A Survey of Selected Issues Involving Pharmacy Technician Training in Canada
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https://doi.org/10.4212/cjhp.v46i5.2541Keywords:
pharmacy assistant, pharmacy technician, adjoint du pharmacien, techniciens en pharmacieAbstract
ABSTRACT
A non-random, snowball sampling technique was used to survey eleven Canadian pharmacy technician training programs and thirteen pharmacy regulatory and voluntary bodies on issues surrounding pharmacy technicians. A 100% response rate was achieved in the questionnaires which targeted issues such as nomenclature, certification, accreditation, and education of pharmacy technicians. Survey results indicate that while many provincial pharmacy regulatory boards have addressed issues such as the nomenclature and workplace role of pharmacy technicians, there is a lack of consensus and discussion in the areas of certification, accreditation, and responsibility for continuing education.
RÉSUMÉ
On s'est servi d'une technique d'échantillonnage non aléatoire en boule de neige pour sonder les participants à onze programmes de formation en techniques pharmaceutiques et les membres de treize organismes de réglementation officiels ou associations professionnelles sur les questions qui touchent les techniciens en pharmacie. Les questionnaires ont obtenu un taux de réponse de 100 p. 100 et portaient sur divers aspects comme la nomenclature, la certification, l'agrément et la formation. Les résultats du sondage révèlent que si bon nombre de régies provinciales se sont attaquées à diverses questions comme la nomenclature et le rôle des techniciens au lieu de travail, on ne peut parler de consensus pour ce qui est de la certification, de l'agrément et de la responsabilité en matière d'éducation permanente, autant de points qui n'ont pas été suffisamment débattus.Downloads
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