Sherly Meilianti1, Felicity Smith2, Desak Ketut Ernawati3, Rasta Naya Pratita4, Ian Bates5. 1. UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AX, UK. Electronic address: sherly.meilianti.15@ucl.ac.uk. 2. UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AX, UK. Electronic address: f.j.smith@ucl.ac.uk. 3. Indonesian Pharmacists Association, Wijaya Kusuma No. 17, Jatipulo, West Jakarta, Jakarta, 11430, Indonesia; Department of Pharmacology and Therapy, Universitas Udayana, Denpasar, Bali, 80234, Indonesia. Electronic address: ketuternawati@unud.ac.id. 4. Indonesian Pharmacists Association, Wijaya Kusuma No. 17, Jatipulo, West Jakarta, Jakarta, 11430, Indonesia. Electronic address: rasta.naya9@gmail.com. 5. UCL School of Pharmacy, 29-39 Brunswick Square, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AX, UK. Electronic address: i.bates@ucl.ac.uk.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Conducting a systematic country-level workforce needs-assessment is a way to develop coherent strategic and justifiable workforce planning. OBJECTIVE(S): This article describes a country-level needs-assessment process using a systematic approach (via the FIP Development Goals (FIP DGs) workforce element) as an analytical framework. The needs-assessment aimed to prioritise gaps toward transforming the pharmacy workforce as a prelude to practice and pharmaceutical services reform in Indonesia. METHODS: The needs assessment consisted of three stages: needs identification, needs analysis, and needs prioritisation. The needs (workforce development gaps) were defined as the discrepancies between the perceived workforce challenges and the existing national workforce development projects. Interviews or group discussions were conducted to gather the workforce challenges of individual pharmacists. A structured workshop was conducted to identify workforce challenges and existing organisations' projects, with main stakeholders contributing to pharmacists' development in Indonesia. Perceived challenges findings and identified national workforce projects were mapped to the FIP DGs workforce element. The needs prioritisation was conducted by comparing the proportional mapping to the FIP DGs workforce element. RESULTS: There were forty-three individual pharmacists and 7 principal stakeholder categories that provided information related to perceived workforce challenges; thirty national projects were identified from stakeholders. While this study identified perceived challenges with workforce "competency development" and "pharmacy workforce intelligence," there were no active ongoing national projects mapped to those goals. The framework mapping analysis showed there are workforce development gaps centred on "competency development" initiatives, "advanced and specialist development" initiatives, and strategic pharmacy workforce intelligence data gathering. Additionally, there were policy gaps with initiatives for strengthening "working with others" and a lack of clarity on infrastructure for early-career training strategies and workforce impact. CONCLUSIONS: This study prioritises the gaps in developing pharmacists in Indonesia. This process could be used in conducting needs assessment of pharmacy workforce development in other Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).
BACKGROUND: Conducting a systematic country-level workforce needs-assessment is a way to develop coherent strategic and justifiable workforce planning. OBJECTIVE(S): This article describes a country-level needs-assessment process using a systematic approach (via the FIP Development Goals (FIP DGs) workforce element) as an analytical framework. The needs-assessment aimed to prioritise gaps toward transforming the pharmacy workforce as a prelude to practice and pharmaceutical services reform in Indonesia. METHODS: The needs assessment consisted of three stages: needs identification, needs analysis, and needs prioritisation. The needs (workforce development gaps) were defined as the discrepancies between the perceived workforce challenges and the existing national workforce development projects. Interviews or group discussions were conducted to gather the workforce challenges of individual pharmacists. A structured workshop was conducted to identify workforce challenges and existing organisations' projects, with main stakeholders contributing to pharmacists' development in Indonesia. Perceived challenges findings and identified national workforce projects were mapped to the FIP DGs workforce element. The needs prioritisation was conducted by comparing the proportional mapping to the FIP DGs workforce element. RESULTS: There were forty-three individual pharmacists and 7 principal stakeholder categories that provided information related to perceived workforce challenges; thirty national projects were identified from stakeholders. While this study identified perceived challenges with workforce "competency development" and "pharmacy workforce intelligence," there were no active ongoing national projects mapped to those goals. The framework mapping analysis showed there are workforce development gaps centred on "competency development" initiatives, "advanced and specialist development" initiatives, and strategic pharmacy workforce intelligence data gathering. Additionally, there were policy gaps with initiatives for strengthening "working with others" and a lack of clarity on infrastructure for early-career training strategies and workforce impact. CONCLUSIONS: This study prioritises the gaps in developing pharmacists in Indonesia. This process could be used in conducting needs assessment of pharmacy workforce development in other Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).
Authors: Sherly Meilianti; Felicity Smith; Franciscus Kristianto; Roy Himawan; Desak Ketut Ernawati; Rasta Naya; Ian Bates Journal: Hum Resour Health Date: 2022-09-29