Clinical and Epidemiological Research Laboratory, Faculty of pharmacy, 63572Lebanese University, Lebanon.
Faculty of Medicine, 26706University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Eval Health Prof. 2022 Dec;45(4):420-424. doi: 10.1177/01632787221126500. Epub 2022 Sep 7.
The implementation of continuing education programs for pharmacists in Lebanon is emerging and needs to be further developed and strengthened to fill the gaps between knowledge acquisition and its application in the workplace. This study examined the perceptions of pharmacist preferences for and barriers to access programs. A crosssectional descriptive study was undertaken with a convenience sample of 142 pharmacists who were surveyed in their workplace. Almost 83.1% of pharmacists reported their day-to-day workplace experiences were the best way to learn. The high cost (50%) and time away from work (37.8%) were the main barriers to continuing education. Pharmacists reported a mean satisfaction of 5.8 (sd = 2.2)/10 with programs suggesting a need for routine needs assessments and adaptation of programs to better meet their learning needs.
黎巴嫩的药师继续教育计划正在兴起,需要进一步发展和加强,以弥合知识获取与在职场应用之间的差距。本研究调查了药师对获取和参与继续教育计划的偏好和障碍的看法。这是一项横断面描述性研究,对在工作场所接受调查的 142 名药师进行了便利抽样。近 83.1%的药师表示,他们日常的工作经验是学习的最佳途径。继续教育的主要障碍是费用高(50%)和工作时间(37.8%)。药师对继续教育计划的满意度平均为 5.8(标准差=2.2)/10,这表明需要定期进行需求评估,并调整计划以更好地满足他们的学习需求。