Professional competences, credentialing and continuing professional development in the pharmacy profession - Model Framework for Patient Centered Pharmaceutical Care -

Abstract

The crucial changes have taken place in the role of pharmacy profession in the past decade. All these changes have been systematically evolved and adopted to support professional quality improvement aspect. In general, the worldwide professional and national authorities have been committed to develop the professional competencies, credentialing and continuing professional development; to emphasis the maintenance of high standards of professional development and in response to changes which occurred to pharmacy education and national health regulation policy. The constantly evolving health regulatory environment in each country will shape the progress of this process in the future. This article provides a review of existing concepts for professional competences, credentialing and continuing professional development in pharmacy profession in an attempt to understand and clarify the complexity encountered in this comprehensive domain. It can also serve as a platform for the local interaction of a broad range of authorities in the health field.