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Pharmacist competency certification in aminoglycoside dosing.

B J Zarowitz, K H Russell

    American Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
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    A new pharmacist competency program improved skills for trainees and novice pharmacists. This continuing education tool standardizes clinical pharmacy practice and is now mandatory for all clinical pharmacists.

    Area of Science:

    • Pharmacy Practice
    • Continuing Education
    • Clinical Pharmacy

    Background:

    • A 940-bed teaching hospital sought to standardize clinical pharmacy practice.
    • There was a need for effective training and evaluation of newly hired pharmacists.
    • Continuing education and skills development for existing staff pharmacists were identified as priorities.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and implement a pharmacist competency-certification program.
    • To train and evaluate newly hired pharmacists.
    • To provide continuing education and standardize clinical pharmacy practice.

    Main Methods:

    • A one-month program was developed, including a pretest, a 37-page self-teaching module on aminoglycoside antibiotics, and a 20-question multiple-choice final examination.

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  • The module covered pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, antimicrobial spectra, cost, toxicities, dosing, and monitoring.
  • The examination used case-based questions.

    • Main Results:

    • Twenty-one of 49 staff pharmacists completed the program, with equal representation from trainees, novice, and experienced pharmacists.
    • All participant groups showed improvement in scores from pretest to final examination.
    • Pharmacist trainees and novice pharmacists demonstrated the most significant score improvements.

    Conclusions:

    • The program successfully defined a standard of practice for clinical pharmacy.
    • It serves as an effective continuing education tool for pharmacists.
    • The program's success led to its mandate for all clinical pharmacist orientations.