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DOMAIN 6: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH

INTRODUCTION

Education is essential for the initial development of pharmacists and is required throughout a pharmacist’s career to maintain currency on knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values. Pharmacists should participate in the education and training of patients and other healthcare practitioners.

Pharmacists should critically evaluate information sources, literature and research on medicines and practice in terms of evidence for decision-making and implementation in practice. Pharmacists should participate in practice-based research and, where applicable, publish research in the radiopharmaceutical field. The domain includes behavioural statements relating to education, training, and research in a radiopharmaceutical setting. The competencies required in the domain are:

6.1	Provision of education and training.

6.2	Practice embedded education or workplace education.

6.3

Research.

DOMAIN 6: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH

COMPETENCIES

BEHAVIOURAL STATEMENTS

6.1	Practice embedded education or workplace education

6.1.1

Develop training policies on radiopharmacy.

6.1.2

Tutor specialist pharmacist residents in radiopharmacy.

6.1.3

Provide training on the role of radiopharmacy in nuclear medicine, diagnosis and therapy to the healthcare team.

6.2	Provision of education and training

6.2.1

Assess the performance and learning needs of the radiopharmacy team members.

6.2.2

Plan a series of effective learning experiences for radiopharmacy team members and other healthcare professionals.

6.3

Research

6.3.1

Contribute scientifically to—

(a)	clinical and pre-clinical trials;

(b)	the development of new radiopharmaceuticals;

(c)	the development of new manufacturing and compounding procedures for radiopharmaceuticals; and

(d)	the development of new quality control methods for radiopharmaceuticals.

6.3.2

Publish articles on research findings and present research findings at relevant fora.

Pharmacy Act, 1974 (Act No. 53 of 1974)

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Competency Standards in South Africa

Competency Standards for a Specialist Pharmacist who provides Radiopharmaceutical Services in South Africa

Table 1: Summary of Radiopharmacy Competency Standards

Domain 6: Education, Training and Research