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Relationships Between Academia and Professionals: The Contribution of the Portuguese Education and Practice Platform

Relationships Between Academia and Professionals: The Contribution of the Portuguese Education and Practice Platform
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Author(s): Filipa Alves da Costa (Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society, Lisbon, Portugal)and Maria Margarida Caramona (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 24
Source title: Pedagogies for Pharmacy Curricula
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Isabel Vitória Figueiredo (University of Coimbra, Portugal)and Afonso Miguel Cavaco (University of Lisbon, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4486-0.ch009

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Abstract

Professional practice is regulated by associations with regulatory powers, namely the Portuguese Pharmaceutical Society (PPS). Education is regulated by the Ministry of Education, responsible for ensuring access to quality of education for all citizens across all professional spectra. Aiming to contribute to an improved continuity between education and the career pathway, from early phases to eventual specialization, the PPS, who represents the interests of all registered pharmacists, developed a new structure entitled the Education and Practice Platform (EPP). This structure includes one representative from each institution providing education in pharmaceutical sciences and all Councils of Specialty Boards of Practice. This chapter provides an overview of pharmacy education in Portugal, present the authors' view of strengths and limitation of the current educational system, and details the development of the EPP, presenting achievements to date, future plans, and expectations on the EPP's contribution on aligning education with societal needs.

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