Mandatory continuing education for pharmacists in a developing country: assessment of a three-year cycle
Author(s) -
Hala Sacre,
Samah Tawil,
Souheil Hallit,
Georges Sili,
Pascale Salameh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
pharmacy practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1886-3655
pISSN - 1885-642X
DOI - 10.18549/pharmpract.2019.3.1545
Subject(s) - family medicine , medicine , continuing education , nursing , clinical pharmacy , focus group , work (physics) , medical education , pharmacy , business , mechanical engineering , marketing , engineering
Although results of the present study are similar to those in developing countries, the resistance to change is higher. The Lebanese Pharmacists Association [Ordre des Pharmaciens du Liban] should develop strategies to motivate and enroll more pharmacists in the CE system, based on the barriers and preferences cited in the results, while continuing to offer high quality and cost-favorable CE programs to Lebanese pharmacists.
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