Knowledge and Attitude towards Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Certification among Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students: A Cross Sectional Survey

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dc.contributor.authorAlqahtani, Rahaf Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlzahrani, Mohammad Yen_US
dc.contributor.authorQandil, Amjad Men_US
dc.contributor.authorAlkatheri, Abdulmalik Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorShawaqfeh, Mohammad Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlbekairy, Abdulkareem Men_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:53:13Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:53:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: For decades, the American Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) has provided specialty certification programs for pharmacists. As pharmacists become involved in more advanced patient care services, board certification becomes an essential component to ensuring quality care. The aim of this study was to measure the self-reported knowledge and attitude towards the BPS certification. Methods: A cross sectional study included all pharmacy students and pharmacists at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) and King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC), respectively. However, the administrative pharmacy staff was not included. This is a manually distributed survey was adopted from previous published observational study. The survey included 6 demographic, 12 knowledge and 15 attitude questions where the participant rank from 1 to 5 (1: very poor, 2: poor, 3: Average, 4: good and 5: very good). This study is approved by IRB. Descriptive statistics were primarily used to analyze data. Categorical responses were compared using Chi-square tests. Result: In total of 221 participants agreed to participate in the study based on convenient sampling, there were more female participants (134, 60.6%) than male (87, 39.4%). More number of participants (191, 86.4%) were under the age-group ≤ 30 years. The overall mean age was found to be 25.20 ± 5.86 (20-60) years. Among 221 participants, 118 (53.4%) were students and 103 (46.6%) were employees. The current study found that 55.2% of respondents have a good knowledge about BPS certification. However, only 48.4% of participants reported their interest in pursuing board certification in their future career. Conclusion: Many respondents were aware of BPS certification, learning the most through didactic and experiential activities, and many indicated they are considering pursuing BPS certification. College of pharmacy and professional organizations can help provide educational session regarding board certification and professional development opportunities.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPharmaceutical Care Services, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCollege of Pharmacy, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsCommission for Academic Accreditation, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emiratesen_US
dc.identifier.citationAlqahtani Rahaf A, Alzahrani Mohammad Y, Qandil Amjad M, Alkatheri Abdulmalik A, Shawaqfeh Mohammad S, Albekairy Abdulkareem M. Knowledge and Attitude towards Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Certification among Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students: A Cross Sectional Survey. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences. 2020 Jul; 9(7): 18-24en_US
dc.identifier.issn2319-5886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/205224
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSumathi Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmrhs.com/abstract/knowledge-and-attitude-towards-board-of-pharmacy-specialties-bps-certification-among-pharmacists-and-pharmacy-students-a-47241.htmlen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectBPSen_US
dc.subjectCertificationen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and Attitude towards Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) Certification among Pharmacists and Pharmacy Students: A Cross Sectional Surveyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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