Update to the Minimum Requirements for Core Competency in Pediatric Hospital Pharmacy Practice

Colleges of pharmacy provide varying amounts of didactic and clinical experiential hours in pediatrics therapeutics, resulting in variability in the knowledge, skills, and perceptions of new graduates toward the pharmacist role in providing care to pediatric patients. The Pediatric Pharmacy Association continues to endorse a minimum set of core competencies for all pharmacists involved in the care of hospitalized pediatric patients of all ages. To that end, we have updated our 2015 Position Statement.

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Minimum Requirements for Core Competency in Pediatric Pharmacy Practice

The Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics ◽

10.5863/1551-6776-20.6.481 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 20 (6) ◽

pp. 481-484 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elizabeth A. Boucher ◽

Margaret M. Burke ◽

Peter N. Johnson ◽

Kristin C. Klein ◽

Jamie L. Miller ◽

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Keyword(s):

Pharmaceutical Care ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Pharmacy Practice ◽

Core Competency ◽

Hospitalized Children ◽

Advocacy Group ◽

New Graduates ◽

Minimum Requirements

Colleges of pharmacy provide varying amounts of didactic and clinical hours in pediatrics resulting in variability in the knowledge, skills, and perceptions of new graduates toward pediatric pharmaceutical care. The Pediatric Pharmacy Advocacy Group (PPAG) endorses the application of a minimum set of core competencies for all pharmacists involved in the care of hospitalized children.

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Core Competencies in Hospital Pharmacy Practice: Regulatory Compliance

Hospital Pharmacy ◽

10.1310/hpj4108-792 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 41 (8) ◽

pp. 792-795

Author(s):

Michael Sanborn

Keyword(s):

Hospital Pharmacy ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Pharmacy Practice ◽

Regulatory Compliance

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Enterobacter aerogenes Primary Bacteremia in Pediatric Patients

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.62.3.304 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 62 (3) ◽

pp. 304-306

Author(s):

Kathryn E. Edwards ◽

James R. Allen ◽

Marilyn J. Miller ◽

Ram Yogev ◽

Philip C. Hoffman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hospital Pharmacy ◽

Pediatric Patients ◽

Control Measure ◽

Enterobacter Aerogenes ◽

Primary Control ◽

Pediatric Hospital ◽

Temporal Clustering ◽

Clinical Illness

Enterobacter aerogenes bacteremia associated with the infusion of contaminated admixed intravenous (IV) fluid occurred in seven patients in a pediatric hospital over a five-day period. Clinical illness was characterized by spiking fever in all patients. The temporal clustering of cases allowed for rapid recognition of the problem. The primary control measure was the prompt replacement of the IV fluids, although IV antibiotics were also administered. Hospital pharmacy practices for admixing IV solutions should follow published recommendations to minimize this source of potential contamination of fluids.

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Core Competencies in Hospital Pharmacy Practice: Department Financial Management

Hospital Pharmacy ◽

10.1310/hpj4107-689 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 41 (7) ◽

pp. 689-694 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Robert J. Weber

Keyword(s):

Financial Management ◽

Hospital Pharmacy ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Pharmacy Practice

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An Input–Process–Output Model of Pilot Core Competencies

Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors ◽

10.1027/2192-0923/a000120 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 78-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Heikki Mansikka ◽

Don Harris ◽

Kai Virtanen

Keyword(s):

Path Analysis ◽

Team Performance ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Core Competency ◽

Principal Component ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Input Process ◽

The Core ◽

Performance Framework ◽

Process Output

Abstract. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the flight-related core competencies for professional airline pilots and to structuralize them as components in a team performance framework. To achieve this, the core competency scores from a total of 2,560 OPC (Operator Proficiency Check) missions were analyzed. A principal component analysis (PCA) of pilots’ performance scores across the different competencies was conducted. Four principal components were extracted and a path analysis model was constructed on the basis of these factors. The path analysis utilizing the core competencies extracted adopted an input–process–output’ (IPO) model of team performance related directly to the activities on the flight deck. The results of the PCA and the path analysis strongly supported the proposed IPO model.

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Exploring Library Core Competencies: A Text Mining Study of American Library Association’s Job Advertisements From 2006 Through 2017

Social Science Computer Review ◽

10.1177/08944393211027279 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 089443932110272

Author(s):

Qinghong Yang ◽

Zehong Shi ◽

Yan Quan Liu

Keyword(s):

Language Processing ◽

Work Experience ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Core Competency ◽

Analytical Investigation ◽

Market Demand ◽

American Library ◽

Job Titles ◽

Job Advertisements ◽

Processing Techniques

Are core competency requirements for relevant positions in the library shifting? Applying natural language processing techniques to understand the current market demand for core competencies, this study explores job advertisements issued by the American Library Association (ALA) from 2006 to 2017. Research reveals that the job demand continues to rise at a rate of 13% (2006–2017) and that the requirements for work experience are substantially extended, diversity of job titles becomes prevalent, and rich service experience and continuous lifelong learning skills are becoming more and more predominant for librarians. This analytical investigation informs the emerging demands in the American job market debriefing the prioritization and reprioritization of the current core competency requirements for ALA librarians.

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Empathy Can Be Taught, and Patients Teach it Best

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development ◽

10.1177/23821205211000346 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 238212052110003

Author(s):

Sudhagar Thangarasu ◽

Gowri Renganathan ◽

Piruthiviraj Natarajan

Keyword(s):

Medical Education ◽

Graduate Medical Education ◽

Core Competencies ◽

Core Competency ◽

Role Modeling ◽

Residency Programs ◽

Graduate Medical ◽

Mixed Messages ◽

Attending Physicians ◽

Medical Education Curriculum

Empathy toward patients is an essential skill for a physician to deliver the best care for any patient. Empathy also protects the physician from moral injury and decreases the chances for malpractice litigations. The current graduate medical education curriculum allows trainees to graduate without getting focused training to develop empathy as a core competency domain. The tools to measure empathy inherently lack validity. The accurate measure of the provider’s empathy comes from the patient’s perspectives of their experience and their feedback, which is rarely reaching the trainee. The hidden curriculum in residency programs gives mixed messages to trainees due to inadequate role modeling by attending physicians. This narrative style manuscript portrays a teachable moment at the bedside vividly. The teaching team together reflected upon the lack of empathy, took steps to resolve the issue. The attending demonstrated role modeling as an authentic and impactful technique to teach empathy. The conclusion includes a proposal to include the patient’s real-time feedback to trainees as an essential domain under Graduate Medical Education core competencies of professionalism and patient care.

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