Lecture 4 Flashcards
What are the characteristics of a profession?
- Encompasses a body of specialised knowledge and skills
- Requires extensive training (and socialisation) process
- Determines its own standards for education and training
- Has a shared understanding of and rules defining norms of practice and behaviour (Code of Ethics) – often more stringent that legal controls
- Licencing or restricted entry to practice
- Autonomy and self-regulation
- Member strongly identify and affiliate with the group.
What are the 5 E’s of professionalism?
Education Ethics Experience Examination Entity
What does Education stand for in Professionalism?
Specific technical and professional requirements reflected in entry- level formal qualifications or certification, and CPD expectations.
What does Ethics stand for in Professionalism?
Prescribed professional and ethical standards: specific expectations of practice and conduct, and a commitment to a higher duty. Defined by the professional community that governs a profession.
What does Experience stand for in Professionalism?
The personal capabilities and expectations of experience required to practice in the discrete professional area
What does Examination stand for in Professionalism?
The mechanism by which all of the elements above are assessed and assured to the community.
• qualification or certification requirements
• regular assurance, such as compliance and audit expectations.
What does Entity stand for in Professionalism?
A body to oversee professional entry, professional standards and compliance expectations on behalf of the public.
Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
- provides a framework for the regulation of health practitioners in order to protect the public where there is a risk of harm from professional practice
- protects the health and safety of members of the public by providing mechanisms to ensure the life long competence of health practitioners
What does the Pharmacy council do?
• TheRegulator–established under the HPCA Act • Registerspharmacists • Set the standards • Code of Ethics 2011 • Competence Standards •Deals with breaches of the standards and fitness to practise • Conduct • Competence • Health
What does the Pharmaceutical Society do?
The Representative of pharmacy •Lobbies government
• Works with health funders
• Provides pre-regtraining programmes
• Provides recertification programme(CPD)
The Code of Ethics (2011)
Sets out the principles and philosophy of pharmacy practise
Lays out the values and “norms” of behaviour
• For those entering the profession, the Code identifies the basic moral commitments of pharmacy care and serves as a source of education and reflection
• For those within the profession, the Code serves as a basis for pharmacists to monitor their own ethical conduct and that of their colleagues
List the 7 principles of the Code of Ethics
- Make the health and well-being of the patient your first priority.
- Promote patient self-determination, respect patients’ rights, autonomy
and freedom of choice. - Use your professional judgement in the interests of patients and the
public and promote family, whanau and community health. - Show respect for others and exercise your duties with professionalism.
- Actively seek and apply contemporary pharmacy knowledge and skills
to ensure a high standard of professional competence. - Act in a manner that promotes public trust and confidence in
pharmacists and enhances the reputation of the profession. - Practise in a manner that does not compromise your professional independence, judgement or integrity, or that of other pharmacists.
What are the two mandatory domains of the competence standard?
- M1: Professionalism in Pharmacy
* M2: Communication and Collaboration
What are the four optional domains of the competence standard?
- O1: Health and medicine management
- O2: Public healthcare
- O3: Supply and administration of medicines
- O4: Leadership and organisational management
What are the 8 points of the Eight star pharmacist?
Caregiver Decision maker Communicator Manager Life long learner Teacher Leader Researcher
Caregiver of the Eight Star Pharmacist
View practice as integrated and continuous
Decision maker of the Eight Star Pharmacist
appropriate, efficacious, safe and cost- effective use of medicines requires the ability to evaluate, synthesise data and information and decide upon the most appropriate course of action
Communicator of the Eight Star Pharmacist
Provide a link between prescriber and patient, communicate information on health and medicines to the public and other health professionals.
Manager of the Eight Star Pharmacist
manage resources and information effectively

Life long learner of the Eight Star Pharmacist
it is impossible to acquire all the knowledge and experience needed to pursue a life-long career as a pharmacist in pharmacy school. Commit to life-long learning
Teacher of the Eight Star Pharmacist
responsibility to assist with the education and training of future generations of pharmacists and the public.
Leader of the Eight Star Pharmacist
leadership involves compassion and empathy as well as vision and the ability to make decisions, communicate, and manage effectively.
Researcher of the Eight Star Pharmacist
pharmacists must be able to use evidence effectively in order to advise on the rational use of medicines, increase the accessibility of unbiased health and medicines- related information…..and need to engage in the generation of evidence as part of their practice.
M1: Professionalism in Pharmacy
M1.1 Demonstrate personal and professional integrity
M1.2 Comply with ethical and legal requirements
M1.3 Contribute to quality improvement
M1.4 Practise pharmacy within New Zealand’s
culturally diverse environment
M1.5 Understand Hauora Maori
M1.6 Make effective decisions
M2: Communication and collaboration
M2.1 Communicate effectively M2.2 Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships M2.3 Resolve conflict M2.4 Supervise and support colleagues M2.5 Facilitate education of colleagues
O1: Health and medicine management
O1.1 Consult with the patient
O1.2 Provide healthcare
O1.3 Review and manage patient’s medicine
therapy
O1.4 Deliver quality and safe services
O1.5 Access, evaluate and provide medicines
information
O2: Public healthcare
O2.1 Contribute to community health O2.2 Health promotion
O3: Supply and administration of
medicines
O3.1 Assess prescriptions
O3.2 Dispense medicines
O3.3 Compound pharmaceutical products O3.4 Administer medicines
O3.5 Provide patient counselling
O4: Leadership and organizational
management
O4.1 Provide leadership
O4.2 Manage quality improvement and safety O4.3 Manage and develop personnel
O4.4 Provide safe working environment
