To develop a competency based continuous professional development (CPD) support package based on a workbook of competencies for community pharmacists working with patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 in primary care. To monitor the competencies attempted and evaluate by means of a pre and post measurement of views and attitudes to CPD. Subjects and settings: (a) 19 health care team members in the model of care design, (b) 18 community pharmacists in consensus building, (c) 60 pharmacists in a controlled study to monitor and evaluate the package. Main outcome measures: (a) Model of Care, (b) Measured consensus on pharmacist activities, (c) Uptake of elements of the Support Model; changes in pharmacist views and attitudes to CPD; investigation of pharmacists' CPD priorities. Results: Findings established an agreed model of care and a set of activities (behavioural statements). These statements linked to nationally agreed multiprofessional competencies producing a CPD diabetes workbook.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:501819 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Power, Ailsa M. |
| Publisher | University of Strathclyde |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
| Source | http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=23484 |
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