1. Comparison of Community Pharmacist and Non-Community Pharmacist Perceptions of a Community Pharmacy Specialty Board Certification.
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Wollen J, Lieu HH, Yu S, White JC, and Davis SR
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- Humans, Cross-Sectional Studies, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Adult, Perception, Surveys and Questionnaires, Attitude of Health Personnel, Professional Role, Pharmacists standards, Certification, Community Pharmacy Services standards, Specialty Boards
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Background: Pharmacy board certification provides pharmacists with formal recognition of their careers and their involvement in direct and comprehensive patient care. Credentialing as a board-certified pharmacist demonstrates that the pharmacist has specialized expertise and is able to provide advanced level patient care in a specific pharmacy practice specialty. There is currently not a community pharmacy board certification available in the United States. With the expanding role and clinical expectations of community pharmacists nationwide, perspectives regarding the utility of a community pharmacy specialty board certification are necessary. Methods: A cross-sectional survey with demographic and perception questions (5-point Likert scale) was distributed electronically via Qualtrics. A random sample of pharmacists registered in Rhode Island, Ohio, and Nebraska were selected and surveyed. Results: 53 survey responses were collected. There was a statistically significant difference in board certification history ( P = .001) and history of post-graduate training ( P < .001) between community pharmacists and non-community pharmacists. Community pharmacists were more likely to simultaneously see community pharmacists as general practitioners ( P = .030) and as pharmacy practice specialists ( P = .001). Non-community pharmacists were more likely to be familiar with current maintenance requirements for pharmacy board certifications ( P < .001) and to feel that a board certification is an appropriate indicator of experience in a pharmacy specialty area ( P = .016). Conclusion: Views regarding community pharmacy and board certification differed between community and non-community pharmacists. There was not a statistically significant difference in the perceived value of community pharmacy board certification between community and non-community pharmacist., Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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- 2024
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