Mandatory continuing education for pharmacists in a developing country: assessment of a three-year cycle

Mandatory continuing education for pharmacists in a developing country: assessment of a three-year cycle

Background: In Lebanon, mandatory continuing education (CE) for pharmacists was implemented in January 2014. Objective: The objectives of this study are to assess 1) the overall adherence to the mandatory CE program, 2) pharmacists’ preferences related to CE, and 3) barriers to adherence to CE. M...

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Main Authors:	Sacre H, Tawil S, Hallit S, Sili G, Salameh P
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas 2019-09-01
Series:	Pharmacy Practice
Subjects:	Education Pharmacy Continuing Pharmacists Professional Practice Motivation Attitude of Health Personnel Developing Countries Focus Groups Surveys and Questionnaires Lebanon
Online Access:	https://pharmacypractice.org/journal/index.php/pp/article/view/1545

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