Table 1 Components of the GbCF v1 framework
From: A survey of pharmacists’ perception of foundation level competencies in African countries
Cluster | Composition and description |
|---|---|
Pharmaceutical public health | Four behaviours labelled B1–B4 grouped under two competencies: ‘health promotion’ and ‘medicines information and advice’ |
Pharmaceutical care | 25 behaviours labelled B5–B29 grouped under six competencies: ‘assessment of medicines’, ‘dispensing’, ‘medicines’, ‘monitor medicines therapy’, ‘patient consultation and diagnosis’ |
Organisation and management | 32 behaviours labelled B30–B61 grouped under six competencies: ‘budget and reimbursement’, ‘human resource management’, ‘improvement of service’, ‘procurement’, ‘supply chain and management’, and ‘work place management’ |
Professional and personal | 39 behaviours labelled B62–B100 grouped under six competencies: ‘communication skills’, ‘continuing professional education’, ‘legal and regulatory practice’, ‘professional and ethical practice’, ‘quality assurance and research in the workplace’, ‘self-management’ |