Open AccessCertificates and certification programmes for clinical excellence: A guide to international pharmacists
Author(s) -
Mohammed Salim Karattuthodi,
Shabeer Ali Thorakkattil,
Sainul Abideen Parakkal,
Ajmal Karumbaru Kuzhiyil,
Anitha Jose Subin,
Thahani
Publication year - 2021
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.2021.211.845854
Subject(s) - certification , pharmacy , certificate , excellence , scope (computer science) , accreditation , pharmacy practice , medicine , medical education , health care , nursing , political science , algorithm , computer science , law , programming language
Pharmacy practice continues to evolve, and knowledge update is necessary to facilitate better and safer patient care. This article provides information about certificates and certification programmes hosted for international pharmacists to support their scope in advanced pharmacy practices. A pilot online survey to 59 pharmacists revealed preferences towards Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS), American Society of Health-system Pharmacists (ASHP) certificate, Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacy (SIDP) Antimicrobial stewardship certificate programmes, University of Florida pharmacy certificate programmes, and Medication therapy management programme (MTM) for their certification programme. Grey literature and authentic websites of each programme were collected to provide information on each programme. This article serves as a guide for international pharmacists to know further information about certificates and certification programmes available to support them in advancing their practice.