Research Axes
Health Professions & Education
Description
This axis focuses on optimizing health professions in Lebanon in terms of education and practice by evaluating the practice and suggesting changes in academic curricula based on needed competencies, in addition to improving continuing education programs. It also aims at promoting good governance practice and implementing quality culture in educational institutions according to national and international accreditation standards.
Recommendations for Pharmacy
01
Endorse the core competencies’ framework for pharmacists in Lebanon and disseminate it to universities that have pharmacy education programs.
02
Endorse the post-graduate general and specialized competencies frameworks and disseminate them to universities that have advanced pharmacy education programs.
03
Endorse researcher and preceptor competencies frameworks and disseminate them to universities that have pharmacy or post-pharmacy education programs.
04
Endorse the pharmacy specialties titles and credentialing conditions.
05
Endorse the Good Pharmacy Practice standards for community pharmacy practice accreditation and proceed with planning implementation (in collaboration with relevant stakeholders).
06
Support the pharmacy education accreditation project already in progress with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (in collaboration with academia).
07
Discuss changes to the colloquium examination and support implementation of any law or process that would reduce the number of pharmacy graduates.
08
Proceed with the medication safety and pharmacovigilance program, in collaboration with the Lebanese University and all professional orders.
09
Proceed with the electronic Patient Profile project, and optimize it to reach Medication Therapy Management by the pharmacist in both community and hospital settings.
10
Collaborate with professional orders to promote aspects of practice related to public health and community health (antibiotics resistance, dental care, smoking cessation, chronic diseases prevention, vaccination promotion, participation in research…).
11
Optimize the pricing processes by initiating discussions with relevant authorities.
12
Discuss generics approval and prescribing processes with relevant authorities.
13
Discuss the current situation of hospital and clinical pharmacists and possible improvements in their practice.
Recommendations for Nursing
01
Support the global standards for the initial education of professional nurses in Lebanon and disseminate it to universities who have nursing education programs.
02
Promote the progressive nature of education and lifelong learning for nurses.
03
Endorse use of evidence in nursing profession and enable the development of clinical reasoning, problem solving and critical thinking in their programs.
04
Encourage leadership ability and continuing professional development among nurses.
05
Assess emotional intelligence of the nurses in the Lebanese practice and evaluate its impact on the workplace.
06
Make better use of the accreditation program to improve work environment for nurses (health care managers in collaboration with relevant stakeholders).
07
Discuss and support the implementation of any other process that would elevate the number of science nursing graduates (in collaboration with relevant stakeholders).
08
Explore the factors contributing to (or preventing) turnover and fatigue among nurses coping in hospital work systems.
09
Collaborate with the order of nurses to promote aspects of nursing practice related to public health and community health (chronic diseases prevention, vaccination promotion, participation in research…).
10
Make better use of the accreditation program in order to improve work environment for nurses (in collaboration with relevant stakeholders).
11
Optimize the role of the nurse in prevention processes by initiating discussions with relevant authorities.
12
Discuss the current situation of hospital and nurses and possible improvements in their practice.
13
Develop a practical program with the collaboration of the order of nurses to help new graduated nursing students to bridge classroom learning to clinical practice and smooth their transition into nursing professionals. Such a program will improve job performance and decrease occupational burnout among new nurses.