Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists (Phil PSP)

Vocabulary flashcards covering the key terminologies, Core Competency Standards, and the five Practice Areas outlined in the Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists (Phil PSP).

Philippine Practice Standards for Pharmacists (Phil PSP)

A reference document created to guide, advise, and provide reference to Filipino pharmacists on how they can best fulfill their duties and responsibilities as health professionals.

Competency Standards

Specific functions to be carried out by a pharmacist who is deemed professionally qualified.

Performance Criteria

Evaluative statements that specify the activities and/or tasks needed to be accomplished in order to carry out specific processes.

Elements

Actions and processes that are expected to be performed in demonstrating a specific competency.

Evidences

Outputs, outcomes, and/or examples relevant in achieving the competency.

Core Competency Standards

The common competency standards across the different practice areas of pharmacy.

Core Competency Standard 1: Practices in a Professional, Legal and Ethical Manner

The standard stating that each pharmacist must carry out professional duties with outmost competence and in accordance to legal and ethical standards.

Core Competency Standard 2: Places Client's/Patient's Welfare at the Center of Practice

The standard stating that each pharmacist must consider at all times the well being of the client/patient as the most important professional concern.

Core Competency Standard 3: Demonstrates Leadership and Management Skills

The standard stating that each pharmacist must exemplify leadership through managing conscientiously one's work and improving client/patient outcomes by creating innovative and timely solutions.

Core Competency Standard 4: Demonstrates Cultural Competence and Effective Communication

The standard stating that each pharmacist must be able to relate and communicate with people of diverse values, beliefs, backgrounds and expectations in carrying out his/her important role as medication expert.

Core Competency Standard 5: Engages in Interprofessional Collaboration

The standard stating that each pharmacist must be able to actively work in an interprofessional and multidisciplinary environment.

Core Competency Standard 6: Commits Oneself to Continuing Professional Development

The standard stating that each pharmacist must proactively seek opportunities for life-long learning and professional development.

Academic Pharmacy (Practice Area No. 1)

Practice area covering four competency standards: preparing students through effective teaching, conducting scientific research, sharing technical expertise with the community, and enriching teaching with additional training and practice experience.

Regulatory Pharmacy (Practice Area No. 2)

Practice area covering five competency standards: representing the organization to regulatory authorities, coordinating regulatory-related marketing, participating in developing guidelines, ensuring quality documentation, and ensuring compliance to health vigilance requirements.

Manufacturing Pharmacy (Practice Area No. 3)

Practice area covering four competency standards: participating in quality management systems, contributing to product life cycle management, maintaining adequate premises and equipment, and participating in health vigilance programs.

Community, Hospital and Institutional Pharmacy (Practice Area No. 4)

Practice area covering five competency standards: providing quality medicines, compounding products safely, counselling clients/patients, engaging in safety and health promotion, and ensuring business sustainability.

Public Health Pharmacy (Practice Area No. 5)

Practice area covering five competency standards: identifying population health/pharmaceutical needs, supporting health improvement activities, participating in policy/strategy development, contributing to research evidence, and ensuring clinical governance and continuous quality improvement.

Academic Pharmacy Competency Standard 4 Elements

Element 4.1: Seeks formal learning opportunities to improve knowledge and professional skills; Element 4.2: Maintains up-to-date understanding of practice issues and developments.

Regulatory Pharmacy Competency Standard 5 Elements

Element 5.1: Contributes to the development of a health vigilance system within the organization; Element 5.2: Participates in post-marketing surveillance (PMS); Element 5.3: Participates in organization- or regulatory authority-initiated product recalls.

Community, Hospital and Institutional Pharmacy Competency Standard 4 Elements

Element 4.1: Ensures continuity of care and safety of clients/patients; Element 4.2: Contributes in the management of the client's/patient's disease states; Element 4.3: Engages in health promotion, education and disease prevention activities.

Public Health Pharmacy Competency Standard 5 Element 5.1

Maintains an effective and efficient quality assurance system in conjunction with stakeholders involved.