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The changing role of pharmacy has triggered a rethink of RPSGB education policy
Jennifer Rigby
Pharmacy education needs to be reformed to better prepare future pharmacists for new roles, education chiefs have said.
Speaking at the Principles of Pharmacy Education symposium in London last week, representatives from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, industry and academia agreed that the time for reform is nigh.
Held jointly by the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Academic Pharmacy Group and the RPSGB, the symposium was a chance to discuss the Society's 'Fit for the Future' consultation, which is looking to rewrite the Society's education guidelines, from the indicative syllabus for undergraduates to the supplementary prescribing syllabus.
Dr Sue Ambler, the Society's education policy lead, said: "We want to produce a more joined up, relevant educational programme but it is only the very early stages at the moment. We want to...