Open AccessA systematic review of postgraduate training programmes directed at pharmacists entering primary care
Author(s) -
Anna Groen,
Cherie Lucas,
Helen Benson,
Mohammed Ali Al-Subaie,
Matthew Boyd
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pharmacy education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.198
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1477-2701
pISSN - 1560-2214
DOI - 10.46542/pe.2020.201.313323
Subject(s) - cinahl , scopus , debriefing , medline , medical education , medicine , pharmacist , systematic review , pharmacy education , work (physics) , journal club , nursing , pharmacy , pharmacy practice , psychological intervention , political science , mechanical engineering , law , engineering
This systematic review explores the international postgraduate education and training programmes designed to provide or develop knowledge or skills focused on enabling pharmacists to work in a general practice setting. Four thousand, eight hundred and seventy-one (4,871) articles were identified from database searches of SCOPUS, EMBASE, Medline, CINAHL, IPA, Web of Science and ERIC. After removal of duplicates and article screening, seven articles were included. Educational content, setting, contact time and methods of assessment varied across all studies. There is paucity of published literature relating to the development and evaluation of education programmes directed at pharmacists entering into general practice. A combination of work and classroom-based education provided by general practitioners and pharmacists already working in primary care is deemed most beneficial coupled with systematic debriefing sessions at the completion of training courses. The findings suggest future training should focus on specific disease states.