eprintid: 10068961 rev_number: 21 eprint_status: archive userid: 608 dir: disk0/10/06/89/61 datestamp: 2019-02-27 14:56:12 lastmod: 2021-12-20 00:22:16 status_changed: 2019-02-27 14:56:12 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Vitor, C creators_name: Innes, A creators_name: Bates, I title: A Qualitative Assessment of an Education Programme for Advanced Pharmacy Practice ispublished: pub divisions: UCL divisions: B02 divisions: C08 divisions: D10 divisions: G11 keywords: Advanced Practice Framework, APF, MSc in Advanced Pharmacy Practice, Competency Development, Advanced Practice note: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. abstract: OBJECTIVES: To understand graduates’ perceptions about an advanced education programme for pharmacist practitioners (MSc. in Advanced Pharmacy Practice). METHODS: A purposive sample was chosen and participants were contacted by email. The inclusion criteria were pharmacists of any background who had graduated from the Programme. A semi-structured interview was conducted and a matrix coding approach was used for data analysis. RESULTS: Most of the participants were working in clinical environments before enrolling in the Programme. Data revealed similar levels of impact from graduates with different years of practice and specialisations. CONCLUSION: This study concluded the Programme has a positive impact on career progression and was recognised by candidates for the opportunities and flexibility to different sectors, job roles and experiences. Similarly, graduates indicated they were able to apply their competency development for greater benefit in the workplace. Therefore, the programme appears to be fulfilling its objective to progress advanced practice. date: 2019-02-25 date_type: published publisher: Taylor & Francis official_url: http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/pharmacyeducation/article/view/621 oa_status: green full_text_type: pub language: eng primo: open primo_central: open_green article_type_text: Journal Article verified: verified_manual elements_id: 1633338 language_elements: English lyricists_name: Bates, Ian lyricists_id: IBATE37 actors_name: Bates, Ian actors_id: IBATE37 actors_role: owner full_text_status: public publication: Pharmacy Education volume: 19 number: 1 pagerange: 62-68 issn: 1447-2701 citation: Vitor, C; Innes, A; Bates, I; (2019) A Qualitative Assessment of an Education Programme for Advanced Pharmacy Practice. Pharmacy Education , 19 (1) pp. 62-68. Green open access document_url: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10068961/7/Bates_A%20Qualitative%20Assessment%20of%20an%20Education%20Programme%20for%20Advanced%20Pharmacy%20Practice_VoR.pdf