很大程度上，QU CPH现有的BSc（Pharm）课程使药学专业毕业生具备了处方能力。然而，在教学课程与实践中的处方培训之间，仍有一些领域需要更好地协调一致。如果要在卡塔尔实施药剂师处方制度，本研究结果具有重要的参考价值。
