Transforming the pharmacy workforce:

Moving towards professional recognition

systems

Jakarta, 24 Agustus 2019

 We ALL need to be transformative
Workforce policies
• Health System drivers Financial /economic More flexible
Demographic workforce
• Variance in capacity Government policies

• Variance in education and Knowledge / technology Competence-

based
development
Pharmaceutical care workforce
services planning
United Nations: Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals (2015-2030)

Human Resources for Health are a major focus of the SDGs
“3.c Substantially
increase health financing
and the recruitment,
development, training
and retention of the
health workforce in
developing countries,
especially in least
developed countries and
small island developing
States.”
Pharmacists are recognized in the
indicator to achieve target 3.c
Investing in the pharmaceutical workforce is
investing in global health & development
Investing in the
development of an
adaptable, flexible,
competent and well-
distributed pharmaceutical
workforce contributes
towards achieving Universal
Health Coverage, SDGs and
strengthening health
systems
Pharmacists are Collectively with all This includes ALL of
needed to achieve health care and the pharmaceutical
the UN SDG 3 on social workers workforce
health
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Outcomes of the Nanjing Global Conference
Pharmaceutical Workforce Development Goals
Aligned with major international policies (UN
SDG; and WHO)
13 PWDGs

PWDGs are measurable, feasible and tangible

Pharmaceutical leaders/stakeholders can rely on these:

• for assessing current stage/capacity of their own
workforce
• for assisting development of strategies at national level
• for engagement and dialogue with policy-makers

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WORKING FOR transformative
What is the HEALTH: THEORY OF CHANGE
pharmacy workforce
agenda?
Transformation of
Enhanced health education & training
workforce strategies Sustainable domestic towards a sustainable health
investments workforce

Enhanced national health

workforce strategies

Improved health data, Bold intersectoral

analysis & evidence action to achieve scale
Investment case and impact

Concerted Integrated pharmacy

social dialogue strategy responsive to
Pharmacy WF needs
diagnostics
Dialogue with Enhanced
government,
employers and Pharmacy
IAI
workforce strategies
FIP-IAI Workforce Transformation Programme
Transform Indonesian Pharmacists with FIP

I II III IV
Creating your Committing to Carrying out Continuing your
Phase
Vision your Vision your Vision Vision

Needs-based Advocacy and Prioritisation and Long-term

Scope workforce engagement for action plan for the commitment and
development Vision commitment Vision redefining priorities

National needs Advocacy & leadership Prioritisation & Identifying next

Activities assessment of
workforce development
event and local
stakeholders
development of
national Action Plan
priority for
development &
and situational analysis engagement based on Vision commitment to action

• National Workforce • National Workforce • Action Plan for

Outcomes
• Deliverables TBD based
Needs Report Transformation Event National Vision
• National Workforce • Memorandum of • Implementation on Phase III Action Plan
• Renewed Action Plan
Development Vision Understanding Solutions
 Top 6 Priorities

What do we
know about
pharmacy in
Indonesia?

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Terminology – a global issue!
Expert Practice
Advanced practice and Specialization:
The same, but different?

“Specialist”, “Speciality”,
“Specialism”, and “Advancement” –
all are domains of “Expert Practice”

Professional recognition:
“Accreditation”, “Credentialing”,
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“Revalidation”
 Advanced Pharmacy Practice
• Competencies…not jobs
• Progression…not a race
• Development….not assessment
• Flexible, adaptable….not fixed
• Professionally oriented…not regulated
• Feeds directly into Professional Recognition
systems (credentialing)
• Re-shaping workforce culture & mindset…
Advanced Pharmacy Practice
1. Expert Professional
Practice

2. Collaborative Working
Relationships

3. Leadership

4. Management

5. Education, Training and

Development

6. Research and Evaluation

(R&E)
Advancement of Practice – common attributes
…that can be developed into competencies for all
practitioners
Expert Professional
Collaborative
Working
Practice Leadership
Relationship
Pakar dalam Kepemimpinan
Hubungan kerja
praktik profesi Education,
kolaboratif
Training and Research and
Management Development Evaluation

Manajemen Pendidikan, Penelitian dan

Pelatihan dan Evaluasi
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Pengembangan
FIP-IAI Workforce Transformation Programme
Transform Indonesian Pharmacists with FIP
2018 2019 2020
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
WORKFORCE TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME
Creating Workforce Vision
National needs assessment of workforce development and
situational analysis

Developing National Workforce Needs Report

Establishing National Workforce Vision

Committing to Workforce Vision

Advocacy & leadership event and local stakeholders engagement

Conducting National Workforce Transformation Event

Developing a MoU

Carrying out Workforce Vision

Prioritisation & development of national Action Plan based on Vision

Prioritising Action Plan

Developing Advanced Practice Framework

Implementing Solutions

Continuing your Vision

Identifying next priority for development &

commitment to action

Evaluating Implementation
Now we are here Renewing Action Plan
 What does formal Professional Recognition
bring to the table?
• Systematic incentive for pharmacy development
• Personal incentives for CPD and career development
• Stronger alignment with national health priorities
• Strong statements for patient safety – showing the public what we do
• Strong statements for employers – having the best workforce…
• Strong statements to Ministries/Government about the demonstrated
value of pharmacy and pharmacy services

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Key messages
• Professional recognition systems are a mechanism
to develop the whole national workforce

• Developing the national workforce to deliver better

pharmaceutical health for all

• IAI and Indonesia as global leader in workforce

development

• Partnership and collaboration with FIP (and WHO)

for success
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 Advanced Pharmacy Practice
Individual pharmacists CPD providers/ The IAI
• APP can identify learning gaps Universities • APP can be used as a tool for
and skills to facilitate CPD for • APP can be used as a tool to credentialing or professional
individual pharmacists. map a useful and relevant recognition
• Individual pharmacists can seek education and training
more information to progress provision.
their own career pathway and
Employer
show their achievement. Public Society
• APP can be used as a reliable • APP can serve as valuable tool
tool to facilitate requirement to assure quality and safety of
process or career progression. pharmacy service.
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 THANK YOU
HATUR NUHUN
TERIMA KASIH