Lecture 9: Intro To Pharm Pactice, Pharmacist Entry Level Competencies Flashcards
How was the HPCA 2003 set up? And what organisations does it involve
Pharmacy council set up by minister of health to assure he competence of pharmacists
Also medical council, nursing council etc
Pharmacy council of NZ assumed statutory functions previously held by pharmaceutical society of NZ (registration etc)
PSNZ (Inc.) became a voluntary professional body concentrating on eduction, professional development etc.
What is the purpose of the health practitioners competence assurance act 2003?
Designed to ensure public safety by assuring the competence of health professionals
Why is the pharmacy council an important part of the HPCA?
Because pharmacists are the best to judge what pharmacists should be doing
What is competence?
The ability of an individual to do a job consistently to a professional level. Utilising the appropriate knowledge, skills, behaviour and attitudes
What are the statutory roles of the pharmacy council
Registration of pharmacists (incl. from overseas)
Definition of scopes of practice (new pharmacist prescriber scope launched in 2012)
Entry level competency assessment (internship programme)
Ongoing competency assessment and issue of annual practicing certificates
Competence review and screening for disciplinary referral
What are the 7 entry level competencies
1) practice pharmacy in a professional and culturally competent manner
2) contribute to the quality use of medicines
3) provide primary health care
4) apply management and organisation skills
5) research and provide information
6) dispense medicines
7) prepare pharmaceutical products
How is competence requirement 1 kept in check?
By acts and regulations e.g. HPCA act, medicines act and regulations, misuse of rugs act, privacy act etc
By the code of ethics
By cultural competence (new requirement)
By the role of the pharmacy council, PSNZ inc. and other bodies
By ongoing competence assessments (necessary for APC)
How is entry level competence 2 kept in check?
By clinical pharmacy / pharmacotherapy: based on knowledge of diseases and drug therapy
By pharmaceutical care; medication review
By medication counselling
By drug information provision
By prescribing advice; formularies; guidelines
By collaborative prescribing in future e.g. For pharmacists becoming pharmacy prescribers with the GP e.g. Warfarin
How is entry level competence 3 kept in check?
Pharmacist as the first contact of health practitioner
By pharmacist noting symptoms and differentials diagnosing
By pharmacist providing treatment or referral
By OTC prescriptions
By health promotion
By health education
How is entry level competence 4 kept in check?
By self management
Financial / business management
Personnel management
Strategic planning
Risk management
How is entry level competence 5 kept in check?
Using sources of biomedical and drug info: records, electronic databases, texts etc
By information retrieval
By critical evaluation
By communication of information and documentation
How is entry level competence 6 kept in check?
By legal, ethical and administrative provisions: medicines act, code of ethics, PHARMAC schedules etc
By pharmaceutical provisions: dose, indication, adverse rectilinear and interactions etc
Relevant studies in pharmaceutics, pharmacy practice me pharmacotherapy
By medication counselling: using communication skills
How is entry level competence 7 kept in check?
Via legal, ethical provisions
Via health and disability services, pharmacy services (standard NZS 8314.7 standards 5,6,7)
By standard operating procedures
By pharmaceutical issues: stability, expiry, incompatibilities etc
By sterile and non sterile products (currently entry level competence required for non sterile)
What are the pharmacy practice themes?
Professional communication Law and ethics Medicines information Social aspects of pharmacy practice including cultural competence Dispensing and compounding (including aseptic technique) Responding to symptoms (OTC) Health promotion/education Novel services
Who developed the intern programme?
Developed and defined by the pharmacy council
