Are standardized knowledge assessment exams the best way to assess a pharmacist's competence and should they be a mandatory component of licence renewal?

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 304-305

  Halpape, Katelyn ^a   Lo, Elaine ^a   Reardon, Jillian ^a   Turgeon, Ricky ^a   Stabler, Sarah N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SURREY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LICENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NOTE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 84930750762     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: 19202903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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