Almaghaslah Dalia, Alsayari Abdulrhman
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pharmacognosy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021 Aug 6;14:3233-3245. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S322577. eCollection 2021.
Healthcare is one of the key focuses of the Saudi Vision 2030. Identifying and acknowledging the strengths and weakness of the healthcare manpower, including pharmacy, are crucial for workforce development and for achievement of the vision.
This paper used a global systematic framework tool, the International Pharmaceutical Federation the International 21 Development Goals (FIP DGs), as a roadmap to identify pharmacy workforce development needs.
An increase in the number of qualified Saudi pharmacy employees was successfully achieved by increasing the number of pharmacy education institutions. Several postgraduate pharmacy programs (Master's and Ph.D.) were also established. Some pharmacy colleges around the country obtained national and international accreditation/certification from reputable quality assurance organizations, such as the NAAA, ACPE and CCAPP. Clinical pharmacy residency programs were expanded to cover various specialties. No comprehensive competency framework exists for pharmacists in Saudi Arabia. A wide range of CDP programs, including electronic courses, have been offered for healthcare practitioners and accredited by SCFHS. While a certain number of CME hours are required for re-registration as a pharmacist, these CME hours are currently not linked to a needs-based health initiative. Several initiatives and strategies have been developed and implemented to address pharmaceutical workforce gender and diversity balances. The pharmacy profession is regulated by the MOH, the SCFHS, and the HRSD.
Among the three clusters of the DGs - Academia, Professional Development, and Systems - Cluster 2, Professional Development, was identified as a priority area for improvement. Within this cluster, these particular DGs were selected as top priority: competency development (DG 5), leadership development (DG 6), and working with others (DG 8). Two DGs in Cluster 3, Systems, were also highlighted as priorities: continuing professional development strategies (DG 9) and impact and outcome (DG 11).
医疗保健是沙特阿拉伯《2030年愿景》的关键重点之一。识别并承认医疗保健人力（包括药学领域）的优势与不足，对于劳动力发展以及实现该愿景至关重要。
本文使用了一个全球系统性框架工具，即国际药学联合会的国际21世纪发展目标（FIP DGs），作为确定药学劳动力发展需求的路线图。
通过增加药学教育机构的数量，成功实现了合格沙特药学员工数量的增长。还设立了若干研究生药学项目（硕士和博士）。该国一些药学院获得了来自知名质量保证组织（如NAAA、ACPE和CCAPP）的国内和国际认证/证书。临床药学住院医师项目得到扩展，涵盖了各个专业。沙特阿拉伯不存在针对药剂师的全面能力框架。已为医疗从业者提供了包括电子课程在内的广泛的持续发展项目（CDP），并获得了沙特医疗保健专业人员委员会（SCFHS）的认可。虽然药剂师重新注册需要一定数量的继续医学教育（CME）学时，但目前这些CME学时与基于需求的健康倡议并无关联。已制定并实施了若干举措和战略，以解决药学劳动力的性别和多样性平衡问题。药学专业由沙特卫生部（MOH）、沙特医疗保健专业人员委员会（SCFHS）和人力资源开发与统计局（HRSD）进行监管。
在发展目标的三个集群——学术界、专业发展和系统——中，集群2“专业发展”被确定为优先改进领域。在这个集群中，这些特定的发展目标被选为重中之重：能力发展（发展目标5）、领导力发展（发展目标6）以及与他人合作（发展目标8）。集群3“系统”中的两个发展目标也被突出列为优先事项：持续专业发展战略（发展目标9）以及影响和成果（发展目标11）。
