전문약사 활동 실태에 대한 설문조사

Abstract

Background : To evaluate current status of certified pharmacy specialists’ activities to provide basic data for reorganization of certified pharmacy specialist’s area in the healthcare system and quality management. Methods : A questionnaire was developed to understand basic characteristics of certified pharmacy specialists. It consisted of four parts: basic information, information before specialty certification, activities after specialty certification, and satisfaction. Certified pharmacy specialists registered with the Korean Society of Health System Pharmacists were asked to participate in the survey. Surveys were conducted using an online system. Results : The response rate to the survey was 64.6%, with 51.2% of respondents having less than three years of experience in a specialty area. Of respondents, 63.5% had more than six years of hospital pharmacist experience before acquiring pharmacy specialist certification and 13.5% answered that they had acquired the Board of Pharmacy Specialist (BPS) certification before being certified as pharmacy specialists. Regarding reasons for acquiring pharmacy specialist certification, 68.7% answered ‘carrying out related clinical practice’ and 55.6% answered ‘self-development’. The rate of specialty-related practice was 44.0% in the year of acquisition, 42.0% in the first year, and 24.8% in the fifth year. Areas that showed a high rate of specialty- related practice until the fifth year were solid organ transplantation pharmacy (46.2%), critical care pharmacy (30.8%), oncology pharmacy (27.8%), and nutritional pharmacy (27.3%). Conclusion : In this study, we investigated activities and satisfaction of certified pharmacy specialists in the healthcare system. Results of this study could be used as fundamental data for establishing and facilitating a board-certified pharmacy-specialist system.