Professional development

Question 1

ways of keeping up to date

Answer 1

• email alerts
• conferences
• webinars
• podcasts
• colleagues
• internet
• courses
• social media

Question 2

which organisations are a good source of accurate information relating to pharmacy practice

Answer 2

• RPS
  GPhC
• community pharmacy england
• NHS website
• NICE

Question 3

what is reflective practice

Answer 3

ability to reflect on ones actions so as to engage in a process of continuous learning
- assess professional experiences and recording and documenting insight to aid their learning and identify opportunities to improve
- allows individual to continually improve quality of care they provide and gives multidisciplinary teams opportunity to reflect and discuss

Question 4

why is reflective practice important

Answer 4

• way of amking sure we are learning the right things/improving ourselves in the right areas
• core part of model for revalidation for pharmacy professionals
  encouraged to reflect on GPhc standards in reflective account and to reflect with others using peer discussion
• planned CPD entries are also reflective

Question 5

annual GPhC registration

Answer 5

1. annually, at least 2 months before due
2. make fitness to practice declarations
3. pay fees
4. indemnity insurance declaration
5. knowledge of English language declaration
6. submit revalidation records

Question 6

what revalidation records are required to be submitted

Answer 6

1. 4 cPD records- at least 2 planned, max 2 can be unplanned
2. 1 reflective account
3. 1 peer discussion

Question 7

planned cpd

Answer 7

1. reflection
2. planning
3. action
4. evaluation

Question 8

unplanned cpd

Answer 8

1. action
2. evaluation

Question 9

what is the purpose of a reflective account

Answer 9

to encourage you to think about how you meet the GPhC standards for pharmacy professionals in the work you do as a pharmacy professional

Question 10

standards to focus on in reflective account

Answer 10

standard 1- provide person centred care
standard 2- work inn partnership with others
standard 5- use professional judgement

Question 11

how is reflective account recorded

Answer 11

• using reflective account form

Question 12

what is the aim of peer discussion

Answer 12

1. an activity that encourages you to get another persons perspective on your practice and help avoid isolation
2. to reflect on learning and practice
3. peer should ask questions about their practice, offer suggestions for improvement if possible and challenge assumptions

Question 13

what does peer discussion involve

Answer 13

• peer doesn’t have to be a pharmacist, but must understand your role
• choose someone who can be objective, shouldn’t have too close a personal relationship
• can be in 1 sitting or several shorter one can be conducted at any time, in person or remotely
• its not intended to be a review of a pharmacists performance
• recorded on peer discussion form

Question 14

independent prescriber

Answer 14

responsible and accountable for the assessment of pts with undiagnosed or diagnosed conditions and can make prescribing decisions to maa=nage clinical condition of the pt

Question 15

supplementary prescriber

Answer 15

practitioner who prescribes within an agreed pt specific clinical management plan, agreed in partnership by a supplementary prescriber with a doctor or dentist

Question 16

what can independent prescribers prescribe

Answer 16

• can prescribe CDs except cocaine, diamorphine or dipanone for treating adduction
• can prescribe unlicensed or off label medicines
• can authorise an emergency supply for items which can be prescribed including phenobarbital for epilepsy, but no other schedule 1, 2 or 3 CDs

Question 17

what can supplementary prescribers prescribe

Answer 17

• can prescribe CDs except cocaine, diamorphine or dipanone for treating adduction
• can prescribe unlicensed or off label medicines
• can authorise an emergency supply for items which can be prescribed including phenobarbital for epilepsy, but no other schedule 1, 2 or 3 CDs

Question 18

what does mentoring involve

Answer 18

can sign up to RPS as a mentor or mentee
- mentor- sets up profile and supports and guides mentee
- mentee- sets up profile and chooses mentor