APPLICATIONS are now being invited for the second round of pharmacists wanting to be recognised under the new centralised Advancing Practice initiative (PD 05 Mar).
Submissions are due by 15 Jun, after which participants will have four months to collate evidence and submit their personal practice portfolio via the Advancing Practice online portal.
Advancing Practice Advisory Board chair Associate Professor Ian Coombes said the invitation followed a strong response to the first round in Mar, as well as the subsequent selection and training of Advancing Practice evaluators last month.
"We are excited to continue to deliver a robust mechanism for the collation and assessment of Australian pharmacists' activities and achievements through independent third-party review," Coombes said.
He said the Board was looking forward to conferring the first Advancing Practice credentials and postnominals in Sep this year.
The invitation to take part in the new round is being accompanied by a video in which Sam Turner, Advancing Practice Advisory Board member, discusses how Advancing Practice is for "all pharmacists at all stages of their career".
He said Advancing Practice looks at all aspects of a pharmacist's competencies to identify how practitioners can improve.
"I think for community pharmacy it's a step forward, especially so pharmacists can break out of silos and say 'this is how I can really impact my career and this is how I can impact patients at a higher level'," Turrner said.
The video can be viewed online at pharmacydaily.com.au/videos.
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