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  • Pharmacy Practice
  • Health Workforce Development

Background:

  • Accelerated changes in pharmacy practice necessitate updated developmental tools.
  • Early career pharmacists require redefined scope of practice and career support.
  • Evidence-based tools are crucial for pharmacist career progression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a foundation competency framework for pharmacists in Kuwait.
  • Adapt the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Global Competency Framework (GbCF) for the Kuwaiti context.
  • Create a bilingual (Arabic/English) framework to support early career pharmacists.

Main Methods:

  • A 4-phase adopt and adapt approach was employed.
  • Translation of the FIP GbCF into Arabic using parallel translation.
  • Validation through consensus panels, a national survey, and focus groups with stakeholders.

Main Results:

  • A bilingual framework, the Kuwait Foundation Competency Framework (KFCF), was developed.
  • 70 out of 100 behavioural statements from the FIP GbCF were deemed relevant.
  • The KFCF includes 98 behavioural statements, recommendations, and an action plan for adaptation.

Conclusions:

  • The KFCF is the first bilingual foundation competency framework for pharmacists in Kuwait.
  • It serves as a developmental tool to enhance the performance of foundation-level pharmacists.
  • The framework supports career development and adaptation to evolving pharmacy roles.