Abstract
The FIP Global Advanced Development Framework (GADF) Version 1.0 is a validated tool intended to support the professional development and recognition of the pharmacy workforce everywhere.
The framework has the primary purpose of identifying broad areas for professional development and advancement for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists to develop their careers in a structured manner.
The GADF builds on the support provided by the FIP Global Competency Framework (GbCF). The FIP current workforce policy suggests that special attention is paid to “early-year careers” (the immediate post-licensure foundational period of perhaps 1 to 2 years). The GbCF is designed as a focused support structure for our younger professionals. Our current evidence suggests that pharmacists should start professional development engagement with GADF following this early but crucial foundational career stage (see FIP Development Goal 2 workforce element).
At present, the GADF currently maps three broad-based advanced practice stages across developmental competencies focused on medicines expertise, leadership capabilities (e.g. clinical, medicines related activities, teamwork, etc.), managing health and professional delivery services and people, training and mentoring, and developing evaluation skills and innovation in health and professional service provision. FIP believes these capabilities are all common components of a rounded, flexible, effective and advanced pharmacist practitioner, and relatable to pharmaceutical scientists too.
The implementation of the GADF not only supports our individual members in their career progression but is crucial for progress in collectively working towards meeting the FIP Global Vision for Pharmaceutical Workforce & Education and the FIP Development Goals (FIP DGs), particularly FIP DG 4: Advanced and specialist development. It is about fully extending service delivery, be it for our communities and patients or for providing medicines expertise to our nations.
The framework has the primary purpose of identifying broad areas for professional development and advancement for pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists to develop their careers in a structured manner.
The GADF builds on the support provided by the FIP Global Competency Framework (GbCF). The FIP current workforce policy suggests that special attention is paid to “early-year careers” (the immediate post-licensure foundational period of perhaps 1 to 2 years). The GbCF is designed as a focused support structure for our younger professionals. Our current evidence suggests that pharmacists should start professional development engagement with GADF following this early but crucial foundational career stage (see FIP Development Goal 2 workforce element).
At present, the GADF currently maps three broad-based advanced practice stages across developmental competencies focused on medicines expertise, leadership capabilities (e.g. clinical, medicines related activities, teamwork, etc.), managing health and professional delivery services and people, training and mentoring, and developing evaluation skills and innovation in health and professional service provision. FIP believes these capabilities are all common components of a rounded, flexible, effective and advanced pharmacist practitioner, and relatable to pharmaceutical scientists too.
The implementation of the GADF not only supports our individual members in their career progression but is crucial for progress in collectively working towards meeting the FIP Global Vision for Pharmaceutical Workforce & Education and the FIP Development Goals (FIP DGs), particularly FIP DG 4: Advanced and specialist development. It is about fully extending service delivery, be it for our communities and patients or for providing medicines expertise to our nations.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | The Hague Netherlands |
| Publisher | International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) |
| Number of pages | 44 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789083092812 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |