Hajj Aline, Zeenny Rony M, Sacre Hala, Akel Marwan, Haddad Chadia, Salameh Pascale
INSPECT-LB (Institut National de Santé Publique, d'Épidémiologie Clinique Et de Toxicologie-Liban), Beirut, Lebanon.
Laboratoire de Pharmacologie, Pharmacie Clinique et Contrôle de Qualité Des Médicament, Faculty of Pharmacy, Saint Joseph University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
J Pharm Policy Pract. 2023 Jan 2;16(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s40545-022-00510-3.
Pharmacy in Lebanon has been taught for years, and the profession has known the golden ages in previous years. However, with the recent graduation of hundreds of pharmacists, without prior workforce planning, the oversupply of non-specialized pharmacists caused a mismatch with the needs of the market. The context of severe socioeconomic and sanitary crises has further exacerbated the situation, with hundreds of pharmacists leaving the country. A group of pharmacy experts joined to suggest strategic solutions to face such challenges, suggesting a clear strategy for education and the workforce, overarched by educational and professional values and based on six main pillars: (1) implement a national competency framework (including the core and specialized competency frameworks) to be used as a basis for licensure (colloquium); (2) implement a national pharmacy program accreditation, encompassing standards related to competencies adoption and assessment, curricula, teaching methods, research and innovation, instructors' and preceptors' skills, and experiential training; (3) organize training for students and early-career pharmacists; (4) optimize continuing education and implement continuous professional development, fostering innovation and specialization among working pharmacists; (5) develop and implement a pharmacy workforce strategy based on pharmacy intelligence, job market, and academic capacities; (6) develop and implement a legal framework for the above-mentioned pillars in collaboration with ministries and parliamentary commissions. Under the auspices of the relevant authorities, mainly the Order of Pharmacists of Lebanon and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the suggested strategy should be discussed and implemented for a better future for the pharmacy profession.
黎巴嫩的药学教育已经开展多年，该行业在过去也曾经历过黄金时代。然而，由于近期数百名药剂师毕业，且事先未进行劳动力规划，非专科药剂师供应过剩导致与市场需求不匹配。严峻的社会经济和卫生危机背景进一步加剧了这种情况，数百名药剂师离开该国。一群药学专家联合起来，提出应对此类挑战的战略解决方案，建议制定一项明确的教育和劳动力战略，以教育和专业价值观为支撑，基于六个主要支柱：（1）实施国家能力框架（包括核心和专业能力框架），作为执照颁发（座谈会）的基础；（2）实施国家药学项目认证，涵盖与能力采用和评估、课程、教学方法、研究与创新、教师和带教老师技能以及实践培训相关的标准；（3）为学生和初入职场的药剂师组织培训；（4）优化继续教育并实施持续专业发展，促进在职药剂师的创新和专业化；（5）基于药学情报、就业市场和学术能力制定并实施药学劳动力战略；（6）与各部委和议会委员会合作，为上述支柱制定并实施法律框架。在相关当局，主要是黎巴嫩药剂师协会以及教育和高等教育部的支持下，应讨论并实施所建议的战略，以实现药学专业更美好的未来。
