A3 Understanding global workforce development needs to build a sustainable model

Tuesday 30 August 2016
09:00-12:00
Hilton Buenos Aires : Pacara A & B, 3 hours

Organised by the FIP Education Initiative (FIPEd) and the FIP Academic Pharmacy Section

 

Introduction

Commitment to change and innovation is a critical component to meeting an expanded scope of practice to advance direct patient care pharmacy services that meet societal needs. The WHO guidelines “Transforming and scaling up health professionals’ education and training” highlight evidence of areas where transformative change is needed in education to produce a more relevant and quality health workforce. Pharmacy has the opportunity to confirm its commitment and contribution to change and innovation to address the global need for a better-equipped workforce to meet the health needs of society. Understanding global workforce development needs to build a sustainable model that impact health promotion and patient outcomes is an important first step. Within the broader global evidence and policy context, this session will focus on the FIPEd vision for education development, what tools can be used to assess the impact of education (pre and postgraduate). This session will be a mix of presentations and participant engagement activities. Pharmacists across patient care settings can be instrumental in promoting health: tobacco cessation, vaccination and weight management are just a few of the areas that will be explored from an academic point of view.

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this knowledge-based session, participants will be able to:

  1. State key messages from WHO guidelines on “Transforming and scaling up health professionals’ education and training” and the impact of the pharmacy workforce
  2. Identify transformative change in pharmacy education needed to meet societal needs, including new competencies
  3. Describe changes to health professionals’ education and training that are necessary to achieve sustainable health systems for the future, by describing the role of the pharmacist as a member of the health care team in health promotion
  4. Identify strategies to effectively prepare students to implement health promotion activities in the community and future pharmacy practice. 

Chairs

Jennifer Marriott (Monash University, Australia) and John Pieper (St. Louis College of Pharmacy,

USA) 

Programme

09:00

1)      The WHO guidelines on transforming and scaling up health professionals’ education — Key messages

Tina Brock (University of California, USA)

09:25  

2)      Transforming and scaling up health professionals’ education and training, and the impact of the pharmacy workforce

Catherine Duggan (Royal Pharmaceutical Society, UK)

09:50

3)      Workshop activity

10:15 – 10:35 Coffee/tea break

10:35

4)      The role of the pharmacist in health promotion — Setting the stage

Claire Anderson (University of Nottingham, UK)

11:00

5)      Practice models for education of team-based care

Yolanda Robles (Philippines Pharmacists Association)

Kelly Goode (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)

11:25

6)      Q&A to the panel

Facilitator: Jennifer Marriott (Monash University, Australia)

11:50 

7)      Wrap-up and outcomes

John Pieper (St. Louis College of Pharmacy, USA)