Evaluation of Pharmacists’ Preferences and Barriers to Access Continuing Education: A Cross-Sectional Study in Lebanon

The implementation of continuing education programs for pharmacists in Lebanon is emerging and needs to be further developed and strengthened to fill the gaps between knowledge acquisition and its application in the workplace. This study examined the perceptions of pharmacist preferences for and bar...

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Published in:Evaluation & the health professions 2022-12, Vol.45 (4), p.420-424
Main Authors: Hatem, Georges, Ismaiil, Lina, Awada, Sanaa, Ghanem, Diana, Assi, Roula Bou, Goossens, Mathijs
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access
Barriers
Continuing education
Cross-Sectional Studies
Education, Continuing
Education, Pharmacy, Continuing
Educational programs
Humans
Learning
Lebanon
Pharmacists
Training
Workplaces
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Summary:The implementation of continuing education programs for pharmacists in Lebanon is emerging and needs to be further developed and strengthened to fill the gaps between knowledge acquisition and its application in the workplace. This study examined the perceptions of pharmacist preferences for and barriers to access programs. A crosssectional descriptive study was undertaken with a convenience sample of 142 pharmacists who were surveyed in their workplace. Almost 83.1% of pharmacists reported their day-to-day workplace experiences were the best way to learn. The high cost (50%) and time away from work (37.8%) were the main barriers to continuing education. Pharmacists reported a mean satisfaction of 5.8 (sd = 2.2)/10 with programs suggesting a need for routine needs assessments and adaptation of programs to better meet their learning needs.
ISSN:0163-2787
1552-3918
DOI:10.1177/01632787221126500