Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, School of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Survey Unit, King Hussein Cancer Centre, Amman, Jordan.
PLoS One. 2023 Apr 14;18(4):e0283984. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283984. eCollection 2023.
The role of pharmacists has recently expanded, necessitating enhanced competencies. This requires pharmacists' participation in continuing education initiatives. This study aims to explore attitudes, motivations, opportunities, and challenges of pharmacists in a country in the middle east, towards continuous professional development.
A cross-sectional observational close-ended questions study was conducted in Jordan between September and October 2021, and enrolled 309 pharmacists, the tool was developed by the research team and experts in the field to evaluate the continuous professional development perception among pharmacists. The research was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee in an area hospital and a University.
The majority of participants had confidence that continuous professional development prepares pharmacists for practical development, believed that it enhances the status of the profession with other health care professionals as well as with the public, and felt confident that it meets their needs (> 98%). Most of the participants agreed that job restrictions (91%) and lack of time (83%) were the major barriers to participation in continuous professional development. The motivation was positively correlated with attitudes (R = 0.551, P < .001). However, barriers were not significantly correlated with either attitudes or motivations.
Our findings emphasize the positive attitude of pharmacists towards continuous professional development. Identified barriers to continuous professional development participation included job constraints and lack of time. The study highlights the need for policies and procedures that address these issues before the implementation of mandatory continuous professional development programs for pharmacists.
药剂师的角色最近有所扩大，这就需要增强他们的能力。这就要求药剂师参与继续教育计划。本研究旨在探讨中东国家药剂师对持续专业发展的态度、动机、机会和挑战。
2021 年 9 月至 10 月，在约旦进行了一项横断面观察性封闭式问题研究，共招募了 309 名药剂师，该工具由研究团队和该领域的专家开发，用于评估药剂师对持续专业发展的认知。该研究得到了一个地区医院和一所大学的伦理和研究委员会的批准。
大多数参与者相信持续专业发展能使药剂师为实际发展做好准备，认为它能增强专业地位，使其与其他卫生保健专业人员以及公众都建立联系，同时也能满足他们的需求（>98%）。大多数参与者认为工作限制（91%）和缺乏时间（83%）是参加持续专业发展的主要障碍。动机与态度呈正相关（R=0.551，P<.001）。然而，障碍与态度或动机均无显著相关性。
我们的研究结果强调了药剂师对持续专业发展的积极态度。确定的持续专业发展参与障碍包括工作限制和缺乏时间。该研究强调，在为药剂师实施强制性持续专业发展计划之前，需要制定和实施相关政策和程序来解决这些问题。
