Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)

Board Notices

Competency Standards in South Africa

Competency Standards for a Specialist Pharmacist who provides public health pharmacy and management services in South Africa

Table 1: Summary of Public Health Pharmacy and Management Competency Standards

Domain 6: Education, Training and Research

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DOMAIN 6: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH

INTRODUCTION

Education is essential for the development of pharmacists and is required throughout a pharmacist’s career to maintain currency on knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values. Public health and management pharmacists should participate in the education and training of patients, pharmacy personnel and other healthcare practitioners. These pharmacists should also participate in research, which may include topics within the public health and pharmaceutical management areas.

The competencies required in the domain are:

6.1	Practice embedded education or workplace education

6.2

Research.

DOMAIN 6: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH

COMPETENCIES

BEHAVIOURAL STATEMENTS

6.1	Practice embedded education or workplace education

6.1.1

Demonstrate the ability to impart knowledge and skills needed to support patients and the public in improving and protecting their health.

6.1.2

Demonstrate the ability to provide technical coaching, support, and training to the pharmacy staff and other health care professionals.

6.1.3

Demonstrate the ability to develop, implement and maintain the record for training and assessment of healthcare teams, patients, and the public.

6.2

Research

6.2.1

Encourage pharmacy staff to engage in public health research projects.

6.2.2

Obtain ethical and other relevant approvals to conduct research projects.

6.2.3

Conduct a public health and/or pharmaceutical management research project in accordance with established research methodology and ethics, as well as GxP where necessary.

6.2.4

Support research or evaluation of public health interventions, for example by providing relevant data.

6.2.5

Present research/evaluation at a conference or publish it in a peer-reviewed journal.

6.2.6

Critically evaluate information sources, literature and research on medicines and practices in terms of evidence for decision-making and implementation in practice.

6.2.7

Apply the principles of research methodology in the development of a research protocol and obtain ethical clearance.

6.2.8

Analyse data, interpret findings and/or results and formulate conclusions and recommendations.

6.2.9

Write and submit a technical report, manuscript for publication or minor dissertation.

6.2.10

Lead a multidisciplinary research team.