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Toyin Tofade¹, Sarah Chou, Leigh Foushee

¹Wake Area Health Education Center, Raleigh, NC, USA. ttofade@wakemed.org

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A condensed continuing professional development (CPD) training program proved effective for community pharmacy preceptors and nonpreceptors. Most participants enhanced their knowledge and skills, indicating a high likelihood of implementing CPD in practice.

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Area of Science:

Pharmacy Education
Continuing Professional Development
Pharmacist Training

Background:

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is crucial for pharmacists to maintain and enhance their expertise.
Effective and efficient training methods are needed to deliver CPD to a diverse pharmacy workforce.
Community pharmacy preceptors and nonpreceptors require accessible training to support their professional growth.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of a condensed CPD training program for community chain pharmacy preceptors and nonpreceptors in North Carolina.
To assess knowledge, familiarity, and implementation perceptions regarding CPD after the training.

Main Methods:

A 5-hour condensed CPD program (home study and live components) was administered to 120 community pharmacy preceptors and nonpreceptors.
Pre- and post-intervention surveys were used to measure outcomes.
Key outcome measures included changes in CPD knowledge, familiarity, program effectiveness, and implementation intentions.

Main Results:

Over 90% of participants achieved program objectives, with 100% reporting enhanced knowledge and skills.
87% of participants were familiar with CPD post-training, and 83% intended to implement it in their practice.
Participant demographics showed differences between preceptors and nonpreceptors in gender and prior learning activity completion.

Conclusions:

A condensed CPD program is an efficient and effective method for training community pharmacy preceptors and nonpreceptors.
The majority of trained pharmacists expressed intent to implement CPD, suggesting successful knowledge transfer and application.
This training model can be a valuable tool for enhancing the CPD competency of the pharmacy workforce.