Learning Theory-Driven Tips for Designing Effective Learning Solutions for the Continuous Education of Community Pharmacists to Enhance Patient-Centered Care-A Qualitative Study

Cerbin-Koczorowska, M (通讯作者),Poznan Univ Med Sci, Dept Med Educ, 7 Rokietnicka St, PL-60806 Poznan, Poland.
2022-7
The constant development of medical and pharmaceutical sciences and the changing roles of pharmacists highlight the importance of lifelong learning in their profession. Given the identified knowledge gaps in the literature in terms of pharmacists' preferences for lifelong learning, the study aimed to evaluate the opinions and attitudes of community pharmacists towards lifelong learning, including their previous experiences and educational needs, in order to propose evidence-based tips for designing such solutions and interventions intended for them both in face-to-face and online forms. For this purpose, ten semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with Polish community pharmacists on the topic using a thematic guide. Subsequently, they were subjected to literal transcription and interpretative phenomenological analysis by two independent researchers using phenomenology as the qualitative approach. The identified themes covered the topic's relevance for pharmacists' work, practice-oriented form and content, previous learners' experiences as a foundation for further learning, commercial initiatives' risks, motivation sources, and barriers for participation in lifelong learning solutions so far. Based on the insights provided by the respondents, as well as scientifically proven learning theories and educational principles, ten tips were formulated for designing recipient-friendly learning solutions and interventions within the framework of postgraduate lifelong learning of pharmacists.
HEALTHCARE
卷号:10|期号:7
收录类别:SCIE
语种
英语
来源机构
Poznan University of Medical Sciences; Poznan University of Medical Sciences
资助机构
Poznan University of Medical Sciences
资助信息
This research received no external funding. The APC was funded by Poznan University of Medical Sciences (502-05-41021090-09985; 502-01-04102108-05274).
被引频次(WOS)
0
被引频次(其他)
0
180天使用计数
1
2013以来使用计数
1
EISSN
2227-9032
出版年
2022-7
DOI
10.3390/healthcare10071167
学科领域
循证公共卫生
关键词
continuous education lifelong learning pharmacists andragogy pharmaceutical care
WOS学科分类
Health Care Sciences & Services Health Policy & Services